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Tag Archives: literacy
Teresa Pearce MP supports Erith and Thamesmead campaign for every child to join local library and share a love of reading
Teresa Pearce MP is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Challenge launches across England and Wales on Saturday 13 July 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, House of Commons, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged literacy, Local Libraries, Summer Reading Challenge, The Reading Agency
Teresa Pearce MP backs joke competition for Primary Schools aimed at improving children’s communication skills
Teresa Pearce MP is writing to local schools in Erith and Thamesmead to highlight Voice Box, an annual joke-telling competition designed by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to build schoolchildren’s communication skills. Over 10% of children … Continue reading
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Tagged Competition, Education, literacy, primary school, speech and language, Voice Box, young people