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We’re delighted to be working with WHSmith to distribute 10,000 stationery packs bursting with creative writing tools across our Literacy Hubs this summer.View details about Thousands of children will receive stationery packs from WHSmith this summer -
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8-year-old Milan from Bolton is starting an epic #FitforLit cycling challenge today around Bolton Wanderers FC’s stadium to raise £1,000 to support our work.View details about 8-year-old Milan takes on epic #FitforLit cycling challenge around Bolton Wanderers FC’s stadium to raise £1,000 for the National Literacy Trust -
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Ade Adepitan, Danielle Brown, Matt Smith, Matt Oldfield, Justin Somper, Tom Palmer, Dave Cousins, Tamsin Cooke and Michaela Morgan front our #FitforLit Challenge fundraiser.View details about Top authors, TV and sporting stars take on #FitforLit Challenge in week-long fundraising campaign to boost literacy of children impacted by COVID-19 -
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Our new research finds that playing video games can support young people’s literacy, creativity and empathy and has also helped many young people’s mental wellbeing during lockdown.View details about Our new research reveals benefits of video games for young people’s literacy, creativity and wellbeing -
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From today, our friends at Penguin will be raising vital funds to support our work as part of their 85th anniversary celebrationsView details about Penguin celebrates 85th anniversary with specially-commissioned prints by leading artists to raise money for the National Literacy Trust -
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From today, parents will be able to choose a book or a toy every time they purchase a Happy Meal for their child, in an effort to get more books into families’ homes across the countryView details about McDonald’s launches new Book or Toy initiative to get more books into families’ homes -
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The winners of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards have been announced, including Matt Oldfield who won the inaugural Children’s Sports Book of the Year category with his book...View details about Matt Oldfield wins inaugural Children’s Sports Book of the Year Award! -
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Find out about the reading activities and events we have in store for children and families to enjoy on Reading Together Day – and beyond.View details about Happy Reading Together Day! -
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We’ve teamed up with Premier League Primary Stars and author Tom Palmer to bring children a week-long series of football-themed activities, videos and ebooks to inspire them to get...View details about Premier League teams up with Tom Palmer for fantastic football takeover of Family Zone -
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We launch new research on children’s reading in lockdown with Puffin plus a free guide for parents with children’s own top tips for sustaining a love of reading over the summer.View details about Our new research with Puffin shows a rise in children’s reading during lockdown has supported their mental wellbeing and inspired them to dream big -
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We’re supporting the very first Reading Together Day on 16 July, which invites children and families to take part in a celebration of shared reading.View details about Families across the UK invited to take part in a Reading Together Day on 16 July -
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On 5 July, the NHS turns 72! We are supporting Together’s national campaign which encourages families to download and colour one of many thank you card templates provided by top...View details about Top illustrators celebrate 72nd birthday of the NHS with thank you card templates free for everyone to colour and display -
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Today, we publish new research which shows that more children are listening to audiobooks during lockdown than before and that audiobooks have benefits for children's literacy...View details about Our new research shows audiobooks benefit children’s literacy and mental wellbeing -
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This National Writing Day, we’ve published new research on children’s writing before and during lockdown and its link to mental wellbeing.View details about Our new research shows children’s creative writing during lockdown provides vital support for wellbeing -
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The winners of the third annual Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition have been announced!View details about Budding young poets India and Jonathan named Premier League Writing Stars competition winners! -
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A list of Blackpool’s top 100 children’s books has been published to encourage pupils across the resort to try new books voted for by their peers.View details about Blackpool’s top 100 children’s books revealed -
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Today, the shortlists for the Telegraph Sports Book Awards categories have been announced, including the brand new Children’s Sports Book of the Year category in partnership with...View details about Shortlist for inaugural Children’s Sports Book of the Year category announced! -
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The Sun’s 50th anniversary charity grant scheme is enabling our Young Readers Programme to get books into the hands of 1,000 children across Tyne and Wear, supported by the Greggs...View details about Young Readers Programme is gifting 1,000 pupils across Tyne and Wear books of their own thanks to The Sun -
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We’re working with a group of magazine publishers who are helping us distribute over 30,000 magazines for all ages across 11 of our Literacy Hubs.View details about Publishers come together to help us gift 30,000 magazines to communities across our Literacy Hubs -
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We've teamed up with Premier League Primary Stars and children’s author Dan Freedman to bring children a week-long series of free football themed reading and writing challenges.View details about Premier League lines up a fantastic football takeover of Family Zone -
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We team up with Mayor’s Fund for London and HarperCollins to gift 9,000 brand new children’s books to London families alongside their food parcels.View details about New partnership gifts thousands of free children’s books to London families supported by food provision scheme this summer