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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12Feb2013Disadvantaged pupils twice as likely to be poor readers
A report has highlighted that disadvantaged pupils in the UK are twice as likely to be among the poorest performers in reading compared to better-off pupils.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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12Feb2013Ofsted assesses impact of Pupil Premium funding
Ofsted say many schools are now using the funding to help poorer pupils succeed, particularly in literacy and numeracy.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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07Feb2013Plans to scrap GCSEs in key subjects are being abandoned by the Government
Plans for the new curriculum have been shelved in favour of GCSEs.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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29Jan2013Communication coalition calls for schools to act on speech and language
A new paper reveals that high numbers of children living in poverty have speech, language and communication needs.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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25Jan2013
Mariella Frostrup supports our campaign to give children a route out of povertyMariella Frostrup and leading authors are supporting our campaign to ensure disadvantaged children gain the literacy skills they need to succeed.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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23Jan2013Gala dinner raises essential funds for literacy
Authors and high profile guests come together to support our work.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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21Jan2013Cambridge professor claims art of essay-writing damaged by Twitter and Facebook
Professor David Abulafia has warned that social media is impacting on the standard of written English.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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17Jan2013KPMG raises £120,000 for literacy and homelessness
KPMG staff have donated their first hour's salary of 2013 to the National Literacy Trust, Dyslexia Action and Shelter.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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17Jan2013Launch of our Middlesbrough campaign
Our Middlesbrough Reading Campaign is launching on 29 January with Middlesbrough Football Club player Lukas Jutkiewicz, club mascot “Roary the lion”, Deputy Mayor Budd and author Keith Brumpton.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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16Jan2013Survey finds children still prefer reading physical books to e-books
Publisher Scholastic has surveyed US children and parents to investigate children's reading habits.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
