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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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
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06Oct2011Conservative Party Conference: Academies on the rise, plans for state boarding schools unveiled
This year’s Conservative Party Conference address from Education Secretary Michael Gove highlighted the increase in students attending schools with academy status, and also outlined plans to create state boarding schools.
Posted by Becca Wright
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06Oct2011Headteacher expresses fears about racial segregation in London schools
A headteacher of a leading fee-paying school, has likened the racial segregation in some areas of London, to apartheid-era South Africa.
Posted by Becca Wright
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05Oct2011Mal Peet cites libraries as the ‘mark of a civil society’
A fringe event held by the Publishers Assocation (PA) and Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ACLS) at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester discussed the issues surrounding library closures and the impacts on literacy.
Posted by Becca Wright
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05Oct2011School curriculum review sparks debate
England's national curriculum review is likely to spark some controversy shortly with major changes likely to come out into the open.
Posted by Becca Wright
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21Sep2011Schools put down pens to focus on speaking and listening
The Hello campaign is calling on every school to take part in its landmark event, No Pens Day Wednesday on 28 September.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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19Sep2011Pupil premium funding will double
Sarah Teather, the children and families minister, has announced that funding for the pupil premium will double to £1.25bn.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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16Sep2011Reading test at age 6 to roll out next summer
Following trials this year, five and six-year-olds in England will be tested on how they read using phonics, where children learn the sound of letters and groups of letters.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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14Sep2011Pupils can help each other to read and do maths
A two-year study of 7,000 pupils in 129 primary schools in Scotland suggests pupils benefit from tutoring each other in regular, short sessions.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
