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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04Dec2009Literacy Commission releases report on literacy in Scotland
The Literacy Commission has today released a report that states approximately one fifth of Scottish adults do not have the literacy skills they need for their daily lives.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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01Dec2009Workplace literacy initiative too short to improve skills
An Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded study suggest that the Government’s Skills for Life initiative has not significantly improved literacy or the economic performance of participating companies.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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30Nov2009Winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009
Neil Gaiman's book, The Graveyard Book, has been announced as the winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009.
Posted by Sarah Zoysa
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25Nov2009Ofsted annual report released
Ofsted has published its annual report, in which Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert said that while she was encouraged by the improvements which had been made in schools and children's services this year, children in a third of state schools suffer an educ
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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25Nov2009Train to Gain funding cut by six percent
The Government has announced a six percent cut in Train to Gain funding next year as well as a three percent reduction in course rates across the board. The Times Educational Supplement has reported that college leaders are"dismayed" by the news.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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24Nov2009Five new flip-books named for World Book Day 2010
Five stories about dinosaurs, witches, ballerinas and a tale by Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winner Philip Ardagh will be published for World Book Day, which next year is on 4 March. The new flip-books will feature two stories, and cost just £1 each.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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24Nov2009Headteachers claim no quick fix to literacy problems
The Guardian today reported on a number of head teachers from National Challenge schools who are concerned that the rises in literacy level their schools have achieved will prove temporary.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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19Nov2009New writing competition - Right Words 2009
Right Words 2009 is a competition for students from around Britain which challenges them to produce a piece of writing inspired by the issue of Child Soldiers.
Posted by Nick Batty
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19Nov2009
WWE Superstars touch down in Solihull!With just days left before the WWE WrestleMania Reading Challenge closing date, Superstar wrestlers MVP and Gail Kim visited Alcott Hall Primary School in Solihull to speak to pupils about the importance of reading. The school was selected for the visit a
Posted by Nick Batty
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16Nov2009Honor Wilson Fletcher to head Aldridge Foundation and sit on National Literacy Trust Advisory Group
Honor Wilson Fletcher, who successfully managed the 2008 National Year of Reading and is currently Strategic Development Director of the National Literacy Trust, has been appointed as Director of the Aldridge Foundation.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
