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We were delighted to co-host the launch of the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2017 report today (12 September), along with the Education Policy Institute and KPMG.View details about We co-host the launch of new OECD report -
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Meet Danny Harte, fourteen-year-old football fan and budding football detective. From September 2017, Danny will be writing a diary for us all about the 2017-2018 football season.View details about We launch Tom Palmer's weekly 'Diary of a Football Detective' -
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A group of around 70 prisoners from HMP Manchester designed and decorated one of the BookBenches for the Read Manchester BookBench trail.View details about BookBench at HMP Manchester inspires prisoners to explore literature -
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The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg has been brought to life in an imaginative literacy learning programme delivered by The Postal Museum.View details about The Jolly Postman is brought to life by The Postal Museum -
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Stephen Kelman, the author of the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted title Pigeon English, visited HMP Featherstone in Wolverhampton recently, as part of the our Books Unlocked programme.View details about Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author visits Staffordshire prison to boost prisoners' literacy and love of reading -
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We are delighted to launch Mostly Harmless– a series of sci-fi and fantasy quizzes supported by publishers including the Orion Publishing Group and Orbit Books.View details about Calling sci-fi and fantasy fans! Take part in our Mostly Harmless quiz series -
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We’re thrilled to announce that five primary schools in the UK have secured fully-funded places on our popular Reading for Pleasure training in Swindon and Liverpool in the new...View details about Five schools win Enid Blyton Bursary to attend our Reading for Pleasure training -
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We held our annual summer party last night at Hachette UK’s spectacular roof terrace in London. Authors, teachers, partners and supporters of our work came together to celebrate the...View details about We celebrate the 20th anniversary of our Young Readers Programme at our summer party -
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We are one of six literacy-focused charities and organisations celebrating Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall’s upcoming 70th birthday by giving 70 primary schools across...View details about We celebrate HRH The Duchess of Cornwall's 70th birthday at Clarence House -
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We are delighted to launch an exciting new BookBench trail, as part of our Read Manchester campaign with Manchester City Council.View details about We launch Read Manchester BookBench trail -
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World-famous bookseller Foyles has today announced that Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series, will be the first Foyles Literacy...View details about Cressida Cowell announced as first Foyles Literacy Ambassador -
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Our second rooftop football tournament in London on Friday 23 June was a great success, with teams from Jack Wills, KPMG, Lloyds FC, Profile Print, Metro Bank, Miller ...View details about Our second annual rooftop football tournament is a success -
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We're delighted to announce the winners of our Descriptosaurus Time Machine competition, created in partnership with Routledge.View details about Our Descriptosaurus Time Machine competition inspires creative writing from 1,500 pupils -
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New research we have published today reveals that three-quarters (78%) of primary school children enjoy reading – the highest levels we have ever recorded.View details about Children’s reading enjoyment levels reach record high -
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We are delighted that a team from our partner Hachette is cycling from London to Paris this weekend to raise money for our work.View details about Hachette supports literacy with cycle to Paris -
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Literary powerhouse Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE has launched The Write Stuff 2017, a short story competition to discover the next generation of young female ...View details about Research shows sharp drop-off in girls’ creative writing as they grow older -
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The National Literacy Trust has joined forces with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to launch Stoke Reads – a new campaign to get the whole city reading.View details about Stoke Reads launches with free books and storytelling for families -
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The Public Library Users Survey was carried out across Manchester’s 22 public libraries over a one-week period in October 2016.View details about Citywide libraries survey reveals progress -
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On Saturday 19 November, the Northern Children’s Book Festival at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art saw the unveiling of 12 new BookBenches, designed by Middlesbrough schools.View details about BookBenches designed by Middlesbrough schools unveiled at Northern Children’s Book Festival -
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We've published new research today, which shows that just one fifth of children and young people (20.7%) write daily outside the classroom.View details about We call for new focus on writing for enjoyment as research shows sharp drop in children writing outside school