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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05Aug2011Lack of support for libraries responsible for falling literacy levels
Lack of support for school libraries is identified as a contributing factor in a decline in children's literacy, says new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education.
Posted by George Dugdale
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04Aug2011Free Run to the Beat places available
The National Literacy Trust has a number of free Run to the Beat half marathon places available for keen runners who’d like to raise funds to help improve literacy in the UK.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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02Aug2011Department for Education releases Key Stage 2 and 3 results
The DfE has released results for children aged 11 and 14 in England, which show a small overall improvement in the number of young people achieving the expected levels.
Posted by George Dugdale
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01Aug2011Joanna Trollope to chair the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012
Esteemed bestselling author, Joanna Trollope, has been confirmed as Chair of Judges for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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01Aug2011New Assistant Director's role at the National Literacy Trust - potential secondment opportunity
The National literacy Trust is at a very exciting stage in our development: Driven by our belief that literacy is crucial to the creation of a fairer society, we are developing new programmes and campaigns.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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01Aug2011Study shows pupils’ reading difficulties often go unnoticed
Researchers from York University have warned that secondary school pupils may have reading difficulties that remain unidentified.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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29Jul2011Our consultation on the future of literacy
Share your views in our five minute survey on literacy in the Big Society
Posted by George Dugdale
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28Jul2011Headteacher claims some children don’t know their own name on BBC Radio 4 Today programme
On the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme today (28 July 2011) Neil Wilson, executive headteacher of a group of schools in South Manchester said that some children entering the education system in the UK do not even know their own name.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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27Jul2011Booker Judge expresses concern for young readers in age of information
Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5 and Man Booker Prize Judge, said she was concerned that school pupils were missing out on the pleasure of reading books as technology increasingly dominates their lives.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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27Jul2011Literacy - a core part of work to address poverty at the H.O.P.E children's centre
Capacity have recently evaluated the impact of the H.O.P.E. children's centre in Bromyard, Herefordshire. They argue that the holistic model of education and play provides a model for other centres and a way of addressing inter-generational poverty.
Posted by Emily McCoy
