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Media releases
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15Dec2010Walker Books reach £30,000 fundraising target for the National Literacy Trust
Children’s independent publisher Walker Books and the National Literacy Trust are delighted to announce that Walker Books has raised £30,000 for the charity’s work to support the literacy of children and adults across the UK.
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13Dec2010A Norwich pre-school and a childminder in Sandwell win awards from the National Literacy Trust
Magdalen Gates Pre-School in Norwich has been named as the National Literacy Trust’s ‘Early Reading Connects Setting of the Year 2010’ for their ongoing commitment to motivating local children and families love language, stories and reading.
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09Dec2010Baroness Prashar to be President of the National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is delighted to announce that Baroness Usha Prashar will be its new President following the sad death of the charity’s founder and former President, Sir Simon Hornby, earlier this year.
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06Dec2010Two new appointments to lead the National Literacy Trust’s early years communication campaign
The National Literacy Trust has announced the appointment of Clare Bolton and Cathy Hamer as the new managers of our Talk To Your Baby campaign.
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17Nov2010
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall becomes Patron of the National Literacy Trust after joining bus journey celebrationHer Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and famous children’s authors joined an event today (17 November) to mark 15 years of the National Literacy Trust’s programme for children in disadvantaged communities.
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09Nov2010Minister of State for Children and Families announced as keynote speaker at National Literacy Trust conference
Minister for Children and Families, Sarah Teather, has been announced as the keynote speaker at the Literacy Leaders conference (1 December) for leaders in local government.
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08Nov2010The perfect gift for book-lovers this Christmas: give a disadvantaged child a book of their own for the first time
Buy the Gift of Reading for yourself or the book-lover in your life and help the National Literacy Trust give disadvantaged children books of their own to keep.
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28Oct2010Silence is golden at the National Literacy Trust
Friday, 5 November will be a quiet day at the National Literacy Trust as Director Jonathan Douglas has vowed to spend a ‘day without words’ to highlight the importance of literacy and communication skills.
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17Sep2010Join the Minister for Schools and other key figures to debate literacy at the political party conferences
The National Literacy Trust is holding a fringe debate event at each political party conference this autumn.
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15Sep2010School libraries are too often a wasted resource
School Library Commission announces key findings and recommendations in new report.
