Press releases and articles
8 October 2009: 100 Women in Hedge Funds event raises £250,000 for SHINE.
100 Women in Hedge Funds press release
27 July 2009: SHINE begins its 10th Anniversary year by awarding new grants worth more than £1.2 million.
6 May 2009: 100 Women in Hedge Funds chooses SHINE to be its UK Charity of the Year.
100 Women in Hedge Funds press release
24 April 2009: 'Now more than ever, investment in education is essential', Jim O'Neill, SHINE Chairman, The Times
Click here to read article at Times Online
19 March 2009: Schools Minister Jim Knight visits SHINE's 'Serious Fun with Science' project at Eltham College.
5 January 2009: Innumerate schoolchildren cost the taxpayer up to £2.4 bn a year.
Every Child a Chance Trust press release
9 May 2008: Children who receive ‘Reading Recovery’ support through the Every Child a Reader programme are getting higher than average results for their age, research published today by the Institute of Education shows.
Department of Children, Schools and Families Press Release
9 November 2007: Prime Minister praises SHINE's work, focus and achievements at the 2007 Benefit Dinner.
20 June 2007: Chancellor stresses the importance of Excellence in Education.
15 February 2007: High praise for SHINE's Serious Fun on Saturdays Programme.
11 December 2006: The economic impact of children leaving school with low literacy skills.
7 November 2006: New research shows startling success of reading initiative backed by government, charities and business.
5 July 2006: Pupils sail through at Saturday school.
10 March 2006: Top under 35s in the City turn out to support SHINE Futures.
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.
28 November 2005: David Beckham opens the doors to his new Football Academy in London.
