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.

The home news stories:

• 19Jun2009
  Ofsted 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

• 17Jun2009
  One 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

• 12Jun2009
  Families rely on word-of-mouth for childcare information

  A National Childminding Association (NCMA) survey finds that just 17% of families use local authority information services to plan childcare for their children, Children & Young People Now reports.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 09Jun2009
  New children’s laureate sworn in

  Anthony Browne, the surreal illustrator of the adored Gorilla and Willy the Wimp, has been selected as the sixth children's laureate.

  Posted by Sam Brookes

• 05Jun2009
  The superpowers of comic books and literacy

  Experts believe that writing about comic book heroes can dramatically improve young people's writing skills, reports The Times Educational Supplement Cymru (TES).

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 02Jun2009
  Is TV delaying child development?

  New research published in the latest edition of Archives of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests having the TV on may impair young children's development by reducing the amount of conversation between infant and adult, BBC's Clare Murphy reports.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 01May2009
  Where have all the health visitors gone?

  Mother & Baby reports on the repercussions of dwindling health visits to new mums.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 03Apr2009
  Don't blame teachers when it's parents who are failing

  Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, defends teachers and their part in students' lives, The Observer reports.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 02Apr2009
  Primary 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

• 01Apr2009
  Proposals offer more choice and help parents share care

  Family and Parenting Institute reports on the new proposals from the Equality and Human Rights Commissions (EHRC), outlined in the Working Better report. These proposals will help parents share the caring responsibilities of their children more equally.

  Posted by Edward Mather