Data Analysis Project Helping LEAs and Schools to make more effective use of Performance Data is a key focus of this project. Now working with all the LAs in England and Wales we provide a range of analyses to support self-evaluation, assessment and target setting.

Literacy Programmes Programmes only available through training

FFT Wave 3		A programme for working with children in Years 1 and 2 who are reading and writing at a low level 1 or below.
Hi-Five		A reading and writing programme aimed at Year 5 onwards for pupils working at Level 2C. This programme is also appropriate for Key Stage 3
Write Away Together		Aimed at developing children's writing skills through discussions about their independent writing. Target groups Year 1 - Year 6.
New Programme: One-to-one tuition for Literacy		A one day training package with file and resources for supply teachers or tutors who are not KS2 or English specialists.
Please Note		Files and resources for the programmes above are only available through attendance at training sessions.

Fully prepared activity packs for schools to purchase. Designed for home/school use

Firm Foundations Strands 1-9		a series of 36 activity packs designed as a Foundation Stage home/school programme.
Firm Foundations Extension Strands 10-12		12 activity packs covering fine motor skills, gross motor skills and vocabulary development to supplement the above.
Firm Foundation Phonics		30 packs to develop fluency in segmenting and blending supporting Letters and Sounds Phases 2-4.
Firm Foundations Phonological Awareness - Activities supporting Letter and Sounds		13 pack & DVD of lessons to support language development and phonological skills, particularly phoneme awareness & segmenting and blending.  Supports Letter and Sounds Phase 1 Aspects 5-7.
Parent Pack supporting FFT Wave 3		this set of resources + CD aims to support parents working with their children at home. It reinforces early reading behaviours. Activities/resource sheets should be explained to parents before being sent home.

The Zone The North Islington (Excellence in Cities) Zone began life as a statutory Education Action Zone in 2000. After five years it transformed into an EIC zone but continues in its mission to provide additional support to raise pupils' standards of achievement. Over recent years the zone has been able to raise pupil attainment and the quality of teaching and learning by its focus on continuous professional development and early intervention. It has also been at the forefront of using ICT effectively and the Hands on Support programme has been recognized by BECTA as a model of good practice.

Success For All The Success for All Literacy programme is based on extensive research into co-operative learning and offers an innovative and unique approach towards teaching children to read and write. There is an emphasis on prevention and early intervention to respond to any child's learning problems and avoid early reading failure. We provide a synthetic approach to teaching phonics in the early years, which we believe is the ignition to all reading and writing.

Health Projects
In 2001 The Fischer Family Trust started to get involved in medical research, with a particular focus on kidney cancer.

Maritime Projects
The Fischer Family Trust supports projects in the area of Maritime history, through Oxford Maritime Trust and Oxford Maritime Limited.

Conservation Projects
The Fischer Family Trust is involved in a number of projects to protect highly endangered species in Africa.