Literacy

How can teachers best use film as a text to improve literacy?   What are the benefits of filmmaking for young people and how can it be incorporated simply and practically into teaching and learning?  Educators across the UK can now expand their skills by taking part in an innovative and …

Thanks to a £1m grant from The JJ Charitable Trust, The National Literacy Trust has today announced the launch of brand new school improvement programmes which take a revolutionary whole-school approach, aiming to improve secondary school attainment by changing school culture and embedding literacy throughout the curriculum. The National Literacy …

Britain’s biggest newspaper has teamed up with some of the most popular children’s authors and entertainers to introduce a new weekly feature encouraging parents to read with their children. Specially written ten-minute stories from authors including David Walliams (Mr Stink), former children¹s laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Jeff Kinney …

What does it mean to be addicted to something and how much time on the internet is too much?  What is the role of Facebook, Google and other major corporations behind the internet?  What are the consequences of cyberbullying?  These and other vital questions about the influence of the worldwide …

LEGO® Education and Pearson have announced an integrated solution for early literacy educators. The offering is part of the Pearson Wordsmith solution and is available to schools as part of the service. This is a specialised combination of new Wordsmith lesson plans that are specifically designed for use with LEGO …

Over 200 people who could read and write, including one guest who learnt to read at 25, attended and supported a charity ball at the May Fair Hotel on Monday 2nd June. Over £170,000 was raised in total in aid of Beanstalk, an exceptional children’s literacy charity. The event was sponsored …