đź“° Adult Literacy News Summary
National literacy charity based in Bedford urges parents to read with children this summer
30-Jul-2025 - UK
With around 600,000 pupils set to begin secondary school later this year, it's estimated that one in four will do so without meeting the expected reading standard – a challenge a national literacy charity is urging parents to help tackle. Schoolreaders provides over 35,000 children with weekly classroom reading sessions in England, connecting over 3,500 volunteers with primary schools.
Read moreCall for volunteers to boost school literacy levels
28-Jul-2025 - UK
A reading charity based in Nottingham has set a target to place a volunteer in every primary school - as the city and county remain below average in literacy standards. Literacy Volunteers, founded in 1996, supports children aged four to 11 with one-to-one reading time during school hours.
Read moreBottom 10 per cent missing out on GCSE core subject success
27-Jul-2025 - UK
A focus on English and maths resits has pushed England’s young adults up the global rankings but the most needy have been left behind.
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 moreInformation 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 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.
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