
England is facing a serious literacy crisis. Last year, one child in three left primary school unable to read and write to the level expected for their age; rising to one child in two from disadvantaged backgrounds. Young people in England aged 16 to 24 have among the lowest literacy levels internationally and, what’s more, 5.1 million adults in England don’t have the reading and writing skills expected of an 11-year-old.
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