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We offer resources, research, best practice, CPD, programmes and news to help you deliver outstanding literacy provision at primary school stage.
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Primary Conference 2026

We’re reimagining what reading can look like - and who it can reach. At our annual primary conference, we'll explore multimodal forms of reading and how schools can widen choice to nurture skilled, confident readers. Be part of the conversation - join us in London on 20 March.

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National Year of Reading 2026

As your school engages with the National Year of Reading, we're here to help you embed reading for pleasure into your core language, practice and leadership priorities.

Join us for a year of high-quality, research-led professional learning for you, and exciting and memorable activities and events for your children and young people.

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Primary school support

Our curriculum-linked resources, focused interventions and funded programmes are rooted in robust research evidence to support primary pupils' skills development and enjoyment of literacy.

Primary literacy professional development and leadership

Through our CPD training, conferences and membership we provide primary educators with innovative, evidence-based strategies and practical ideas to support literacy in the classroom.

CLPE's The Power of Reading

Raise children's reading and writing attainment in your school with a supportive literacy CPD programme from our friends at CLPE.

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Research

Our research underpins and informs our programmes, resources, campaigns and policy work to raise literacy attitudes, habits and skills across the UK.

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