11 Feb 2014
Animo TV is producing a new series of ' The Family Project' which will promote education in the home.
This series will follow 6 families as they try to integrate learning into everyday life. The families will learn to get more out of daily activities that have a learning component. Learning is...
24 Jan 2014
The Literacy Development Centre, in conjunction with NALA, is offering two research bursaries in the field of adult literacy and numeracy/adult education.
Each bursary is worth €10,000 and covers course fees for a Masters by research programme with an allowance for expenses.
Full details on the...
16 Jan 2014
If you are teaching numeracy to adults, you may like to read our latest research report, ‘What really counts: case studies on adult numeracy practice in Ireland'.
We learn best from each other, and this research shows great practice among numeracy tutors in five different centres across the country...
9 Jan 2014
We are delighted to bring you our new strategic plan for 2014-2016. In it we set out how we aim to improve outcomes for adults with literacy and numeracy difficulties and highlight the value of improved literacy and numeracy skills to Ireland’s social and economic development. We hope to will...
4 Dec 2013
NALA has been running a Distance Learning Service since 2000. This Service is designed to provide learning opportunities to adults who wish to improve their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills from the comfort of their own home. Support is provided to learners through the post, over the telephone and...
3 Dec 2013
The Director of the National Adult Literacy Agency, Inez Bailey, has today welcomed the latest OECD PISA results for 15 year olds in Ireland but highlighted the need to support those who showed poor literacy skills.
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international...
3 Dec 2013
The latest OECD PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results show that in 2012, Ireland’s 15-year-olds are among the best OECD countries in reading and are performing significantly above the OECD average in mathematics and science. These results show significant improvements in...
27 Nov 2013
Healthcare professionals across the country are being called upon today to begin preparing their entries for the 2014 annual Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards ahead of the 7th of February closing date next year. Established in 2007, the Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards is the longest...
7 Nov 2013
The Better Together Business Award is given to outstanding companies in Ireland that support good causes. And here in the National Adult Literacy Agency we think An Post deserve this award because quite simply, they've been outstanding.
For 6 years, An Post has funded a TV advertising campaign to...
5 Nov 2013
NALA cheer on thousands of young readers in more than 540 schools for MS READaTHON 2013
Reading is at a peak with thousands of young people and children reading thousands of books for the 26th MS READaTHON. More than 540 schools around the country have signed up to read and raise funds for people...