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Discover how this is significant for our Libraries for Primaries campaign.View details about Libraries for Primaries campaign celebrates major milestone as government commits to universal primary school libraries -
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Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, has announced that 2026 will be The National Year of Reading.View details about Parents urged to read more to boost children’s life chances -
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Two national literacy charities join forces to scale shared mission for excellence in literacy education in the UK and internationally.View details about Centre for Literacy in Primary Education to become a part of The National Literacy Trust -
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Her Majesty The Queen visits The National Literacy Trust in Bradford to celebrate how we are supporting literacy levels in the city through our reading and writing initiatives.View details about Her Majesty The Queen visits The National Literacy Trust in Bradford -
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Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are collaborating on first new Gruffalo picture book in over 20 years, to be published by Macmillan Children’s Books.View details about The first new Gruffalo picture book in over 20 years will support Early Words Matter -
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Her Majesty The Queen visits The National Literacy Trust in Middlesbrough to celebrate how we are helping to “buck the trend” in the area with its reading for enjoyment programmes.View details about Her Majesty The Queen visits The National Literacy Trust in Middlesbrough -
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The National Literacy Trust in Salford, delivered in partnership with Salford City Council, aims to encourage more children and young people to discover a love of reading.View details about The National Literacy Trust launches in Salford! -
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Our latest research shows that only half of children and young people are engaging with poetry in some form, meaning 1 in 2 are missing out on the significant benefits also revealed...View details about Our latest research reveals over half of children missing out on poetry benefits -
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We have been helping children in Manchester get ready to start secondary school next month with this year’s exciting new transition read - Quiet Storm by local author and Read...View details about New transition read by local author supports Manchester pupils starting high school -
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Our long-standing Patron, Her Majesty The Queen hosted a reception at Clarence House to celebrate our 30th birthday.View details about A Royal celebration to mark 30 years -
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1500 students from 24 schools gathered to celebrate ‘The Power of Pictures’ at The Dome on Tuesday 25 July, as part of the Doncaster Storytelling Festival, hosted by the National...View details about Winners of the first-ever Doncaster Illustrator and Author Prize Announced at Doncaster Storytelling Festival -
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We celebrated our fantastic team of Literacy Champions during Volunteers’ Week, which took place from 3 - 9 June, marking the amazing contributions that volunteers make to...View details about Read Manchester celebrates Literacy Champions during Volunteers’ Week -
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Over 6,000 children at 18 primary schools in Belfast have benefitted from improved libraries thanks to this year’s Chase school libraries programme, which aims to help children and...View details about First school library transformations in Northern Ireland -
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The National Literacy Trust is urging swift action from the incoming government in response to our recent research which reveals children’s writing crisis.View details about Our latest research reveals children’s writing crisis -
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To mark the first anniversary of the 2023 Coronation, our Patron, Her Majesty Queen Camilla, opened Moreland Primary School’s magnificent new library.View details about Her Majesty Queen Camilla opens 50th Coronation primary school library in London -
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Today we have launched our new, three-year strategy to empower more people with literacy skills.View details about National Literacy Trust launches three-year strategy -
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Page to introduce the new campaign messaging for National Literacy Trust Birmingham.View details about “Stories connect us” – a new campaign to get Birmingham teenagers reading
