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.
Social inclusion news stories:
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06Aug2009To unlock millions of children's lives, we must look to the Harlem miracle
President Obama believes he has found the answer to preventing poor children from being fatally handicapped by their backgrounds, The Guardian reports. Harlem Children's Zone, HCZ, is a unique project inspiring great discussion and governmental enthusiasm
Posted by Edward Mather
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19Jun2009Ofsted report highlights the significance of reading for pleasure
The Guardian reports that schools have been ordered to overhaul their English teaching after a three-year study by Ofsted, published today, finding 30% of lessons are not good enough and little attempt is made to encourage teenagers to read for pleasure.
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
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02Apr2009Primary School Achievement and Attainment Tables 2009 released
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published the Primary School Achievement and Attainment Tables.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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03Feb2009Children's Society publishes findings from its Good Childhood inquiry
'A Good Childhood: searching for values in a competitive age' is the landmark report of The Children’s Society's independent national enquiry into childhood.
Posted by Edward Mather
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15Jan2009Achievement factors are profiled
A mother's education level is “strongly associated” with children's achievement at the age of five, according to new research examining why some young children do better than others, Nursery World reports.
Posted by Edward Mather
