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Literacy news covers news from the media in the last four weeks. For more in-depth information or initiatives by subject area visit the site A-Z. You can also keep up-to-date with literacy news by subscribing to our free email newsletter or by reading the monthly NLT viewpoint.

Primary	Secondary
National poetry competition, ‘Off by Heart’, launches in UK (05.10.08) Sign language bridges gap between 26 different languages (02.10.08) Study says boys do better when taught by men (30.09.08) New approach to improve standards in 3Rs (01.09.08)	Boys beat girls in admissions tests (03.10.08) More schools meeting basic GCSE targets, says Balls (08.09.08) Ofsted reports on implementation of 14 – 19 reforms (05.09.08)
Early years see also Talk To Your Baby	Policy
Political truce over early years (12.09.08) Good early years give a head start – new study (04.09.08)	Government consultation on the changing face of libraries (09.10.08) New ministerial team at the Department for Children, Schools and Families (07.10.08) Business, universities and schools must come together to create a world class education (03.10.08) New report shows that children in care struggle to get a fair deal in education (19.09.08) New figures show lowest achieving children starting to catch up (18.09.09) Report suggests children are suffering from short-term policies (18.09.08) Political truce over early years (12.09.08) OECD reports shows progress in UK education (09.09.08)
Parents	Adults
Boys beat girls in admissions tests (03.10.08) Study says boys do better when taught by men (30.09.08) Fewer parents reading to children (17.09.08) OECD reports shows progress in UK education (09.09.08)	Jobs training courses cut (03.10.08) Campaign for adult learning unites conservatives and trade unions (29.08.08)
Libraries	Other news
Government consultation on the changing face of libraries (09.10.08) Cautious response to MLA redraft (09.10.08) NYR library membership drive in full swing (09.10.08) Public libraries open way for drinks, snacks and mobiles (19.09.08) Lancashire reads all together – libraries launch new technique (19.09.08)	National poetry competition, ‘Off by Heart’, launches in UK (05.10.08) Whiteboards drive literacy in North Lanarkshire (03.10.08) Wordia, first ‘digital and democratic online video dictionary’ launches (19.09.08)

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