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World Service,22 Jun 1998,14 mins

Improving Literacy in Britain

The Learning World

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The British government is committing £50 million to a new literacy learning campaign aimed at children between 5 and 11. Why is this needed and how will the new campaign address it? Also on the programme: How the educational needs of the gypsy population in Hungary are currently met.

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