📰 Adult Literacy News Summary
Katsina Government to Launch Literacy Classes for Repentant Bandits
15-Jun-2025 - Nigeria
The Katsina State Agency for Mass Education has unveiled plans to begin literacy classes for repentant bandits as part of efforts to reintegrate them into society. According to the state government, the initiative follows recent peace agreements reached in several local government areas previously plagued by banditry.
Read moreChildren in Poorest Areas Falling Behind by Age Five – Literacy Charity Targets Areas of Greatest Need
13-Jun-2025 - UK
One in four children leave primary school unable to read to the expected standard – and those in England’s most deprived areas are even less likely to meet key developmental goals by age five, according to UNICEF UK. But a charity operating throughout Manchester is making a tangible difference – one story at a time. In the region, Schoolreaders volunteers actively operate in a third of primary schools but still require at least 110 more volunteers to help tackle the literacy gap in the region.
Read moreMedia Students Create New Training Film For Literacy Charity
11-Jun-2025 - UK
Media students from West Nottinghamshire College have made a meaningful contribution to a local charity by producing a new staff training video to support their work in schools. Literacy Volunteers, a Nottingham-based registered charity, has been supporting children and families for years by promoting reading, communication, and social skills development.
Read moreWhat Mizoram, Goa's ‘Fully Literate’ Tag Under the ULLAS Programme Means
08-Jun-2025 - India
ULLAS is the latest adult literacy programme rolled out by the Indian government. It aims to equip 50 million 'non-literate individuals' over the age of 15 with foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Last month, Mizoram and Goa declared themselves to be 'fully literate' states.
Read moreMagical! Festival of Stories is 'biggest and best yet'
05-Jun-2025 - UK
World-class authors and performers 'booked' some time in at Rotherham for this year’s Festival of Stories. Hosted by leading children's literacy charity Grimm and Co and in celebration of Rotherham becoming the world's first Children’s Capital of Culture for 2025, the week-long event returned with a special edition of fun and family events at Grimm’s Emporium of Stories and different venues around the town.
Read moreA Charity In Wakefield That Helps Adults To Read Is Recruiting Volunteers
04-Jun-2025 - UK
Ready Easy started to set up a branch of its charity in the city in 2023. A spokesperson for the charity said: "With seven per cent of the adult population of Wakefield unable to read in a way that impacts their daily life a group of volunteers have formed Read Easy Wakefield to offer support."
Read moreLiteracy Charity Absorbed By Larger Counterpart
02-Jun-2025 - UK
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has become part of the National Literacy Trust after a merger was completed yesterday (1 June). The charities have 200 and 12 employees, respectively, and all CLPE staff have transferred to the NLT except chief executive Rebecca Eaves, who has left the organisation.
Read moreCessation Of Funding For The National Centre For Tertiary Teaching Excellence And Literacy And Numeracy For Adults
23-May-2025 - New Zealand
The Government has announced that funding for Ako Aotearoa, the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence (NCTTE) and Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Cultural Capability (ALNACC) will cease on 30 June 2025 and 31 December 2025 respectively. While the Government does acknowledge that quality teaching is important and central to effective learning, in a tight fiscal environment it has made the decision to reprioritise funding to support the viability of strategically important vocational education and training.
Read moreHalifax-Based Business Project Group Boosts Children’s Reading via Partnership with National Literacy Charity
22-May-2025 - UK
National children’s reading charity Schoolreaders has partnered with a leading furnishing, fit-out and service provider to enhance employee wellbeing and support reading ability in primary schools.
Read moreLetchworth Woman's Graduation After Learning To Read
20-May-2025 - UK
A woman from Letchworth is celebrating graduating from a "life-changing programme" she began last year. Read Easy Stevenage and North Herts is a charity that provides free, confidential, one-to-one coaching for adults who want to learn how to read. Hazel, who joined the programme 11 months ago, has now completed the course and celebrated her graduation with family, friends and supporters of Read Easy at The Settlement in Letchworth.
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