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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Policy news stories:
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07May2010UK general election results in hung parliament
As predicted by many commentators the UK general election has resulted in a hung parliament. Although some constituencies are still to declare their results no one party will have more than the 326 seats required to form a majority government.
Posted by Anna Jones
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14Apr2010Liberal Democrats release election manifesto
The Liberal Democrat Party have released their 2010 General Election manifesto
Posted by George Dugdale
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13Apr2010Conservative Party launch election manifesto
The Conservative Party launch their election manifesto at Battersea power station
Posted by George Dugdale
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12Apr2010Labour manifesto launched
The Labour Party have launched their election manifesto
Posted by George Dugdale
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09Apr2010SATs tests limit children’s education, says teachers' leader
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, has said national tests for 10 and 11-year-olds, formerly known as SATs, contravene the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Posted by Anna Jones
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07Apr2010Key education reforms lost as Bill pushed through Parliament
The Government has been forced into droping a number of planned reforms to schools in order to secure the passage through Parliament of the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
Posted by George Dugdale
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08Sep2009Manifesto calls for political parties to prioritise literacy
National Literacy Trust launched its Manifesto for literacy, calling for the leading political parties to make literacy a priority in the next general election.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
