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26May2010All schools to be invited to become academies
Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove has written to every school in the country inviting them to become academies
Posted by George Dugdale
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26May2010Government pledges slimmed down curriculum and reading tests for six-year-olds
The Government has set out in more detail some of its key education reforms. Including a review of the curriculum and a reading test for six-year-olds
Posted by George Dugdale
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25May2010Queen’s speech announces two new education bills
The first Queen's speech of the new coalition Government contained the announcement of 22 bills, two about education.
Posted by George Dugdale
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12May2010Latest figures reveal an increase in children’s library lending
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have revealed that despite a continuing decline in adult lending, the number of children’s books borrowed from libraries has increased.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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12May2010Michael Gove announced as Secretary of State in new Department for Education
Following the finalisation of the Liberal Conservative coalition Government, new cabinet ministers have been appointed. The Liberal Democrats have been given five cabinet posts, with the rest being filled by Conservative MPs. Michael Gove has been appoint
Posted by George Dugdale
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11May2010One-fifth of teenagers leave school without the literacy levels needed for everyday life
A new research report from Sheffield University has revealed that 17% of 16 to 19-year-olds in England are functionally illiterate, meaning they cannot handle much more than straightforward questions.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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10May2010
Get your World Cup (tool)kit on in time for the big kick-offNational Literacy Trust and children’s author Tom Palmer launch free football-inspired literacy resource.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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05May2010Children encouraged to find their inner ‘wild thing’
The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with the Sunday Express to launch a new and exciting story writing competition for children under 13 to celebrate the DVD release of Where The Wild Things Are.
Posted by Anna Jones
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05May2010Spinebreakers website to relaunch
Originally set up in 2007, Puffin’s Spinebreakers website provides a platform for teenagers to discuss books online.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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29Apr2010Orange Prize Youth Panel select shortlist
The Orange Prize for Fiction Youth Panel, made up from members of Puffin’s online book community Spinebreakers, have narrowed their shortlist to six.
Posted by Volunteer
