News
Welcome to the Young Readers Programme news section. Here you can find all the latest news on the project. You can also seach news items using the box above.
Adult literacy news stories:
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23Aug2010Employers fear immigration cap will devastate UK companies
Employers' groups are calling on the government to rethink its immigration cap as figures reveal that almost one in 10 private sector companies plan to relocate jobs abroad in the next year.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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28Jul2010
“Literacy in a digital age” debate raises vital issuesOn Tuesday this week a New Statesman and Starbucks Coffee House debate, in association with the National Literacy Trust, took place at Starbucks in Oxford Street.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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24May2010National Literacy Trust trustee Gail Rebuck wins at Adult Learners' awards
National Literacy Trust trustee and Chief Executive of publishing firm Random House Gail Rebuck, has been given a special award at the Adult Learners’ Week 2010 National Awards Ceremony in recognition of her involvement in the Quick Reads scheme.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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20Jan2010Booktrust launches new campaign aimed at over 60s
Charity Booktrust is to launch its first project aimed at the over 60s market called ‘Bookbite’.
Posted by Charlotte Foster
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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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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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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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08Sep2009Manifesto calls for political parties to prioritise literacy
National Literacy Trust launched its Manifesto for literacy, calling for the leading political parties to make literacy a priority in the next general election.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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17Jun2009One in ten young people in England out of work and not in school
The BBC reports that at the end of 2007, 9.7% of 16 - 18-year-olds were considered to be not in education or employment or training, or "Neets", but by the end of 2008, this had risen to 10.3%.
Posted by Charlotte Foster
