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Organisations and partnerships

Organisations and partnerships. Helen Chicot Literacy Co-ordinator, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The Case for the Policy:. Literacy and Social Inclusion Reducing inequalities Promoting opportunity Using the power of literacy

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Organisations and partnerships

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  1. Organisations and partnerships Helen Chicot Literacy Co-ordinator, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

  2. The Case for the Policy: • Literacy and Social Inclusion • Reducing inequalities • Promoting opportunity • Using the power of literacy • National Literacy Trust (2008) Literacy Changes Lives: An Advocacy Resource. [www.literacytrust.org.uk]

  3. Literacy Entitlement Group: Economic Partnership and Children’s Trust

  4. Outcomes of the Literacy Entitlement Group: • Collaborative Work • What’s My Story? • Two disciplines: • Libraries • Arts Development • Targeted those in greatest need • Diverse group • Built confidence • Developed new stories Adapting practice approaches:

  5. A specific project:Literacy Champions • Their job is to reach the parts that other services cannot. • Literacy Champions: • Are Front line workers or volunteers • Appreciate the value of literacy • Use their unique knowledge or expertise • They aren’t literacy experts • They do an awesome job…

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