Business Pledge for Literacy - Staffordshire Chambers

Overview of the Business Pledge

The UK is facing a huge literacy challenge. This need is especially pressing in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, where in some areas, a quarter of all children live in low-income families.

We know every child deserves the best possible start in life, and that language, communication and literacy are vital routes to boost children’s life chances and unlock their full potential in education and employment.

The Staffordshire Business Pledge for Literacy provides a framework for businesses to tackle the literacy challenges throughout the county by working with the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce and National Literacy Trust. You can help by being a business that:

• Supports the drive to raise literacy levels in the local community

• Engages employees in tackling the literacy challenge

• Ensures partnership action to promote literacy

Be part of the solution! Your business can help tackle low levels of literacy in Staffordshire by signing the Staffordshire Business Pledge for Literacy.

Sign the Pledge Today

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Which of the following literacy based activities would you be interested in finding out more about?

Funding/Sponsoring literacy projects in your area

Providing volunteers for local literacy projects

Working with local schools and their pupils to boost literacy levels

Raising the profile of literacy in the workplace

Organising employee fundraising for literacy projects

Support available for supporting staff with low literacy levels

Local literacy activities in your area

Raising awareness of the work of the National Literacy Trust

Please tell us about any great work your business is already undertaking to help to tackle low levels of literacy in young people or adults across Staffordshire.

Are you happy for your contact details to be shared with the National Literacy Trust and Stoke Reads?