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Our Books Unlocked programme is being supported by several high-profile authors who have been making prison visits and taking part in National Prison Radio interviews.View details about Top authors support prisoners' reading with Books Unlocked -
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2018 is our 25th anniversary and we’re celebrating with our biggest and best literacy auction yet!View details about Win amazing prizes in our #Literacy25 auction -
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The BBC has just announced that its education strategy will focus on improving social mobility across the UK, and that they will be working closely with us to achieve this goal.View details about We partner with the BBC on its new education strategy -
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We have just secured £99,000 of funding from Try for Change, a joint initiative from England Rugby and Sport Relief, to deliver a new rugby-focused project, Rugby Reading Champions.View details about We secure funding for new rugby project from England Rugby and Sport Relief -
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One of the country’s leading educational suppliers, BookLife, has set up a new scheme to support school libraries and help primary schools improve their literacy skills.View details about £3 million book giveaway to all UK primary schools -
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Our new research finds that children born into communities with the most serious literacy challenges have some of the lowest life expectancies in England.View details about Life expectancy shortened by 26 years for children growing up in areas with the most serious literacy problems -
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We were delighted to launch our National Literacy Trust Hub in Swindon yesterday, which will be known locally as Swindon Stories.View details about We launch Swindon Stories with literacy bus tour -
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We held an expert witness session of our Commission on Fake News and the Teaching of Critical Literacy in Schools and launched a call for evidence to gather further input from...View details about We launch call for evidence on fake news and critical literacy -
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A pioneering new approach has been launched in Peterborough to ensure that every child in the city enjoys reading and can read wellView details about A new chapter for reading in Peterborough -
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Our Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visited women’s prison HMP Styal in Cheshire last week to find out more about how prisoners' lives are being transformed by our Books Unlocked...View details about HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visits HMP Styal to learn more about Books Unlocked -
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New businesses signing the Vision for Literacy Business Pledge in 2018 include John Lewis, Clarks and Metro Bank.View details about UK businesses pledge to tackle nation’s literacy crisis in 2018 -
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20 local nursery, primary and secondary schools have signed the Bradford Schools Literacy Pledge, committing to an increased focus on literacy in their schools and settings.View details about Bradford schools pledge to improve literacy in the classroom and community -
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From today, primary schools can register their interest in taking part in our new programme, News Wise, which aims to help teachers empower their pupils to access, understand,...View details about News Wise: helping primary pupils tackle fake news -
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The Read On. Get On. coalition, for which we hold the secretariat, has today launched a new robust measure of children’s reading at age 11 in England.View details about Read On. Get On. coalition launches robust measure of children’s reading at age 11 -
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Cressida Cowell has won the coveted Ruth Rendell Award 2017 for her tireless championing of literacy throughout the UK.View details about Cressida Cowell crowned UK literacy champion as she wins Ruth Rendell Award 2017 -
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Cressida Cowell leads our Christmas Stories campaign to give a disadvantaged child their very first book this Christmas.View details about 1 in 8 disadvantaged children in the UK don’t own a single book -
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Families had the chance to take home free books at Stockton’s highly anticipated Christmas lights switch on, thanks to the Read North East campaign.View details about Brightening up story time with free books at Stockton Sparkles -
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On Tuesday 28 November, our Patron Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Stoke-on-Trent to celebrate the work of our Hub in the city with school children, authors and...View details about Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall supports our campaign to improve literacy levels in Stoke-on-Trent -
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Pupils from schools across the UK came together this week to take part in our first ever Skills Academy celebration day.View details about We celebrate the achievements of students taking part in Skills Academy -
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We have published a new research review today which shows that reading personalised print books with young children could help them develop their early literacy, language and...View details about Our new research review shows that personalised print books could boost children’s early literacy skills