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We’re excited to announce our new literacy recovery observatory, where we will bring together up-to-date research, policy and analysis on the impact of COVID-19 on children and...

We partner with British Land to launch ‘Read More, Feel Better’, a new summer holiday reading campaign being delivered as part of our Young Readers Programme.

We’ve partnered with AwesomeBooks to support as part of our Education Recovery to launch a buy one give one campaign

This year’s shortlisted titles for the various categories including Children's Sport Book Award have been revealed

We've come together with publisher Rebellion publishing to launch a very special, limited edition Melchester Rovers football shirt, which features the National Literacy Trust...

Today, we are excited to share new research which shows that doing simple activities at home such as singing, painting or enjoying a bedtime story with pre-school children at risk...

Premier Inn launches new bedtime story ‘Wishing on a Star’ and partners with us to donate thousands of copies to community groups and schools

we launch new research which shows 1 in 4 (25.4%) children and young people are listening to audiobooks, with many new listeners tuning in during lockdown.

Today we are celebrating the first birthday of BBC Tiny Happy People, a BBC initiative and digital hub providing children with the skills they need to communicate effectively when...

Children aged 7-11 will take home a bespoke booklet packed with literacy-based activities and a great outdoors booklist to inspire a summer of reading. The booklet also includes a...

On Thursday 1 July, the British Society of Magazine Editors held its Talent Awards, where we were so thrilled to be the awards’ charity partner.

In partnership with the Premier League Primary Stars, we’re bringing schools a week-long football and reading festival!

We are delighted to announce the delivery of 10,000 free resource packs to year 6 and year 7 students across the country in partnership with sustainable paper brand REY.

Children aged 10-14 went head-to-head in the UK-wide, literacy-themed quiz, led by the National Literacy Trust and funded by the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).

Join us on Monday 12 July from 14:00 - 15:00 for our Home Learning Environment Policy Webinar with MP Damian Hinds

We team up with children’s author Dave Cousins and ALCS to bring an exciting crime and mystery writing workshop to schools across our Hubs

12 Hungry Little Minds story trails will launch the week beginning Monday 5 July with exclusive events for local parents and carers aged 2-5.

Today, on National Writing Day, we publish new research which finds that just 1 in 3 (34.5%) children and young people said they enjoy writing. This is down from 39.8% last year and...

Nominations for authors and writers who have made an outstanding contribution to raising literacy levels in the UK this year are now open.

In this challenge, pupils were tasked with designing a ‘hab’. We had an incredibly high standard of entries, and we’d like to thank everyone who participated.