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5 May 2014: Letters: RIP Bob Hoskins. Best remembered for the beautifully crafted BBC television series On the Move, on coping with aspects of illiteracy -
1 May 2014:
Mark Lawson: From the adult literacy series On the Move, through to classy literary adaptations, via the odd dodgy geezer or two, the late actor's small-screen career shares the qualities of his best film work
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16 Mar 2014:
A new survey shows how ebooks and Kindles are re-shaping reading habits, writes Anna Baddeley
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Guardian Professional, 3 Mar 2014:
With one in four young people in developing countries illiterate, how can we address an international 'learning crisis'? Our panel of experts had plenty of ideas
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Guardian Professional, 17 Feb 2014:
Despite rising enrollment to meet goals, one in four young people in developing countries are illiterate. Join our live chat on improving quality of education on Thursday 20 February at 1pm
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Quiz,
7 Nov 2013:
Pit your wits against Hans Rosling, the data Jedi master. The Swedish professor presents, Don't Panic: The Truth About Population, on BBC2 on Thursday
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Guardian Professional, 22 Oct 2013:
With England performing badly in a recent global review of adult skills, Alastair Thomson from Niace looks at what further education can learn from the research
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Guardian Professional, 14 Oct 2013:
David Walker: Deliver pizzas not priorities. The UK's dismal literacy ranking should kickstart government into using clearer language
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Interactive,
8 Oct 2013:
How much more literate are the better educated in OECD countries? In which countries are women better with numbers than men? Find out the percentage gaps between different social groups literacy and numeracy skills using our interactive chart
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8 Oct 2013:
When it comes to literacy, numeracy and basic problem-solving, which is the strongest labour market in the world?
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Guardian Professional, 13 Sep 2012: A network of 19 writers is holding writing workshops and reading groups in some of England's toughest jails. Hazel Davis reports
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10 Jul 2012:
More demanding English requirement could delay spouses gaining visas
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13 Mar 2012: Simplifying the language learning journey for migrants motivates a teacher in Scotland
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1 Dec 2011: Government study in basic numeracy and literacy finds 24% of adults in England would struggle to count up to 1,000
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23 Sep 2011:
An expert in adult education continues the debate on how to combat illiteracy
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