Skip to main content

Literacy and Numeracy guides for parents/guardians

NEWS / 21 May 2013

The new Literacy and Numeracy strategy is an exciting and essential part of every student's academic development. Ms. Donohoe explains that parents/guardians can download a number of documents in this blog to understand their importance in their child's academic development..

Literacy and NumeracyThe new Literacy and Numeracy strategy is an exciting and essential part of every student's academic development. Ms. Donohoe explains that parents/guardians can download a number of documents in this blog to understand their importance in their child's academic development..

As part of the new Literacy and Numeracy strategy being implemented in Stratford, we would ask all parents/guardians to keep these skills in mind on a daily basis and to develop your own Literacy and Numeracy strategy for the home. Download the following PDF documents to read the research:

Here are links to help you with ideas of what you can do on a day-to-day basis:

 

More News

General School News, Green Schools, Transition Year / 22 October 2026
Chaos Bulb Planting with TY Students

Chaos Bulb Planting with TY Students

The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.


Read more →
Subject Blogs, Science/Maths, General School News, Junior Cycle, Transition Year / 15 October 2026
Maths Week 2026: daily puzzles, crack the code Treasure Hunt, Rubik's Cube race ... and more!

Maths Week 2026: daily puzzles, crack the code Treasure Hunt, Rubik's Cube race ... and more!

Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!

Read more →