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.
To keep up-to-date with literacy news please subscribe to our free email newsletter.
-
25Aug2011National Literacy Trust vacancy
The National Literacy Trust is looking to appoint a Head of Development, to work with the Director as a member of the senior development team.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
23Aug2011Skills, aspiration and poverty: new research
Two new research reports highlight the role of literacy, skills and aspirations in plans to address poverty.
Posted by Emily McCoy
-
22Aug2011The Reads and the Read-Nots
New National Literacy Trust research* of 18,141 children reveals a polarised nation of young readers with 1 in 6 reporting that they don’t read a single book in a month, while 1 in 10 say they read more than 10 books in a month.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
18Aug2011A-level pass rate rises for 29th year in a row
Hundreds of young people across the country are celebrating today as the overall A-level pass rate rose for the 29th year in a row, with 97.8 per cent of A-level entries receiving at least an E - up from 97.6 per cent last summer.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
15Aug2011Kick off the new term with our football resources
The English football season opened this week. If you think your pupils will start the new term more interested in football than reading, find out more about our Premier League Reading Stars project.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
15Aug2011Love Rugby: Love Reading – download our free World Cup toolkit
The Rugby World Cup kicks off in New Zealand at the start of the new term.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
08Aug2011Negative reception for Government’s library blueprint
Libraries should be run by the private sector with self-service borrowing points in shops and village halls, according to the report from the Future Libraries Programme.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
08Aug2011Publishers laud prospect of “TV Kids Book Club”
Publishers have welcomed the news that Amanda Ross, Cactus TV Managing Director, may launch a television programme dedicated to children’s books.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
-
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
-
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
