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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Young People news stories:
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30Mar2010Reading unpopular pastime for young people, new research reveals
New National Literacy Trust findings from a major study of 17,089 pupils from 112 schools reveal that only half (50.6%) of young people enjoy reading very much or quite a lot.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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26Mar2010Youth Panel to select Orange Prize for Fiction
To celebrate the fifteenth year of the Orange Prize for Fiction, a youth panel are to choose the “best of the best” of the prizewinning books from the past 14 years.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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04Mar2010
Join Bill Bailey, Anthony Horowitz, Kirsty Young and Andrew Motion to support literacy this World Book DayLaunching today on World Book Day, the National Literacy Trust’s Vote for Literacy campaign urges politicians to prioritise literacy and to adopt policies from our Manifesto for Literacy.
Posted by Anna Jones
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20Jan2010School system 'shameful', says CBI boss
The education system is failing pupils from poorer homes and producing exam results which "we ought to be ashamed of", according to the head of the most powerful group representing business leaders.
Posted by Site Administrator
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01Jan2010'One in six' children have difficulty learning to talk
Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests.
Posted by Edward Mather
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31Dec2009Free books to be sent to England's secondary schools in an attempt to get pupils reading
More than 53,000 free books, by authors from Charlotte Brontë to England goalkeeper David James, are to be sent to England’s secondary schools to get more pupils interested in reading as a hobby, ministers announced today.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Dec2009Funding secured to continue the work of Reading for Life
A powerful coalition of supporters are backing Reading for Life, our campaign to take reading to new audiences which continues the work of the 2008 National Year of Reading.
Posted by Site Administrator
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17Dec2009Latest GCSE attainment figures released
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published the latest figures on pupil attainment, which show a breakdown of achievements in this year's GCSE results by eligibility for free school meals (FSM), gender, ethnicity, special education nee
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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15Dec2009Reading programmes for boys deemed a success
Schools Minister Vernon Coaker today welcomed new research that shows two Government programmes have led to more boys at primary school reading for enjoyment and visiting public libraries.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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24Nov2009Headteachers claim no quick fix to literacy problems
The Guardian today reported on a number of head teachers from National Challenge schools who are concerned that the rises in literacy level their schools have achieved will prove temporary.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
