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This report outlines findings from our 2026 Annual Literacy Survey, exploring children and young people’s writing enjoyment in their free time.View details about Children and young people's writing in 2026 -
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Drawing on open-ended responses from 55,075 8 to 18 year-olds who took part in the 2025 Annual Literacy Survey, this report explores what children and young people told us, in their...View details about Why children and young people do or do not engage with writing in their free time -
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This report brings together evidence on reading in print and digital formats from our Annual Literacy Survey, with a particular focus on trends from 2017 to 2025.View details about Trends in children and young people's reading in print and digital formats -
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Based on nearly 60,000 comments from children and young people, this report explores what they tell us about reading in their own words.View details about Understanding children and young people's perspectives on reading in their own words -
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This report shares findings on teenage reading based on data from more than 80,000 young people aged 11 to 16 in 2025.View details about Teenage reading: (Re)framing the challenge -
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This report outlines findings from our 2025 Annual Literacy Survey, focusing on reading in children and young people aged 8 to 18 in Scotland.View details about Children and young people's reading in Scotland in 2025 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2025 Annual Literacy Survey, with a focus on children and young people attending schools in Northern Ireland.View details about Children and young people's reading in Northern Ireland in 2025 -
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The 2025 findings show that a sizeable proportion of children and young people choose to read or write poetry in their free time, underlining its lasting relevance in their lives.View details about Children and young people's engagement with poetry in 2025 -
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Findings suggest that when approached within contexts that foster creativity, self-expression, reflection and choice, poetry supports wellbeing.View details about The Role of Poetry in Supporting Wellbeing: Children and Young People’s Perspectives -
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This report summarises findings from 17 interviews with parents talking about shared parent-child engagement in early learning. A thematic analysis revealed factors posing...View details about Parents' support for children's early literacy in 2025 - Insights from interviews with parents -
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This report outlines findings from our 2025 Annual Literacy Survey, when children and young people's reading enjoyment and frequency were at an all-time low.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2025 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2024 Annual Literacy Survey, when the percentage of children and young people who told us that they enjoyed reading, and read daily, in their...View details about Children and young people's reading in 2024 -
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A report exploring engagement with poetry in all its forms, demonstrating the important role poetry can play in the lives of our children and young people.View details about ‘Where a quiet voice can become a loud voice’ Children, Young People and Poetry in 2024 -
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These reports share findings on children, young people and teachers' use of, and attitudes to, generative AI and literacy in 2024View details about Children, young people and teachers’ use of generative AI to support literacy in 2024 -
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Three reports outlining findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey for TeachersView details about Teachers and reading, writing and whole-school literacy in 2023 -
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This report brings together insights from the various writing programmes that sit within Young Writers to highlight the important role they can play in the lives of children and...View details about The Impact of Writing for Enjoyment Programmes -
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These reports outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, focusing on reading and writing in children and young people aged 8 to 18 in Scotland.View details about Children and young people's reading and writing in Scotland in 2023 -
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1 in 4 (26.7%) children and young people said they read poetry in their free time at least once a month in 2023.View details about Children and young people's engagement with poetry in 2023 -
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This report outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, in which we recorded the lowest level of reading enjoyment since 2005.View details about Children and young people's reading in 2023 -
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A summary report of how our evidence-based Young Writers programme is supporting schools to develop lasting writing-for-enjoyment practices with the view that every young person is...View details about Programmatic approaches to supporting writing for enjoyment -
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This report draws on data from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, to investigate access to author visits in school, as well as the link between author visits and enjoyment and...View details about Author visits in schools, and children and young people’s reading and writing engagement in 2023
