The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Education is holding an inquiry into how to overcome barriers to literacy and ensure every child can access the curriculum. Fabian Hamilton MP, Chairman of the APPG for Education, commented that, “Literacy and numeracy standards have a profound impact on a child’s future well-being and on the contribution that …
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Oct 19 2010
Safeguarding literacy
The Group’s most recent meeting in October examined Safeguarding literacy: access to the curriculum and social mobility. The three speakers (Dr Rona Tutt OBE, Ruth Miskin and Tricia Adams) discussed the anomalies in literacy policy that the Government needs to overcome, such as schools not being required to have a library. They also analysed how …