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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 -
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The National Literacy Trust has partnered with London-based charity, The Portal Trust, to help improve library and reading spaces in primary schools across the capital. Initially in...View details about National Literacy Trust announces new primary school libraries partnership with Portal Trust -
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New Chapters is a free, eye-opening exhibition showcasing the writing of young people in Swindon who are in the criminal justice system.View details about New exhibition showcases the voices and writing of Swindon’s young people in the criminal justice system -
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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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The National Literacy Trust and Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin invited primary and secondary schools in the region to take part in poetry performance events and workshops, as...View details about Primary and secondary schools across West Yorkshire take part in the first-ever West Yorkshire Poetry Week -
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Read on Nottingham’s community takeover of the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey match gave the team an opportunity to share books with over 1,000 local children.View details about Read on Nottingham share joy of reading at Nottingham Panthers ice hockey match takeover -
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With the support of our partners at the Morrisons Foundation, we’ve been able to give out bundles of brand-new books to over 500 primary schools across England, Scotland and Wales...View details about Morrisons Foundation gifts World Book Day joy to children across the UK -
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The National Literacy Trust and World Book Day® hosted an official World Book Day celebratory event on 1 March in Swindon to engage local children with reading and raise literacy...View details about World Book Day visits Swindon with official author event to give children the gift of reading -
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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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Research published today by the National Literacy Trust and Estée Lauder Companies has shown the barriers in the workplace being faced by women from lower socioeconomic groups.View details about New research shows that 1 in 3 young women from lower socioeconomic groups are not comfortable challenging opinions in the workplace -
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We are thrilled to announce St Benet’s School Sunderland as the winner of our World Cup Reading Challenge.View details about Winner of our World Cup Reading Challenge announced! -
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To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, over 45,0000 students from across the UK joined our poignant live event which saw Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich in conversation with After...View details about Over 45,000 students join us to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 -
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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Ruth Rendell Award. Each of these seven writers has gone above and beyond to support literacy development in the UK over the...View details about We announce the shortlist for the 2022 Ruth Rendell Award -
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Her Majesty The Queen Consort was welcomed at Norbrook Community Centre, Wythenshawe, Manchester today to unveil the Marcus Rashford Book Club Bookshelves and take part in reading...View details about Her Majesty The Queen Consort Unveils Marcus Rashford Bookshelves in Manchester -
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Islington school children watched highlights from the World Cup and Women’s Champions League, discussed the content, live tweeted the highlights and produced a match report to...View details about Islington schools visit Arsenal for World Cup-inspired journalism workshops -
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Our 2023 Talk To Your Baby conference took place at Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre. We examined how, despite recent and long term challenges within the sector, exciting...View details about Hosting Talk To Your Baby 2023 in Birmingham -
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We are delighted to announce that Astrea Academy Sheffield is the winner of our Back to School Reading Zone Challenge.View details about We announce the winner of our Back to School Reading Zone Challenge! -
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Today we joined forces with the Royal British Legion to commemorate Armistice Day in a Remembrance Live Assembly, focused on the theme of service.View details about Over 340,0000 students tune into our Remembrance Live Assembly -
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Local author David Solomons visited six schools to celebrate entries of Chesil Reading Project’s creative writing competition, and revealed a new mascot designed by local student.View details about Literacy gets the superhero treatment in Chesil
