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06Mar2012Canterbury Tales pilgrimage
One of our supporters is raising vital funds for the National Literacy Trust by recreating the Canterbury Tales.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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02Mar2012Poll suggests more people embarrassed to confess poor literacy skills than numeracy skills
Whilst literacy skills are improving, new charity National Numeracy reveals that millions of people struggle with maths and have difficulties understanding payslips, train timetables or paying household bills.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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16Feb2012Pupils banned from using slang in school
Pupils at an academy have been ordered to stop using slang to improve their job prospects.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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03Feb2012Libraries in spotlight
National Libraries Day marks a year of protests against library closures
Posted by Jane Woodley
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08Sep2011Focus on family learning in adult literacy inquiry
The National Literacy Trust welcomes the findings of the year-long Independent Inquiry into Adult Literacy, published today (8 September 2011), the 45th UNESCO International Literacy Day.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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06Sep2011Making sense of early intervention: report by Centre for Social Justice
The Centre for Social Justice has published a framework for professionals to support them to apply the principles of early intervention. This document echoes many of the findings from our work with local authorities about how best to address low literacy
Posted by Emily McCoy
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23Aug2011Skills, aspiration and poverty: new research
Two new research reports highlight the role of literacy, skills and aspirations in plans to address poverty.
Posted by Emily McCoy
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01Aug2011Joanna Trollope to chair the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012
Esteemed bestselling author, Joanna Trollope, has been confirmed as Chair of Judges for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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28Jul2011Headteacher claims some children don’t know their own name on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
On the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme today (28 July 2011) Neil Wilson, executive headteacher of a group of schools in South Manchester said that some children entering the education system in the UK do not even know their own name.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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27Jul2011Booker Judge expresses concern for young readers in age of information
Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5 and Man Booker Prize Judge, said she was concerned that school pupils were missing out on the pleasure of reading books as technology increasingly dominates their lives.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
