068 EDUCATION WHY READING IS IMPORTANT
What are some of the most important things you can do with and for your child? Caring is an obvious requirement and this encompasses all sorts of nurturing from an emotional and physical standpoint. Yet both speaking and reading have come out top in various studies that have investigated the greatest positive educational impact a carer can make on the development of a child. Right from the very fi rst moments
of a baby’s life, he or she responds to words and sounds. Even hearing- impaired children can detect vibrations and pick up on tone, thereby absorbing
meaning from verbal interaction. Reading with a slightly older child is an excellent way to stimulate their imagination and expand upon their understanding of the world. It helps them to develop not only their own language but their listening skills too, in addition to practical skills such as turning pages and even forming words through writing. There’s absolutely no doubt
that reading with a child is hugely valuable and it has been shown that reading promotes academic success at all ages – from primary school through to secondary school, further and higher education and beyond.
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New head for
Plaxtol School Against strong competition, Claire Rowley (pictured) has recently been appointed head teacher of Plaxtol Primary School. Parents, staff and pupils have welcomed the news as Claire, who has been acting head since September 2018, has already made many positive changes to the school.
After a
period of uncertainty without a
permanent head, the school can now move forward with assurance of stability and progress for the future. The school, which is set in two acres of grounds, with small class sizes and an outdoor swimming pool, now intends to continue to engage widely with other schools, expand its extra- curricular activities and enable every pupil to progress to their full potential. • Visit
plaxtol.kent.sch.uk
Putting STEM skills to the test
Secondary school pupils from across Kent put their STEM skills to the test by taking part in a problem-solving and construction challenge at the Royal Engineers Museum. The regional Senior
Technology Tournament, supported by the Rochester Bridge Trust, is an
opportunity for the young people to demonstrate their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and maths, and saw the teams asked to design, build and test a crane to recover a chemical container from a safe working distance. Organised by
representatives from Medway and Maidstone Rotary Clubs,
young people aged 11-19 from Northfl eet School for Girls, Rochester Grammar, Rainham School for Girls, Westlands School and The Leigh UTC competed for prizes, presented by Rotary District Governor Brenda Parsons, and Sarah Hohler, Assistant Warden of the Rochester Bridge Trust. The challenge was split
into three levels according to age: foundation,
intermediate and advanced. Teams from Rochester Grammar won the fi rst tiers, with Leigh UTC victors in the advanced category. • Visit
rotarygbi.org or
rochesterbridgetrust.org.uk for more information.
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