đź“° Adult Literacy News Summary
Information literacy is a core skill – and libraries are ideally placed to embed it
25-Jul-2025 - UK
With the digital environment changing rapidly, information literacy is essential in both academic and professional contexts. Integrating information literacy into the core curriculum, assessing skills and providing a certification recognised by employers are all crucial ways librarians support students. Here is how our institution’s libraries are implementing information literacy programmes for health students.
Read moreTrump’s Education Department says it will unfreeze billions in grant money for schools
25-Jul-2025 - USA
The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators around the country who rely on the money for English language instruction, adult literacy and other programs.
Read moreMajor skills fund targets hardest-to-reach communities in Devon
23-Jul-2025 - UK
Devon has launched a new grant scheme to boost adult literacy, digital skills and employability in coastal and rural areas, with up to ÂŁ60,000 available per project. Devon County Council has announced the launch of Essential Skills Devon , a government-backed initiative inviting community-led organisations to apply for funding of between ÂŁ20,000 and ÂŁ60,000. The programme aims to support projects that tackle barriers to learning and improve adult literacy, numeracy, digital proficiency, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
Read moreA charity which helps adults with their reading is launching into Huddersfield and is appealing for volunteers
22-Jul-2025 - UK
A charity which helps adults learn or improve their reading is aiming to launch in Huddersfield and across Kirklees. Read Easy Kirklees & Calderdale has been active for 18 months in Calderdale and is now looking to recruit new volunteers to support their adult literacy work in Kirklees. Read Easy is a UK-based national charity that provides free, confidential, one-on-one reading coaching to adults. They recruit, train and support volunteers to use a phonics-based system.
Read moreEducation aid cuts to severely harm futures of children across developing world, research says
16-Jul-2025 - UK
Aid cuts to education, and in particular foundational learning of reading and maths for young children, will have a major impact on the futures of children across the developing world, new research suggests. The UN has projected that global aid for education will fall by a quarter between 2023 and 2027. The US and UK — until recently the largest bilateral donors for foundational education—are both expected to almost entirely cut their education spending.
Read moreHistoric $14million investment to boost adult literacy and numeracy skills
15-Jul-2025 - Australia
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments have finalised an historic agreement to boost the numeracy, literacy and digital skills of South Australians. It comes as a recent survey by the Australian Industry Group has revealed nearly 90 per cent of Australian businesses are suffering productivity issues due to low levels of language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy among workers.
Read moreQueen honoured for work promoting literacy
15-Jul-2025 - UK
Queen Camilla was made an honorary freeman and liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. The honour recognises her extensive work in promoting literacy and reading, including her charity The Queen’s Reading Room and the Coronation Libraries project.
Read moreOverhauling the NHS app is at the heart of UK healthcare plans, but it could leave some people behind
11-Jul-2025 - UK
The UK government’s ten-year health plan promises a radical digital transformation of the NHS. A key part of this change is said to come from developing the NHS app, which is being hailed as a “doctor in your pocket”. The upgraded app will apparently offer features like instant health advice, appointment booking, prescription management and access to personal health records. But while it may herald a new era of convenience for many, it risks leaving behind anyone who struggles with an increasingly digital world.
Read morePredicting adult literacy and numeracy: Findings from the British cohort study
10-Jul-2025 - UK
This study investigates factors that predict adult literacy and numeracy using a large, stratified, and nationally representative sample of 5397 adults (48.6 % females) in the UK. Results showed that parental social status (at birth), childhood intelligence (at age 10), teenage internal locus of control (at age 16), educational qualifications and occupational levels (at ages 26 and 30) were all significantly and positively associated with adult literacy and numeracy (at age 34).
Read moreNational Literacy Charity Attends No.10 for Launch of National Year of Reading 2026
10-Jul-2025 - UK
With one in four children leaving primary school below the expected reading standard, a charity providing crucial reading support is proud to be a key part of the Government’s National Year of Reading 2026 – a nationwide initiative aimed at reigniting a love of reading among children across the country. Marking the start of this ambitious programme, Schoolreaders’ Founder and Chair of Trustees, Jane Whitbread, attended the official launch event at 10 Downing Street earlier this week.
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