The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is concerned with literacy education in school and out-of-school settings in all phases of education and members include classroom teachers, teaching assistants, school literacy co-ordinators, LEA literacy consultants, teacher educators, researchers, inspectors, advisors, publishers and librarians.
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The award is given every year to an inspiring, creative teacher of literacy. Nominations are invited from headteachers. Shortlisted teachers are then invited to submit portfolios of their work... Read more>
Friday 24th February 2012, University of Sheffield. The symposium explores cutting edge research in writing across the age phases 3-18 years... Read more>
What kind of English curriculum do we need? The Heart of English group is holding a conference on Saturday, 4th February 2012 at The Globe...Read more>
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I don’t know whether you spotted the announcements at the LIBDEM conference last week about the pupil premium. First we had Sarah Teather announce an increase to the pupil premium: http://www.libdems.org.uk/latest_news_detail.aspx?title=Sarah_Teather%E2%80%99s_speech_to_Liberal_Democrat_Autumn_Conference&pPK=0b20f466-bd30-4abc-842a-3a273aed6f5c Then the next day Nick Clegg decided how much…Read more >
In this month’s two articles – one about using films in the primary school primary and the other about teaching Wordsworth in the secondary school, David Whitley explores the links between nature and texts. We are grateful to Helen Hancock for allowing us to offer articles from the Primary English Magazine and the Secondary English Magazine to members.
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The Digital Literacy Classroom
Are you interested in exploring ways of using new technologies within Literacy lessons? Do you need ideas for enhancing your...read more
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The Handbook of Primary English in Initial Teacher Education by Teresa Cremin & Henrietta Dombey
Now £9 (Members) and £12 (Non Members)
