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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07Nov2011Voluntary organisations contracted to support children with special educational needs
Contracts worth a total of £6m each year for the next two years have been awarded for programmes for children with special educational needs.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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07Nov2011World Book Day to revamp for 2012
World Book Day is set for a revamp and is hoping to achieve more than a million book token redemptions.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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04Nov2011All Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy launched at House of Commons
We were delighted to launch the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy at the House of Commons this month.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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03Nov2011Rise in the number of pre-school children taking part in library activities
There has been an increase in the number of under-fives attending events at public libraries.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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21Oct2011Hold a National Literacy Trust Pub Quiz!
Raise money for the National Literacy Trust by using our ready-made pub quiz.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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19Oct2011Red the Robot competition winners announced
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the Red the Robot photo competition are Tops Day Nursery in Bournemouth and Amelie and Sylvie from Stockton-on-Tees.
Posted by Sarah De Zoysa
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17Oct2011Sports stars, authors and schools support the One in Six literacy campaign
Effort raises money for our work to support literacy in disadvantaged communities.
Posted by Becca Wright
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17Oct2011Teather promises free parenting classes
A new trial of parenting classes has been announced by Minister for Children Sarah Teather, which is set to benefit 50,000 parents in regions across the UK.
Posted by Becca Wright
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13Oct2011Pupil premium rises by £58 per child
Schools are set to receive an additional £58 for every child eligible for the pupil premium this academic year.
Posted by Becca Wright
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07Oct2011Pullman campaign blamed for social service cuts
Children’s author Philip Pullman, has been blamed for necessitating cuts to social care by a council leader, following the success of his campaign to save local libraries.
Posted by Becca Wright
