Welcome to the Outwood English Hub
We are proud to have been appointed as a national English Hub. We take a leading role in supporting schools in the teaching of early reading and phonics.
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate was named as the lead Hub School by the Department for Education and works as part of the Outwood Institute of Education.
Schools will be prioritised on the below criteria:
Primary schools with lower than average PSC scores for disadvantaged pupils. Schools with the lowest phonics scores for disadvantaged pupils.
Primary schools where the bottom 20% of children are not on course to reach the expected standard (indicated through regular phonics assessment in school).
Primary schools with a lower than average percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in the Phonics Screening Check (75% met the expected standard in 2022).
Primary schools with a higher than average proportion of children eligible for pupil premium (2022/23 the pupil premium national average is 24.3%).
Primary schools that sit in an education investment area (PEIAs/EIAs).
Wave 1 and Wave 2 partner schools in PEIAs who have experienced significant systemic change since leaving the programme and who have failed to realise and/or maintain improvement in SSP scores
Primary schools with a high proportion of groups considered hard to reach such as EAL, FSM, travellers.
Schools referred by local partners (e.g. NLEs, RSCs, LAs).
Primary schools where standards in phonics are identified as areas for development through Ofsted inspection findings.
Primary schools where there is a risk of declining standards in phonics.
