Literacy

The highlights in this annual report was the establishment of a Literacy Implementation Group to develop a national implementation plan for adult literacy. It also contains updates on the development of a national reporting system, on our assessment framework for literacy, our ESOL policy, our advocacy work and the launch of our Health Literacy Strategy Report.

This edition focuses on NALA's work in areas such as assessment, literacy as a barrier to health, English for Speakers of a Second Language and Models of Family Literacy. It also contains external reviews such as one from South Tipperary Riding Council of the Return to Learning Initiative for workplace basic education and another from Marie Dolan on the National Tutor's forum.

The highlights in our 2007 annual report were the expansion of our distance education service, the launch of our new strategic plan 2007-2010, the start of a major new promotional campaign with An Post (the Irish postal authority) and our work on quality assurance at national level for students, leading to awards at Level 2.

The highlight in our 2008 annual report was our publicity work to raise awareness of the opportunities available to motivate people to return to learning, in particular our campaign work. It also contains a summary of our work in TV distance education (capturing 14% of the viewing audience), training developments in integrating literacy, clients of our Plain English Service and much more besides...