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.
Communities and local areas news stories:
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21Oct2010Effective practice in early intervention
C4EO has published a report on the benefits of early intervention, providing best practice guidance within local and national contexts.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010How fair is Britain?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its first triennial review, “How Fair is Britain?”, a report to Parliament on the progress that society is making in relation to equality, human rights and good relations. The report identifies dispar
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010How will the new government affect families? FPI report
The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) has published a report from their July conference including suggestions for how government should manage spending cuts to ensure the best outcomes for families.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Local Authorities outsourcing services, including Children’s Centres
In light of budget cuts, the localisation agenda and the Big Society message, authorities are being pushed to outsource more and more of their services. Suffolk is one authority that aims to save 30% of its total budget by commissioning nearly all of its
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Local government accountability
Secretary of State Eric Pickles announces changes to local area agreements as a commitment to the end of “top-down Government”.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Protests begin over library cuts in Nottinghamshire
One hundred writers, academics, publishers and booksellers have put their names to a letter of protest to Nottinghamshire County Council over its planned reductions in library staffing, opening hours and a 75% cut in its book fund.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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21Oct2010Quangos to be cut or reviewed
Quangos fall under the axe as spending cuts hit.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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21Oct2010Read between the lines
Promoting literacy across services to improve life chances is the focus of a local government magazine article.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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08Sep2010
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visits National Literacy Trust project to celebrate International Literacy DayToday, in recognition of International Literacy Day, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall is visiting an inspirational National Literacy Trust project in Wiltshire where she will read an extract from Hairy Maclary.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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18Aug2010Libraries could face privatisation
Hundreds of libraries could face privatisation according to recently published proposals in the new library support initiative called “Future Libraries Programme” championed by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.
Posted by Farah Pasha
