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Congratulations to our colleagues Allison Potter and Imran Hafeez for making the King's Birthday Honours List
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (641+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. We'are thrilled to announce that Allison Potter, Manager of National Literacy Trust in Middlesbrough, and Imran Hafeez, Manager of National Literacy Trust in…...
National Literacy Trust reading for pleasure research 2026
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (873+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. Children and young people's enjoyment of reading and daily reading habits have risen for the first time in five years, having reached a…...
Her Majesty The Queen joins UK volunteers inspiring a generation of readers at spectacular Big Lunch event
1+ week, 2+ day ago (652+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. Today, Her Majesty The Queen, Patron of both the National Literacy Trust and The Big Lunch initiative from the Eden Project, joined 150 volunteers…...
New RHS Chelsea Show garden invites visitors to make time for creativity
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (320+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. Making space for creativity is something many of us struggle to do in a world full of distractions. That's why, in the National…...
Our latest research reveals decline in parents engaging in daily activities to support early literacy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (427+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. Our new research in partnership with KPMG UK has revealed that socioeconomic pressures on young families, as well as gaps in confidence and…...
Policy: Our response to the schools white paper
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (862+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. The publication of the government's schools white paper, Every child achieving and thriving, on 23 February 2026 presents a significant opportunity to place literacy at…...
Critical media literacy: From 'unfiltered and at risk' to aware and empowered
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (750+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. Kirsty Bailey, our Senior Project Manager for Alternative Provision, shares lessons from three years of our Empower programme and explores why critical media…...
The National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland launches in Stormont
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (765+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. On Monday 2 February, the National Year of Reading in Northern Ireland launched at Stormont with a landmark roundtable event to mark the start…...
5 things you need to know about the National Year of Reading 2026
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (788+ words) Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. Literacy information and statistics for the UK. As the calendar flips over to the start of a new year, here at the National Literacy Trust we've got one question to…...