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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Schools & teaching news stories:
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19Aug2010A-Level results rise for 28th year in a row
The A-Level pass rate rose for the 28th successive year, in results published today for candidates in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, increasing by 0.1% from 97.5% who passed at grades A to E in 2009.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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18Aug2010Our research reveals widening gender gap in boys’ and girls’ attitudes towards reading and writing
The widening gender gap in boys’ and girls’ achievement, as shown in the recent Sats results, is supported by new National Literacy Trust research.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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03Aug2010Sats results and teacher assessment scores published
Schools Minister Nick Gibb today congratulated thousands of pupils for their hard work as provisional Key Stage 2 test results were published, as well as teacher assessment scores, for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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02Aug2010Fears for school libraries as secondary schools cut book budgets
One in three secondary schools has cut their library budget in the last year, according to a survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
Posted by Volunteer
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31Jul2010Four in 10 children fail to hit Sats targets
This year it is predicted that four in 10 children will fall short of Sats targets in the three-Rs. However, teaching unions have described the result as "flawed".
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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28Jul2010
“Literacy in a digital age” debate raises vital issuesOn Tuesday this week a New Statesman and Starbucks Coffee House debate, in association with the National Literacy Trust, took place at Starbucks in Oxford Street.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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21Jul2010Over a third of children leave state primary schools in London with reading difficulties, says new report
A new report released this week by the Centre for Policy Studies states that London is suffering from an 'epidemic of illiteracy'.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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13Jul2010DfE publishes Structural Reform Plan identifying priorities and timetable
The Department for Education (DfE) today published “The Schools System Draft Structural Reform Plan”, highlighting its priorities ahead of the Spending Review due this autumn.
Posted by Anna Jones
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22Jun2010
Operation Read competition winners enjoy an action-packed day out with Chris RyanOn Monday 21 June the lucky winners of the Chris Ryan Operation Read competition that was delivered to school through our Reading Champions scheme, got muddy at an Action Day Out in Henfold Lakes in Dorking.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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18Jun2010World Cup fever leads to increased sales for football books
The excitement surrounding the World Cup in South Africa has seen the sales of football books increase dramatically with Liverpool and Spain striker Fernando Torres' memoir, El Niño, currently the bestselling football memoir in the UK.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
