Nursery staff train in adult literacy

A new training programme intended to equip nursery staff with the necessary skills to help them support families with low basic skills is being tested out in four local authorities in England. The local authorities, Leeds, Norfolk, Birmingham and the London borough of Haringey, are piloting the First Step training, developed by the Basic Skills Agency, before it is introduced across England and offered to all settings that are part of the Neighbourhood Nurseries initiative.