Pupils: Reading
Commons · Question 29850 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to encourage students with low literacy rates to develop a love of reading.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 14 Feb 2025
High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.The department knows that read...