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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• 03Nov2009
  Perform-a-Poem website

  This new poetry performance website for primary school children has been designed to support teachers in encouraging pupils to write their own poems, film their poetry performances and then upload them to the Perform-a-Poem website.

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• 02Nov2009
  iPhone book applications overtake games for the first time

  Books have become the most popular applications downloaded on the Apple iPhone according to new research by Analytics firm Flurry.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 20Oct2009
  Deaf children failed by the system

  Deaf schoolchildren are falling behind their hearing peers at every stage of their education, according to statistics.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 16Oct2009
  New national Communication Champion appointed

  The DCSF and DoH have appointed the first ever Communication Champion as part of their £12million Better Communication strategy.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 15Oct2009
  Free 'Graphic Truths' comic arts course for 16-19 year olds

  A new comic arts project called 'Graphic Truths' has been announced. The project is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and is open to all 16-19 year olds. 'Graphic Truths' will offer budding comic artists the opportunity to learn

  Posted by Nick Batty

• 08Oct2009
  Conservatives say schools should go back to basics citing a drop in international comparison of literacy standards

  Michael Gove attacked Labour's education record and vowed to put traditional teaching back in schools.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 01Oct2009
  'Speaking with Authenticity' helps develop a training package

  We have been lucky enough to have pro bono time from training consultants, ‘Speaking with Authenticity’.

  Posted by Sally Melvin

• 20Sep2009
  Ed Balls sets out £2bn savings for schools

  Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, became the first minister to spell out how his department would make cuts after the next election. In an interview with the Sunday Times the Secretary of State detailed savings reported to b

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 16Sep2009
  Statistics (SEN)

  Special educational needs statistics taken from the Tiems Educational Supplement.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 15Sep2009
  The Poverty Trap

  As a new report lays bare the bleak connection between economic disadvantage and educational difficulties, local authorities are sending SEN pupils to mainstream schools that are ill-equipped to cope. Kerra Maddern reports.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan