{"title": "Literacy at the IOE: Past, present and future", "start": "2026-11-03T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "UCL Institute of Education", "address": "Bedford Way 20, WC1H 0AL London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/literacy"], "description": "A symposium exploring literacy research and scholarship at the UCL Institute of Education. It is hosted by the institute's International Literacy Centre, a pledge partner of the National Year of Reading, and marks UCL's 200th anniversary. The event looks at past, present and future scholars of literacy, showing how the institute's scholarship influences and supports literacy education and development worldwide. 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