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.
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04Jun2010Life inside the buggy
Liz Attenborough, Talk To Your Baby Manager, discusses the interesting trend of blankets being draped over buggies to protect children from the sun.
Posted by Liz Attenborough | 1 Comment
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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.
Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments
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19Apr2010
Vote for Literacy this electionNLT Director, Jonathan Douglas, discusses the three main parties' manifestos and their policies on literacy.
Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments
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01Mar2010
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23Feb2010
To blog or not to blog: that isn't the questionOur new report on writing, published at the beginning of this month, has caused something of a stir in the media and online. Fittingly, research which suggests that new technology may have educational benefits for young people’s writing has been examined
Posted by Christina Clark | 0 Comments
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05Feb2010School 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
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23Nov2009Ofsted’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
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19Oct2009A 'Nudge' for literacy?
Thaler and Sunstein are experts in behavioural science. They are also the authors of a book called Nudge which recommends techniques to help us improve the choices we make with benefits to our health, wealth and happiness.
Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 0 Comments
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21Sep2009Rebuilding 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
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24Aug2009School 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
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