Health 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 is packed full of useful pieces such as media tips for literacy awareness week, information on health and The Dental Health Foundation and reviews of literacy materials.

This is the Agency's first strategic plan. The plan was based on consultation with our Executive, staff and members and was developed in a time when the adult literacy issue was very much to the forefront, following the International Adult Literacy Survey, 1997.

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...