On 20th and 24th May we held roundtable sessions for the APPG’s literacy inquiry. Key education stakeholders and industry representatives joined us, with Baroness Perry of Southwark (former Chief Inspector of Schools) and Lord Knight of Weymouth (former Minister for Schools and Learners) kindly chairing the sessions.
Download the attendee lists: education stakeholders and industry representatives.
We explored questions including:
- Does society give children and young people mixed messages about literacy?
- What will the impact of the Government’s phonics policy be?
- To what extent do Government departments besides Department for Education – such as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department of Health – affect literacy rates?
- What literacy policy or policy changes would best support social mobility?
Download roundtable discussion areas.
Thank you to all those who took part. We are now drafting the inquiry’s final report, to be published in early July.