Year 6 pupils gather on the William Ivory tram to celebrate the winner of First Story’s six-word competition

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Next, tackling Nottingham’s struggling levels of illiteracy with help from a famous Notts scriptwriter. Despite a rich literary heritage – including UNESCO city of literature status –  Nottingham North has the eighth lowest literacy levels in Britain. Today, the writer of Common as Muck and Made in Dagenham, William Ivory’s been on a quest to inspire young readers… with a special prize for the most creative.



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