OECD (PIAAC) Survey: England’s Youth Skills Show Dramatic Improvement Since 2012
Young adults’ literacy and numeracy skills have improved in the last decade, according to new findings from an international survey of adult skills. Overall, adults…
Literacy
Announcing the winner of the CoLRiC Innovative Practice Award 2024
A significant benefit of the Council for Learning Resources in Colleges (CoLRiC) membership is the eligibility to nominate a team or individual for our national…
Congress speaker’s story fuels dyslexic learner’s quest to read and write
Stephen Reynolds was inspired to get support to learn to read and write after hearing a speaker at a GMB Congress talk about his own…
World’s largest literacy campaign launches new initiative with the help of Jack Black
TOTS (Turn On The Subtitles), the world’s largest literacy campaign, has announced the launch of its latest initiative, asking 40 million households in the UK…
New study names the best performing European countries for education – UK is in the top 5!
The PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) scores are published yearly by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). The intent is to evaluate…
Reading in prisons: Why there are grounds for optimism
While Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons may have concerns about the progress made in improving reading in prisons, Novus’ Richard Wakelin highlights innovative…
Ofsted report on reading in Prisons. Is terrible reading. Gutting in fact! FE Soundbite edition 701
Welcome to Soundbite Edition 701! 1st July 2023: Ofsted report on reading in Prisons. Is terrible reading. Gutting in fact! This is the weekly e-newsletter…
L&W research: The proportion of adults with low levels of literacy and numeracy varies drastically across England
Huge disparity in adult literacy and numeracy must be tackled to boost levelling up, analysis shows The proportion of adults with low levels of literacy…
The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy
Guidance for schools to meet existing expectations for teaching early reading. Documents The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy – all sections and appendices…
