Press Releases


9 November 2007: Prime Minister praises SHINE's work, focus and achievements at the 2007 Benefit Dinner.

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20 June 2007: Chancellor stresses the importance of Excellence in Education.

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15 February 2007: High praise for SHINE's Serious Fun on Saturdays Programme.

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11 December 2006: The economic impact of children leaving school with low literacy skills.

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7 November 2006: New research shows startling success of reading initiative backed by government, charities and business.

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5 July 2006: Pupils sail through at Saturday school.

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10 March 2006: Top under 35s in the City turn out to support SHINE Futures.

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8 December 2005: The Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah host Christmas Party on behalf of the children’s educational charity SHINE.

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28 November 2005: David Beckham opens the doors to his new Football Academy in London.

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Children with poor reading skills are five times more likely to be excluded from school||One study found that 63% of pupils excluded from school had criminal convictions by the age of 24||Since August 2000, we have invested more than £9.4 million in projects in London and Manchester||This money is now helping more than 18,600 children from nearly 620 schools