A FAIRLY new term, functional literacy, is now used to determine the state of literacy in the country. On April 4, the ...

The group initially challenged the definition of the term "woman" as included in Scottish legislation from 2018, which set targets to increase the proportion of women serving on public bodies.

During a ruling this morning, the UK Supreme Court ruled unanimously infavour of the legal challenge brought by For Women Scotland (FWS), stating the definitions of ‘sex’ and ‘woman’ in ...

If we go by the proper definition, literacy simply means “the ability to read and write.” That’s all it takes to be considered literate. This brings us to another important term—literacy rate.