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.
Schools & teaching news stories:
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12Feb2013Disadvantaged pupils twice as likely to be poor readers
A report has highlighted that disadvantaged pupils in the UK are twice as likely to be among the poorest performers in reading compared to better-off pupils.
Posted by Jane Woodley
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16Jan2013
“The Biggest Show On Earth” – plans for World Book Day 2013 revealedIdeas and activities for schools to use for the 2013 World Book Day on Thursday 7 March.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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11Jan2013New year, new futures for children
Sign up for our fun run on 24 March to keep those New Year's resolutions.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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09Jan2013Government drive encourages the learning of poetry by heart
The Department for Education is funding a contest for pupils to learn and recite verse.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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08Jan2013Children's Laureate raises concerns over phonics
Julia Donaldson said that phonics-based reading tests will work for some children but it could leave some feeling they are not quite up to scratch.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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12Dec2012Road to WrestleMania: the results are in!
The winner of Road to WrestleMania, the National Literacy Trust and WWE's latest competition, is announced.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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16Nov2012Teenagers struggle with reading GCSE exams
Research suggests GCSE exams are beyond the reading abilities of thousands of UK teenagers.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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13Nov2012
WWE® Superstar and Diva hammer home the importance of literacy during visit to Welsh primary schoolWWE® Superstar Zack Ryder and WWE® Diva World Champion Eve pay a visit to some pupils taking part in the Road to WrestleMania competition to talk about the importance of literacy and what reading means to them.
Posted by Susie Musgrove
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23Aug2012'Harsh' GCSE English marking row
As GCSE results were published today, a row erupted over the marking of this year's English exams.
Posted by Fiona Lewis
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23Jul2012Summer schools 'to help poor pupils catch up'
Schools to improve children's literacy, numeracy, art, music and sport have been set up to help struggling primary pupils make a good start at secondary this September.
Posted by Jane Woodley
