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We are one of six literacy-focused charities and organisations celebrating Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall’s upcoming 70th birthday by giving 70 primary schools across...View details about We celebrate HRH The Duchess of Cornwall's 70th birthday at Clarence House -
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We are delighted to launch an exciting new BookBench trail, as part of our Read Manchester campaign with Manchester City Council.View details about We launch Read Manchester BookBench trail -
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BookBenches painted with literary designs by Manchester schools and community groups will pop up across Manchester this summer, helping to spark a love of reading across the city.View details about BookBench sculptures pop up across Manchester to celebrate a love of reading -
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World-famous bookseller Foyles has today announced that Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of the bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series, will be the first Foyles Literacy...View details about Cressida Cowell announced as first Foyles Literacy Ambassador -
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Our second rooftop football tournament in London on Friday 23 June was a great success, with teams from Jack Wills, KPMG, Lloyds FC, Profile Print, Metro Bank, Miller ...View details about Our second annual rooftop football tournament is a success -
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Three pupils in Stoke-on-Trent saw their literary-inspired designs brought to life in pottery form at the Emma Bridgewater Factory, after winning a competition from the Stoke Reads...View details about Stoke pupils see their literary designs go from paper to pottery -
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We're delighted to announce the winners of our Descriptosaurus Time Machine competition, created in partnership with Routledge.View details about Our Descriptosaurus Time Machine competition inspires creative writing from 1,500 pupils -
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New research we have published today reveals that three-quarters (78%) of primary school children enjoy reading – the highest levels we have ever recorded.View details about Children’s reading enjoyment levels reach record high -
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Our project created in partnership with Boots Opticians has taken home the prize for Charity Partnership in the health, beauty and pharmaceuticals category at this...View details about We win Third Sector Charity Business Award with Boots Opticians -
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A study from Imperial College London, King’s College London and Oxford University has found that babies with an active male presence in the first few months of their...View details about New research finds early involvement from dads has a positive impact on a baby’s mental development -
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Children and families in Manchester will have the chance to explore the iconic world of award-winning illustrator and Read Manchester campaign ambassador Nick Sharratt as his...View details about Nick Sharratt exhibition opens in Manchester as part of #ReadMCR -
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We are delighted that a team from our partner Hachette is cycling from London to Paris this weekend to raise money for our work.View details about Hachette supports literacy with cycle to Paris -
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Pupils in Stoke-on-Trent are taking part in a creative new competition in the run up to the Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival.View details about Stoke pupils dish up their favourite reads -
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We are part of a consortium of education and children’s charities who have secured funding from the Department for Education to deliver projects to improve the life chances of...View details about We secure funding to improve children’s life chances by empowering parents -
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Last night, our Director Jonathan Douglas attended an event filled with football royalty in London to celebrate the launch of the Premier League’s new flagship education...View details about We help Premier League launch ambitious new education programme -
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Literary powerhouse Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE has launched The Write Stuff 2017, a short story competition to discover the next generation of young female ...View details about Research shows sharp drop-off in girls’ creative writing as they grow older -
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The National Literacy Trust has joined forces with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to launch Stoke Reads – a new campaign to get the whole city reading.View details about Stoke Reads launches with free books and storytelling for families -
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The Public Library Users Survey was carried out across Manchester’s 22 public libraries over a one-week period in October 2016.View details about Citywide libraries survey reveals progress -
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On Saturday 19 November, the Northern Children’s Book Festival at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art saw the unveiling of 12 new BookBenches, designed by Middlesbrough schools.View details about BookBenches designed by Middlesbrough schools unveiled at Northern Children’s Book Festival -
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We've published new research today, which shows that just one fifth of children and young people (20.7%) write daily outside the classroom.View details about We call for new focus on writing for enjoyment as research shows sharp drop in children writing outside school