UKLA Submits Evidence to the School Library Commission
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The School Library Commission is chaired by Baroness Estelle Morris, is a joint initiative between The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the National Literacy Trust.
The Commission aims to set a national agenda to ensure school libraries are delivering exceptional services to help young people reach their potential. The Commission will launch its final report in summer 2010. For further information see:
http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/policy/nlt_policy/school_library_commission
UKLA Children’s Book Award 2010 shortlists announced
Monday, March 15, 2010
UKLA supports teachers as readers! For the last few months teachers from 20 schools across Hampshire have been reading, discussing and arguing about selections for the UKLA Children’s Book Awards 2010. The wait for the shortlists is over. Click here for further information.
Longlists for 2010 Children’s book Awards announced today
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is delighted that teachers in Hampshire will select the UKLA Children’s Book Awards in 2010. The UKLA Children’s Book Awards are national awards conferred by education professionals and are held in high esteem by teachers, who regard the shortlists as a reliable indicators of the best books of the year for inclusion in class and school collections. Our awards are unique as they are the only national awards selected by teachers. The awards will be presented at a wine reception at the University of Winchester on Thursday July 8th 4.30-6pm. All teachers from participating schools and UKLA members will be invited, together with shortlisted authors and their publishers.
View the 3-11 and 12-16 longlists
UKLA makes major contribution to National Literacy Trust Literacy manifesto!
Friday, September 18, 2009
The National Literacy Trust has launched a Manifesto for literacy to call on the political parties to prioritise literacy in their manifestos for the anticipated 2010 election. The Manifesto for literacy makes specific recommendations for government to develop literacy support for families, to modernise literacy teaching and to run a national campaign taking literacy to new audiences.
The United Kingdom Literacy Association made a substantial submission to the consultation which led to the final manifesto content. Download the UKLA’s submission (PDF format)
The NLT manifesto can be read in full here: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/manifesto
TDA launches search for 100,000 tutors to provide helping one to one support to pupils in English schools
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is urging teachers in England to sign up to a new government initiative which will provide extra one-on-one support for 600,000 pupils in maths and English. The call to action comes as new research claims the majority of pupils (73 per cent) find it hard to ask for extra help in class.
The TDA is calling on current, former and retired qualified teachers to sign up to the programme, with the aim of recruiting up to 100,000 tutors by October 2010. Tutors will be paid to provide ten one-to-one sessions to eligible pupils aged nine to 14 to help get them back on track to meet national expectations.
Schools in England will work with their local authorities to identify eligible pupils and tutoring will begin in September. Sessions can take place in a school, in the pupil’s home, or at a town centre location such as a library. Tuition can take place during school hours, after school, at weekends or in school holidays.
Tutors will be paid a typical rate of £25 per hour for 12 hours per pupil - 10 hours tuition and two hours planning time .
For more information go to http://www.tda.gov.uk/teachers/onetoonetuition
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UKLA has allowed me to further develop my interest in multiliteracies by providing me with the means to discuss and share practice with other like-minded colleagues. ”
Martin Waller
Primary Teacher
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