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.

Policy blog posts:

• 17Dec2010
  National Literacy Trust response to Radio 4's Today programme story on literacy results in schools

  Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove appeared on the Today programme talking about the most recent Key Stage 2 results for literacy. Here's the National Literacy Trust's response to the story.

  Posted by George Dugdale | 0 Comments

• 07Dec2010
  UK schools slip in PISA rankings

  The latest results from the OECD’s assessment of the literacy, maths and science levels of 15-year-olds in education systems across the world have been released today, and the UK has slipped down the rankings.

  Posted by George Dugdale | 1 Comment

• 02Jul2010
  With plans for a full spending review underway, how can we campaign to ensure that literacy is a priority?

  Following the budget the Government's attention will now turn towards the autumn spending review. Help us to ensure that literacy is seen as a priority during this time.

  Posted by George Dugdale | 1 Comment

• 05Feb2010
  School libraries: the next chapter

  Discussion about the future of libraries has been marked in the past 12 months by both political debate over public libraries (an All Party Parliamentary Group review and a Department for Culture Media and Sport consultation) and campaigning activity for

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments

• 23Nov2009
  Ofsted’s annual report and literacy

  This week Christine Gilbert, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, launched the inspectorate’s annual report by identifying its theme.

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments

• 21Sep2009
  Rebuilding the economy – the role of literacy

  From nowhere we suddenly seem to be surrounded by green shoots. The consensus is growing that the worst of the recession has passed and whilst there are abiding fears of a second dip, economic optimism prevails and economic indicators are increasingly pos

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments

• 24Aug2009
  School libraries - a child's right

  The Campaign for the Book is arguing strongly that school libraries should be statutory. On the face of it this is such a necessary requirement for teaching and learning that it feels like legislating for the obvious.

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments

• 27Apr2009
  A new curriculum, a new definition for literacy?

  Sir Jim Rose’s Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum sets the scene for primary education in England from 2011. He has conceived the curriculum as a dynamic concept, delivering both a love of learning for its own sake and the understanding, knowled

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 1 Comment

• 21Apr2008
  Communication is crucial: the Bercow Review of speech, language and communication needs services for children

  The NLT believes that full literacy is the ability to speak, listen, read and write in order to fulfil an individual’s and, ultimately, society’s potential.

  Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments