Policy and campaigning
Our policy and campaigning work raises awareness of the importance of literacy to make it a priority for politicians, businesses and parents.
Low literacy undermines our economic competitiveness and sustainability and creates obstacles to a fairer society.
Every year thousands of children leave school without the literacy skills they need to get a job, limiting their life chances and engagement in society.
Find out more about how we work with politicians, businesses, other third sector organisations and parents to raise awareness of the importance of literacy.
Policy
We run the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy, hold meetings and run commissions that address major policy issues and profile literacy among key policymakers. We also convene the National Literacy Forum, a group of voluntary and community sector organisations who meet twice a year to discuss key literacy policy themes and joint projects.
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Primary School Library Review Call for evidence
We are holding a review into the provision of primary school libraries across the UK. Take part here.Learn more -
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Literacy
Ensuring parliamentary knowledge and support for the latest literacy research, policy and best practice.Learn more -
Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools
The report from the Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy Skills in Schools revealed that just 2% of children and young people in the UK have the...Learn more
Campaigning
We are involved in a wide range of campaigning activity with national and local profile.
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The Primary School Library Alliance
A national alliance with publisher Penguin Random House to help address the chronic lack of investment in UK primary school libraries.Learn more -
Vision for Literacy Business Pledge
The business community is joining the national literacy campaign to help close the literacy gap and boost social mobility.Learn more -
Read On. Get On.
A coalition of charities and educational organisations committed to improving reading levels in England.Learn more -
The home learning environment
We are supporting parents to provide language-rich home learning environments for their young children.Learn more -
Fair Education Alliance
The National Literacy Trust is among 27 of the UK’s leading organisations committed to tackling educational equality.Learn more -
Communities and local areas
We target our work in the communities that need help most, working with local partners to deliver place-based solutions.Learn more -
Parents and families
Our parent-facing site Words for Life provides milestones, tips, fun resources and advice to help parents support their children’s literacy development.Learn more
