%T How schools can improve literacy and numeracy performance and why it (still) matters %I Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (NSW) %D 2016 %K Primary education, %K Secondary education, %K Literacy, %K Numeracy, %K Evidence-based practice, %K Educational achievement, %K Government schools %U https://apo.org.au/node/235316 %X This paper examines evidence-based practices that can be implemented by schools to enhance literacy and numeracy performance. Educating students in literacy and numeracy is a key responsibility of schools as literacy and numeracy are ‘foundational skills’ that underpin the subsequent development of more complex skills. %9 Report %A Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (NSW)