Blogs
Our blogs are written by various NLT staff on a wide range of literacy issues. We welcome your ideas and feedback, so please add your comments.
If you have any suggestions for blog topics that you would like to see our staff discuss please email us.
Adult literacy blog posts:
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05Dec2011Could do better: latest overview of adult literacy in the UK
National Literacy Trust Director Jonathan Douglas discusses the findings of the new 2011 Skills for Life Survey and the challenges it presents to the literacy sector.
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07Nov2011Can we address poverty by focusing on literacy? Frank Field MP thinks so.
A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies forecast that by 2013 there will be 3.1 million children in poverty in the UK. Frank Field MP explored the role of low literacy in poverty at our recent conference.
Posted by Emily McCoy | 0 Comments
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08Sep2011Literacy is everybody’s business
As we examine the factors that contributed to this summer’s riots and seek solutions, literacy support within these communities has perhaps never seemed more urgent.
Posted by Abigail Moss | 1 Comment
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20Jan2011The outlook in 2011
Deputy Director Abigail Moss takes a look at what the future means for the National Literacy Trust.
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13May2010An open letter to the Members of the new Parliament
NLT Director Jonathan Douglas writes an open letter to the MPs of the new Parliament and urges them to address the issue of literacy in the UK.
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