Political parties pledge to support literacy campaign

The three leading UK political parties have pledged to support the National Literacy Forum’s campaign to improve literacy in the UK.   The National Literacy Forum, led by the National Literacy Trust and supported by organisations such as Booktrust and The Reading Agency, yesterday (29th October), presented its “Vision for Literacy 2025”– for all children born this year to have the literacy skills they need to succeed by the time they finish secondary school – to parliament.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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