English Hubs

Funded by the Department for Education, there are 34 English Hubs located around the country – having been selected for their expertise in teaching reading and to support schools in their surrounding area.

The hubs’ mission is to promote a love of reading and help schools to provide excellent teaching in phonics and early language. They will focus on supporting the slowest progress children in Reception and Year 1 classes – helping to ensure that every child can be successful, regardless of background, needs or abilities.

Each English Hub has a Hub Lead and a team of literacy specialists, offering services including showcase events in teaching phonics, early language and reading for pleasure; support in developing an action plan; and funding to purchase a DfE-validated systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programme and the training and resources to implement it successfully.