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Mandy is one of our Literacy Champions in Doncaster, and a Teaching Assistant in a local Pupil Referral Unit. Find out how we support her pupils and her school to help all children...Read post about Meet Mandy | Alternative Provision and Literacy Champion -
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Find out how Mikhail and his son, Alexi, learnt to communicate with each other through our First Words Together programmeRead post about Meet Mikhail and Alexi | First Words Together -
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Join us at Gateshead International Stadium on Friday 16 August, 11am to 2pm, for the first ever Stadium of Stories family fun festival!Read post about What's on in Gateshead this summer: Stadium of Stories -
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This blog explores first findings from our research project exploring children, young people and teachers' use of, and attitudes to, generative AI and literacy in 2024.Read post about Using generative AI to support literacy in 2024: What do we know? -
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To mark National Volunteers’ Week from 3 – 9 June, we spoke with North East Literacy Champion Zahra about her experience of supporting refugee families with language and literacy...Read post about Meet Zahra | North East Literacy Champion -
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Join the National Literacy Trust on the Yorkshire Coast’s marvellous makers and creatives for a summer of imaginative adventures!Read post about Storycraft Summer events -
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It can be hard to juggle time and money when everything is stretched so thin, and the priority is bringing money in to provide essentials like warmth, food and shelter. Resulting...Read post about Meet Literacy Champion Carrie | Smethwick -
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To mark National Volunteers’ Week, Rachel Collier shares her experience in helping her local community access books and develop a love for reading as a Read Manchester Literacy...Read post about Meet Rachel | Read Manchester Literacy Champion -
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How can the school library support Year 6 and Year 4 pupils during transition milestones?Read post about Library Lifeline part 20: using the school library to support school transition -
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Read Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho's original and exclusive poem written to commemorate our exciting Libraries for Primaries campaign milestone.Read post about One Thousand Libraries -
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Discover how Helen developed a love of reading aloud to her premature baby James with the help of the National Literacy Trust in Middlesbrough.Read post about Meet Helen, James and Sue | Middlesbrough -
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Explore the work of our Get Islington Reading programme and discover how to support children making the big change from primary to secondary school.Read post about Reading: a toolkit for transition -
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Discover how we partnered with Julie and her team to deliver far-reaching early years activities and events in the North East.Read post about Meet Julie | Early Years in Newcastle -
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How to use your school library to support pupil wellbeing.Read post about Library Lifeline part 19 How can my school library support pupil wellbeing? -
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Graphic novels can hook the most reluctant readers, but if where to start with building your school's collection?Read post about Library Lifeline part 18: I want to build my school’s graphic novel library but where do I start? -
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In the lead up to Children's Mental Health Week, we asked author-illustrator Charlie Mackesy a few questions about his best-selling book The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse.Read post about Q&A with Charlie Mackesy -
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Mother and daugher duo Simone and Taliah changed the stories of thousands of families in Bradford during the pandemic when they started volunteering together.Read post about Meet Simone and Taliah | Literacy Champions -
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If you have been considering partnering with your public library to arrange classroom visits but are unsure about the benefits or how to go about it, read this blog for all the...Read post about Library Lifeline part 17: How - and why - should I arrange class visits with my local library? -
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Muhamed's Year 11 students have been impacted by our Words that Count workshops, grown in confidence and feel equipped with the knowledge they need to face their futures.Read post about Meet Muhamed | Words that Count -
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Hear from one of our Literacy Champions on how she found the opportunity to lead a story time and her top tips for a successful session.Read post about Meet Janice | Literacy Champion
