Literacy news
Booktrust and Department for Education announce funding update
4 Jan 2011
On Monday 27 December a joint statement from the Department for Education (DfE) and Booktrust announced that although the current contract will end in April the DfE are talking to Booktrust about developing a new programme which will ensure that every child can enjoy the gift of books at crucial moments in their lives.
Viv Bird, CEO of Booktrust says:
We are looking to meet with the Department for Education early in the New Year to secure a financial commitment from the government and to discuss how we can develop the bookgifting programmes to ensure that they continue to offer the best possible value whilst retaining their extraordinary quality and reach.
You can read the full statement here
