Written question asked by Chris Evans (Labour) on Monday, 15 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 October 2018. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 October 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Literacy

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adults without basic literacy skills.

Answer

This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. This is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.

To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.

Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning more flexibly to adults with low or intermediate skills.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 179202
Session: 2017-19
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Literacy
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Literacy

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