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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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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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Our Literacy Champions are volunteers with trusted voices in their local community, and help us to reach so many local families.View details about Literacy Champions in Blackpool: Meet Ellie, Karly and Stephanie -
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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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The Literacy Innovation Fund is a key pledge delivered from the Prison Service’s landmark White Paper and sees a total of £720k awarded to the National Literacy Trust over the next...View details about National Literacy Trust win Government grant for innovative work in UK’s prisons -
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New research from the National Literacy Trust and digital bank, Chase, reveals the impact that the cost-of-living crisis is having on children’s access to books and the vital role...View details about Parents and carers spending less on books as cost-of-living crisis impacts families across Britain -
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The National Literacy Trust has teamed up with partners across the city to launch an exciting new literacy campaign: Read Dundee.View details about New 10 year literacy campaign launched to change life stories of children in Dundee -
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On Monday 1 August and Wednesday 17 August, over 400 0-2 year olds attended First Words Together’s summer parties!View details about 1,000 books gifted to local families at First Words Together’s summer parties -
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Earlier this month, Birmingham Stories hosted its first ever festival, My Commonwealth Story, as part of the Connecting Stories campaign – in partnership with Arts Council England.View details about Hundreds of young people attend My Commonwealth Story Festival -
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Ant and Dec “Take 10” to read with school children across the UK this Mental Health Awareness WeekView details about Thousands of children #Take10ToRead with Ant & Dec! -
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Read Manchester announce giveaway of 12,000 Marcus Rashford books for schools in ManchesterView details about Read Manchester's Marcus Rashford book giveaway kicks off! -
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More than 2 in 5 (44%) girls aged 8 to 18 say that they don’t enjoy reading, according to our new report, Forgotten Girls: The Reluctant Girl Readers, we published today, with...View details about We launch new research Girls: The Reluctant Girl Readers in partnership with Estée Lauder -
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A new interactive story trail from Read Manchester and the National Literacy Trust has launched this week at Wythenshawe Park.View details about We launch new story trail in Wythenshawe Park! -
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Bradford Stories and the National Literacy Trust have launched the Bradford Stories Bus in the city, with support from partners Bradford Council, EnKahnz and Bradford 2025.View details about We launch the Bradford Stories Bus! -
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Our latest research on reading shows that 51.5% of 8 to 18 year olds enjoy reading – an increase on the figure we saw back in January 2020.View details about Our new research shows over half of children and young people enjoy reading -
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Today, we are incredibly excited to announce our partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) UK & Ireland.View details about We announce our three-year partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies -
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We are delighted to extend the Behind the Cover audiobook club to provide additional support during the holidays for young women in partnership with Lancôme.View details about We relaunch our Behind the Cover book club this winter and celebrate our initiatives with Lancôme! -
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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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Our new teacher survey shows technology has the power to boost pupils’ literacy, but poor access to resources and teacher training means many are missing out.View details about Lack of access to technology in schools is holding pupils back
