Today, children are taught to read using phonics, which is all about the sounds that make up words. Children start by learning the letters and the sounds they make, and how to put them together to ...

We’re hoping that some of our readers will recognise themselves in these reception class pictures we took in 1991. The then Bolton Evening News took reception class photos for nearly every ...

The day will end with a couple of receptions: one in the afternoon hosted by Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, and another at night hosted by his father, Prince Charles.

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Android: Hold down the power button, or the power button and the volume down key (depending on your Android phone), until the ...

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A DfE spokeswoman said "the phonics check measures a specific skill and doesn't tell us anything about a child's development more widely". "We know the Reception year is an important part of ...

Over the past seven years, Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds has been taking pictures of people from around the world with ginger hair. Kieran himself is "pale and ginger", what he calls a ...

Costa Manos/Magnum Photos April 11: Amid anger over King’s slaying, US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The legislation banned housing discrimination based on race ...