Communities and local areas
We target our work in the communities that need help most, working with local partners to deliver place-based solutions.
Every community faces different challenges and we need local solutions. Significant government investment and a national educational policy have not achieved results in the most deprived areas.
We believe that by taking coordinated action at a local level to drive up literacy levels, we can support increased educational attainment and employability skills, and improve health outcomes and social capital.
National Literacy Trust Hubs and regional campaigns help communities to achieve these aims.
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Our approach
Learn more about our experience in local communities and the benefits of our Hubs approach.
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Local authorities
Discover how we can work with you and your local partners to develop a plan to address low literacy.
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Hubs report
Download a report on the impact of our first three Hubs in Middlesbrough, Bradford and Peterborough.
National Literacy Trust Hubs
National Literacy Trust Hubs bring together local partners to tackle literacy issues in communities across the UK where low levels of literacy are seriously impacting on people’s lives.
We work with local businesses, health, education and cultural organisations to help raise literacy levels in our Hub areas. Our approach is different in each place we work because every community has different needs and this is the best way to create long-lasting change.
Each Hub has a public-facing campaign brand.
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Bradford
Since 2014, we have been fighting illiteracy in Bradford through unique, community-driven projects.Learn more -
Birmingham
Birmingham Stories is the campaign to raise literacy levels and change the life stories of young people and adults across the city.Learn more -
Doncaster
By encouraging a love of reading, we’re helping the children of Doncaster improve their literacy levels and achieve their full potential.Learn more -
Hastings
In Hastings, we're working to develop a town of confident and ambitious young people with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.Learn more -
Middlesbrough
Since 2013, Middlesbrough Reads has been working to improve the literacy and future prospects of the town’s children.Learn more -
North Yorkshire Coast
The National Literacy Trust Hub on the North Yorkshire Coast is known locally as Our Stories.Learn more -
Nottingham
Read On Nottingham works with families and young children to improve their life chances by giving them the early literacy skills they need.Learn more -
Peterborough
The National Literacy Trust Hub in Peterborough is branded Peterborough Reads.Learn more -
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke Reads inspires the city to enjoy reading and helps parents to support their children’s literacy skills.Learn more -
Swindon
Swindon Stories is an innovative campaign to boost literacy levels in Swindon.Learn more -
Manchester
Read Manchester engages local families with books and stories, and inspires them to make reading a priority in their everyday lives.Learn more
Local and regional campaigns
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North East
Read North East is a campaign led in partnership with North East Literacy Forum to address the high level of literacy need in the region.Learn more
