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Get Blackpool Reading hosted an eco-themed poetry competition to celebrate Earth Day in April, encouraging children to use their literacy skills to engage with the environment...View details about Poetry for the Planet: Our winners announced! -
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After careful consideration, the winners of our third annual We Wonder STEM Reading Challenge have been announced.View details about We announce the winners of our We Wonder: Power of Nature Reading Challenge! -
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Sixteen primary schools in Edinburgh have opened their new school libraries and enhanced reading spaces as part of the Chase Rewarding Futures school libraries programme. The...View details about Over 5,000 Edinburgh school children enjoying new library spaces as part of Chase Rewarding Futures -
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We are delighted to announce our partnership with publishing house Bloomsbury for a new reading programme designed to get more children reading for pleasure. Children and teachers...View details about Hastings and Bloomsbury in partnership for new schools reading programme -
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We are delighted to announce the expansion of the Little Big Book Club initiative, in partnership with HarperCollins, to 17 National Literacy Trust areas across England, Scotland...View details about We’re expanding our Little Big Book Club with HarperCollins -
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Almost 500 parents and their children recently joined beloved children’s picture book character Spot and the National Literacy Trust on a road show of children’s centres in Rochdale.View details about Spot on tour in Rochdale bringing storytelling to local families -
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This Volunteers Week we are celebrating our amazing Literacy Champions who are making a massive difference to improving literacy levels in their community.View details about Meet the Literacy Champion volunteers who are changing lives throughout the West Midlands -
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On Tuesday (6 June), 22 teams of keen young readers joined us at Goldsmiths Hall in London for 8 exciting rounds of fiction quizzing, plus an author Q&A panel with high-profile...View details about We celebrate star readers from across the UK in the Grand Final of the National Reading Champions Quiz! -
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A local nine year old has won our Stoke Reads city-wide creative writing competition. Based on the theme of journeys through Stoke, the competition encouraged 7-11 year olds to...View details about Nine year old wins creative writing competition created by local youth volunteers -
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In celebration of Volunteers’ Week 2023, we would like to say a huge thank you to our incredible network of Literacy Champions in Doncaster.View details about Doncaster Stories celebrates Volunteers’ Week -
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A huge thank you to our network of volunteer Literacy Champions in Blackpool.View details about Get Blackpool Reading celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2023 -
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Today we have published new research indicating that children’s writing has reached a crisis point, with writing enjoyment levels at one of the lowest levels we’ve seen since we...View details about New research reveals only 1 in 3 children enjoy writing in their free time -
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Sixteen shortlisted young writers advocate change in brand-new schools’ writing competition from musical ‘Wicked’ and the National Literacy Trust. Impassioned essays on issues as...View details about Wicked Writers: Be the Change Shortlist Announced -
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Pupils and teachers at Shirehampton Primary School in Bristol welcomed Her Majesty Queen Camilla today, Thursday 18 May, on Her Majesty’s first solo engagement since the Coronation,...View details about Her Majesty Queen Camilla launches National Literacy Trust Coronation Library initiative at Bristol primary school -
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In celebration of World Poetry Day on Tuesday 21 March, Birmingham Stories partnered with Empower Poetry for a ‘tour’ of local secondary schools.View details about World Poetry Day tour: spoken word artists perform to over 250 young people across Birmingham secondary schools -
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Last weekend, Middlesbrough Reads and Middlesbrough FC joined forces to make a special young fan’s day at the last league match of the season against Coventry FC.View details about Middlesbrough Reads gifts unforgettable match day experience to brave young Boro fan -
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Last autumn, children in schools across Nottingham were called to take part in the Great Green Read, a non-fiction writing project focused on important environmental issues.View details about Nottingham’s Great Green Read: Winner and runners-up -
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On Thursday (4 May), best-selling Young Bond author Charlie Higson’s specially commissioned James Bond adventure, On His Majesty’s Secret Service, will be published in celebration...View details about On His Majesty’s Secret Service: New Coronation Bond adventure will help our mission to support every child’s literacy -
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A fantastic day of workshops and performances was had at The Exchange, Birmingham on 29 April to celebrate the launch of acclaimed author Max Porter's new book, Shy.View details about Acclaimed author Max Porter inspires young people with unique workshop and event in Birmingham -
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With the help of Ed Miliband, six local schools, and National Literacy Trust Project Manager for Doncaster Stories, Phil Sheppard, Mexborough Library unveiled its brand-new mural to...View details about Doncaster Stories unveils new mural at Mexborough Library -
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To celebrate Earth Day last week, best-selling author Sita Brahmachari, music artist and campaigner Love Ssega, writer Anouchka Grose and All Change Arts rallied Islington schools...View details about Get Islington Reading empowers local students to pursue reading activism this Earth Day
