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LATEST LITERACY STORIES

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MAGIC TOWN: THE APP AIMING TO BRING CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO LIFE


INTERVIEW: The game-ification of learning It didn't take long after the iPad arrived to see that young...

POOR LITERACY STANDARDS TACKLED


A five-year plan aimed at raising poor reading and writing standards in Welsh schools is published....

PEARSON BUYS CERTIPORT FOR $140M TO BEEF UP ITS IT TESTING BUSINESS GLOBALLY


Pearson, the educational publisher, today made a move to beef up its international professional IT testing business: it announced that it is buyi...

SCHOOL LITERACY PLANNING CONCERN


Many schools in Wales are failing to plan well enough on how to develop literacy and numeracy among 11 to 14 year-olds, education body Estyn warns....

BABOONS 'RECOGNISE GENUINE WORDS'


It may not be quite the same as producing the complete works of Shakespeare, but baboons have shown they can master one of the basic elements of liter...

IN DEPTH: HOW THE PC OF THE FUTURE IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK

Ultrabooks and convertiblesPCs have always been fairly easy things to spot: if it has a keyboard, a display, a pointing device, storage and a selectio...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

NEWS IN BRIEF: ONE MORE THING: WEB TO SHUT DOWN THIS SATURDAY

One More Thing: Web to shut down this SaturdayWe don't want to worry people - but the internet is set to get shutdown on Saturday, so you better ...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

GOVERNMENT URGED TO SPLIT IT GCSE INTO SPECIALIST AND GENERAL COURSES

Rosalie Marshall , V3.co.uk Industry leaders advise government against scrapping technology exams Key figures from the IT industry and the education...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

NURSERY STAFF SKILLS 'ARE CAUSE FOR CONCERN'

Nursery staff and childminders are being allowed to work at pre-school groups without demonstrating basic literacy or numeracy skills, according to a ...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

REVIEW RAISES CHILDMINDER CONCERNS

Nursery staff and childminders are allowed to work at pre-school groups without displaying basic literacy or numeracy skills, according to a Governmen...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

REVIEW RAISES CHILDMINDER CONCERNS

Nursery staff and childminders are allowed to work at pre-school groups without displaying basic literacy or numeracy skills, according to a Governmen...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

CONCERN OVER NURSERY STAFF SKILLS

A review of the qualifications for nursery staff and childminders has highlighted concerns about literacy and numeracy skills among workers....[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

POOR LITERACY 'EARLY DEATH LINK'

One in three adults aged over 65 have problems understanding basic instructions on how to take aspirin, suggests a BMJ study....[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

OFSTED: LITERACY STANDARDS FALLING BEHIND

Literacy standards in English schools are falling behind those in other countries with one in five children failing to achieve the expected levels, Of...[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago

CALLS FOR 'NO EXCUSES' LITERACY BID

A "no excuses culture" to improve standards of literacy and English in schools will be called for by Ofsted's chief inspector....[ LITERACY ARTICLES, ANALYSIS]
2 months ago
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