Events Database

28 historical macro events · 2010–today

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DateEvent
Nov 22, 10The Ministry of Stories opens for children who want to write
Nov 22, 10Michael Gove announces reading tests for six-year-olds
Nov 21, 10Nick Hornby: A champion for the written word
Nov 18, 10Nick Hornby opens Ministry of Stories to get Britain's kids writing again
Nov 9, 10School visits by authors boost children's writing confidence
Oct 12, 10Young Critics competition unearths serious reviewers
Oct 8, 10Great literature will always be relevant
Oct 7, 10Writing for National Poetry Day
Oct 6, 10Should spelling and grammar count in exams?
Oct 5, 10The rhyme and reason of reading to dementia patients
Sep 14, 10Out of Art into Literacy at the National Gallery
Sep 14, 10From pictures to words
Sep 10, 10Books appear as footnote at South Africa's resurrected literary festival
Aug 31, 10Reading Agency defends libraries' impact on literacy
Jul 22, 10Literacy unit faces closure
Jul 19, 10Primary school 'street' talk breeding illiteracy, claims thinktank
Jun 30, 10Manchester prepares for its first children's book festival
Jun 21, 10Tom Stoppard in warning over decline of 'printed page' in education
May 30, 10Novelist Dave Eggers backs radical child literacy move
May 18, 10Skills shortage is getting worse, bosses warn
May 7, 10Poor literacy and maths skills leave teenagers ill-equipped
May 3, 10Illiteracy and innumeracy are the UK's dirty little secrets
Apr 30, 10Many parents failing to read to children, survey shows
Apr 7, 10My iPhone has revolutionised my reading
Mar 16, 10Slumdog reveals learning treasures
Feb 2, 10Educational equality under Labour
Jan 26, 10The classroom is no place for politicians
Jan 19, 10Phonics: lost in translation