Literacy news
Literacy news covers the latest news from the media and other sources, as well as updates on NLT activity. The most recent headlines are listed below and you can browse archived news by moving through the page numbers at the bottom of the page.
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02Nov2010Parents' effort key to child's educational performance research suggests
Reading bedtime stories and helping with homework encourage children – and their teachers – to put in extra effort, a study by Leicester and Leeds Universities has suggested.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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29Oct2010Family Nurse Partnership to double in size by 2015
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that the Family Nurse Partnership will double in size by 2015, supporting 12,000 disadvantaged families.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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25Oct20104Children publishes report on family life
The Family Commission, a coalition of organisations led by 4Children, has published Starting a family revolution: Putting families in charge.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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22Oct2010Say Hello to the 2011 National Year of Communication
Plans for the 2011 National Year of Speech, Language and Communication were unveiled this week at an event at the House of Commons.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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21Oct2010Effective practice in early intervention
C4EO has published a report on the benefits of early intervention, providing best practice guidance within local and national contexts.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010How fair is Britain?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its first triennial review, “How Fair is Britain?”, a report to Parliament on the progress that society is making in relation to equality, human rights and good relations. The report identifies dispar
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010How will the new government affect families? FPI report
The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) has published a report from their July conference including suggestions for how government should manage spending cuts to ensure the best outcomes for families.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Local Authorities outsourcing services, including Children’s Centres
In light of budget cuts, the localisation agenda and the Big Society message, authorities are being pushed to outsource more and more of their services. Suffolk is one authority that aims to save 30% of its total budget by commissioning nearly all of its
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Local government accountability
Secretary of State Eric Pickles announces changes to local area agreements as a commitment to the end of “top-down Government”.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Quangos to be cut or reviewed
Quangos fall under the axe as spending cuts hit.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
