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.

Young People news stories:

• 03Sep2009
  Some primary pupils leave school having only read three books

  Some children are reading as few as three books in their time at primary school, recent research from educational publisher Heinemann revealed.

  Posted by Anna Lindsay

• 26Aug2009
  Quarter of boys miss writing target at seven

  A quarter of seven-year-old boys in England do not have basic writing skills, while just over a fifth are unable to read simple words, government figures revealed. The figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families for 533,000 seven-year-o

  Posted by Charlotte Foster

• 13Jul2009
  Children want more time outdoors, poll finds

  More than a third of children spend less than an hour outside each day, The Guardian reports. According to the National Trust's survey, eight out of 10 youngsters feel they spend too much time indoors, watching television or playing computer games.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 01Jul2009
  Children's radio: a vital medium

  Broadcaster and campaigner Susan Stranks says a new public service radio network for young listeners is necessary to support a Sound Start in life for children, reports the RCSLT Bulletin.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 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

• 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

• 26Feb2009
  Strategy targets child well-being

  Nursery World reports on the Government's Health Lives, Brighter Futures strategy, a strategy issued jointly by the Department for Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

  Posted by Edward Mather

• 13Feb2009
  Big shake-up in child healthcare from birth to adulthood

  The Guardian reports on the Government's plan to revamp antenatal classes for new parents to include training in how to look after their babies under a plan to improve children's health up to the age of 19.

  Posted by Edward Mather