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into the need for a national literacy agency. After a year of interviews with educational specialists, government officials, and the statutory and voluntary agencies whose work had a literacy component, the study’s conclusion was unequivocal: “No agency existed whose specific remit was to promote the
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National Literacy Trust runs a number of projects and networks and works with a range of professionals to deliver support for the development of literacy skills. Working with schools, nurseries, libraries and football clubs, it runs a number of initiatives to motivate and inspire more reluctant
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National Literacy Trust also runs a number of targeted campaigns in specific local areas, known as National Literacy Trust Hubs. National Literacy Trust Hubs bring together local partners to tackle literacy issues in communities across the UK where low levels of literacy are seriously impacting
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National Literacy Trust was legally registered as a charity on 19 November 1992 by Sir Simon. Its strategic remit was to “advance public education in Reading, Writing and other literacy skills… and to cooperate and collaborate with voluntary bodies and statutory authorities operating in similar
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a priority for politicians and parents, supports children and families to improve their literacy skills and conducts research on issues relating to literacy. It also works with teachers, literacy professionals and librarians, and establishes literacy projects in disadvantaged communities across the
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National Literacy Trust campaigns to improve public understanding of the vital importance and impact of literacy. The charity is the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy which launched in 2011. As the secretariat, the charity holds meetings and runs commissions that
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issue of literacy, in its many social, political and cultural dimensions, to stimulate new literacy initiatives, and to promote public awareness of the significance of the issue and of practical means to improve literacy standards in all age groups".
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