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Media releases
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10Feb2010Conservative candidate Gavin Barwell to visit local primary school as part of national campaign for literacy
Croydon Central parliamentary candidate Gavin Barwell is due to visit Park Hill Junior School in Croydon this Wednesday (10 February) to see how it is teaching literacy and using National Literacy Trust programmes to boost reading and writing.
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04Feb2010MP David Howarth to visit local primary school as part of national campaign for literacy
MP for Cambridge David Howarth is due to visit St Philip's Church of England Primary School in Cambridge this Friday (5 February) to see how it is teaching literacy and using National Literacy Trust programmes to boost reading and writing.
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03Feb2010Bristol schools receive book celebrating local football fans
Six lucky local schools have received a unique book called City ’Til I Die from Bristol City Football Club (BCFC) - a book written by the fans, for the fans.
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27Jan2010Labour candidate Nancy Platts to visit Brighton primary school as part of national campaign for literacy
Brighton Pavilion parliamentary candidate Nancy Platts is due to visit Coldean Primary School in Brighton this Wednesday (27 January) to see how it is teaching literacy and using National Literacy Trust programmes to boost reading and writing.
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26Jan2010Estelle Morris to chair commission on school libraries
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the National Literacy Trust are launching a commission to examine the future of school library provision in England.
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26Jan2010Halton MP Derek Twigg to visit local primary school as part of national campaign for literacy
MP Derek Twigg is due to visit Halebank Church of England School in Halton this Friday (29 January) to see how it is teaching literacy and using National Literacy Trust programmes to boost reading and writing.
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13Jan2010Angela Eagle MP to visit Wirral primary school as part of national campaign for literacy
Wallasey MP Angela Eagle is due to visit Castleway Primary School in Leasowe this Friday (15 January) to see how it is teaching literacy and using National Literacy Trust programmes to boost reading and writing.
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10Dec2009Inspired by The X Factor?
Wannabe pop stars are not the only people to have been inspired by this season of The X Factor. New National Literacy Trust research shows nearly half of nine to eleven year old write song lyrics.
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03Dec2009Blogs and Social Networks linked to educational benefits
Social networking sites and blogs may provide educational benefits for children, such as greater confidence and a more positive attitude towards writing, according to research published by the National Literacy Trust today.
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20Nov200951,000 families converted to reading thanks to Great Family Escapes
The National Literacy Trust is publishing today (20 November 2009) a review of Reading for Life initiative Great Family Escapes, a pilot project funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
