The Literacy Game: The Story of the National Literacy Strategy

The National Literacy Strategy, initiated in England in 1997, was the most ambitious educational reform programme in the world. While it achieved significant success, there are lessons to be learned at every level from government through local administration to school leaders and teachers.

John Stannard was director of the NLS, responsible for national implementation up to December 2000. Since then, he has been involved in evaluating the Strategy nationally, and working on related initiatives in other countries Laura Huxford was the training director responsible for the development and introduction of professional development resources and teaching resources from 1997 to 2004 and has had close front-line involvement with schools over most of the lifetime of the Strategy