News
Young People news stories:
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02May2012We need your thoughts on boys' reading
We are undertaking a commission into boys' reading and are keen to receive real examples from practitioners.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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10Apr2012Phonics test: NUT may ballot on boycott
The National Union of Teachers has attacked the phonics test at its annual conference, saying it risks making failures of five-year-olds.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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07Mar2012Undergraduates struggle to write essays
A professor has warned that teaching writing using a formulaic manner is preventing students from articulating their ideas at degree level.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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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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08Sep2011
Have your pupils got The ComiX Factor?The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with literacy resource providers Renaissance Learning to bring schools The ComiX Factor, an exciting new competition for the autumn term, based on the theme of comics.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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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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22Aug2011The Reads and the Read-Nots
New National Literacy Trust research* of 18,141 children reveals a polarised nation of young readers with 1 in 6 reporting that they don’t read a single book in a month, while 1 in 10 say they read more than 10 books in a month.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
