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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08Jan2010National Storytelling Week 2010
National Storytelling Week 2010 runs from 30th January to 6th February. Free schools packs are available from the website.
Posted by Nick Batty
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08Jan2010Sir Andrew Motion calls for poetry teaching to be broadened
In a speech to the North of England Education Conference in York yesterday Sir Andrew Motion, the former Poet Laureate, said teaching Eminem rap songs and football chants in English lessons can limit children’s imaginations and their understanding of poet
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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04Jan2010Prime Minister and Ed Balls announce guaranteed support for primary pupils
As pupils go back to school this week, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Schools Secretary Ed Balls will today announce a new guarantee for pupils in Key Stage 1 (KS1) to ensure pupils in their first few years at primary make a flying start in reading a
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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04Jan2010‘One in six’ children have difficulty in learning to talk
Communications Champion Jean Gross has published a survey showing around 1 in 6 children under 7 have problems learning to talk, with boys lagging behind girls.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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31Dec2009Free books to be sent to England's secondary schools in an attempt to get pupils reading
More than 53,000 free books, by authors from Charlotte Brontë to England goalkeeper David James, are to be sent to England’s secondary schools to get more pupils interested in reading as a hobby, ministers announced today.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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31Dec2009School system 'shameful', says CBI boss
The education system is failing pupils from poorer homes and producing exam results which "we ought to be ashamed of", according to the head of the most powerful group representing business leaders.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Dec2009Funding secured to continue the work of Reading for Life
A powerful coalition of supporters are backing Reading for Life, our campaign to take reading to new audiences which continues the work of the 2008 National Year of Reading.
Posted by Site Administrator
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17Dec2009Funding secured to continue the work of Reading for Life
A powerful coalition of supporters are backing Reading for Life, our campaign to take reading to new audiences which continues the work of the 2008 National Year of Reading. The campaign has secured funding from The JJ Charitable Trust, SHINE, the Esmée F
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Dec2009Latest GCSE attainment figures released
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published the latest figures on pupil attainment, which show a breakdown of achievements in this year's GCSE results by eligibility for free school meals (FSM), gender, ethnicity, special education nee
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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15Dec2009Reading programmes for boys deemed a success
Schools Minister Vernon Coaker today welcomed new research that shows two Government programmes have led to more boys at primary school reading for enjoyment and visiting public libraries.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
