Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy launched the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools on 13 September 2017.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy
Our All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy launched in November 2011 and is committed to ensuring parliamentary knowledge and support for the latest research, policy and best practice in the field of literacy.
The group is chaired by Lucy Powell MP, with Stephen Twigg MP as the vice chair and Lord Knight, Lord Tope and Lord Gilbert of Panteg acting as officers.
We carry out parliamentary commissions and projects to explore major policy issues.
Commissions, policy papers and projects
Literacy score - mapping literacy need across England
The literacy score is a new measure of literacy vulnerability which we have developed with Experian. Together we have created constituency literacy rankings which measure literacy need in every electoral ward and in each parliamentary constituency in England.
Policy briefing on Education White Paper 2016
We held a high-level roundtable in Parliament in May 2016 to discuss the white paper and its implications for the education sector and literacy specifically.
Youth Literacy and Employability Commission
The Youth Literacy and Employability Commission was a joint venture between the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy and the National Literacy Trust to gather evidence and make recommendations to government on what action is required to address the link between low literacy and youth unemployment.
Boys’ Reading Commission
Research consistently shows boys’ reading lags behind girls. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy’s Boys' Reading Commission was a joint venture with the National Literacy Trust from January to June 2012.
The School Library Commission
The School Library Commission was a joint initiative between The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the National Literacy Trust which aimed to set a national agenda to ensure school libraries deliver exceptional services to help young people reach their potential.