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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07Nov2011
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part Five autumn term“If characters were either completely bad or utterly good, they’d be boring. They’d be predictable.”
Posted by Tom Palmer | 0 Comments
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13Oct2011
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part Four autumn term
“I never took photos because I thought writing should be all about words and description. But I’ve changed my mind on that. Now I take hundreds of photos.”
Posted by Tom Palmer | 0 Comments
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10Oct2011Literacy and social mobility: An overview of the Party Conferences
The National Literacy Trust has been on the road for the past month. Hosted by Starbucks we have taken the literacy debate to the Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative Party Conferences. With such diverse participants it would be imagined that the discussions
Posted by Jonathan Douglas | 1 Comment
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10Oct2011
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03Oct2011
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part Three autumn term
“The plane stopped in front of the airport terminal. People stood to gather their bags, thinking it was safe to get out of their seats. But it was far from safe. BANG!”
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28Sep2011Something to write home about: How can literacy transform social mobility? National Literacy Trust at the Labour Party Conference
On 26 September 2011, the National Literacy Trust hosted a fringe event at the Labour Party conference, giving key political thinkers the opportunity to showcase their thoughts on the wider social impact of literacy. The panel included; Peter Kellner, Pre
Posted by Becca Wright | 0 Comments
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27Sep2011Something to write home about: How can literacy pave the way to social mobility?
On 20 September 2011 the National Literacy Trust hosted a fringe event at the Liberal Democrat conference, giving key political thinkers the opportunity to showcase their thoughts on the wider social impact of literacy.
Posted by Jane Woodley | 0 Comments
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27Sep2011
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part Two autumn term
“He told me about how Russian submarine captains challenge each other to get their submarines into Norwegian fjords. It reminded me that talking to people can sometimes be the best way of finding out things to write about."
Posted by Tom Palmer | 0 Comments
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19Sep2011A Day in the Life of the Young Readers Programme
How our Young Readers Programme team spends a typical day.
Posted by Fiona Lewis | 0 Comments
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19Sep2011
Tom Palmer's writing blog - How I write: how you write, Part One autumn term
Puffin author Tom Palmer is back with his first blog for the new term. This weekly term-time blog focuses on the writing of his new series, The Squad, and talks about all the things it takes to write a book.
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