Witham St Hughs English Hub

Witham St Hughs English Hub is one of 34 designated English Hubs across the country. Our Lead School, Witham St Hughs Academy, was appointed by the Department for Education in 2018 to support schools in developing their early reading provision.

We aim to support schools with:

  • Early Language Development
  • Early Reading (Phonics)
  • Promoting a Love of Reading
     

 

 

Witham St Hughs English Hub supports schools in these Local Authority Districts

Schools that have received English Hub support

Schools that have received English Hub funding

 

IMPACT

Witham St Hughs English Hub is extremely proud

of the support they offer to schools in:

Lincolnshire

North & North East Lincolnshire

Newark & Sherwood

Bassetlaw

 

 

 

 

  • 84

    Partner Schools Supported Across All Years

  • 169

    Number of FREE Training Events Across All Years

  • 99

    Good / Excellent Feedback Across All Years

Upcoming Professional Programmes

English Hub Remit Expansion – September 2026

We are pleased to announce that the Department for Education has confirmed the expansion of our remit across multiple key areas:


· Early Years: Expansion into early literacy, with a particular focus on early writing.

· Key Stage 1: Continuation of work in early reading, reading for pleasure, and early language.

· Key Stage 2: New focus on reading fluency.

· KS3: Full rollout of our remit, targeting KS3 reading outcomes.

These developments mark an exciting progression of our work.