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Children, young people and audiobooks before and during lockdown

This report outlines findings from our tenth Annual Literacy Survey relating to children and young people’s engagement with audiobooks in 2020, alongside findings from our survey of...

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Skills Academy helps reluctant readers in Dagenham make years of progress

Robert Clack School in Dagenham has seen a significant increase in students' reading ages after taking part in Skills Academy.

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Our new research reveals the barriers to young people achieving their aspirations

We publish new research with Lancôme revealing that the aspirations of 43% of young people are undermined by a lack of confidence and gender inequality, with young women facing the...

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New research released on World Book Day reveals that 72% of North East children enjoy reading

Our new research to mark World Book Day has revealed that almost three quarters (72%) of children aged 8 to 11 in the North East enjoy reading.

Gender and Literacy: Improving boys' reading and writing

Develop an understanding of evidence around the gender gap in literacy and try new approaches

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Reading levels hit nine year high as record numbers of children enjoy reading every day

A record number of children enjoy reading and there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children who read every day, according to new research by the...

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Tackling the gender gap in our classrooms

Our associate trainer, Nicola Izibili, discusses the need to refresh our thinking on the gender gap in education.

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Shared resources from membership meetings

Some of the fantastic resources that have been shared by our members in our termly meetings, which take place in locations around the country.

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Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney visits Newcastle for an exclusive Read North East event

We teamed up with Penguin Random House to host an exclusive schools event with the world-famous Diary of Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney, as part of our Read North East campaign.

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The Impact of ebooks on the Reading Motivation and Reading Skills of Children and Young People

This report outlines findings about the impact of access to an ebooks platform on pupils’ reading motivation and skills over the academic year 2014/15.

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Survey shows improvements in reading habits of Stoke secondary school pupils

As World Book Day is celebrated on Thursday 1 March, new research has been released showing improvements in the reading attitudes and behaviours of secondary school pupils in...

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Hundreds of pupils in Manchester enjoy fun football literacy events

Pupils from primary schools across Manchester have enjoyed football-themed author events this week, as part of a project funded by the SHINE Trust.

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MP Lucy Powell visits our Bradford Hub following positive first year report on literacy attitudes in the district

The Shadow Secretary of State for Education is visiting our National Literacy Trust Hub in Bradford today. Lucy Powell MP’s visit follows the publication of ...

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We launch Diary of a Wimpy Kid comic strip competition for schools in the North East

We are delighted to launch an exciting comic strip competition with Penguin Random House, as part of the North East campaign. It gives pupils across the region the opportunity to...

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Reading: the Future – final report of the 2008 National Year of Reading

The 2008 National Year of Reading (NYR) was delivered by a consortium of partners led by the National Literacy Trust.

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