What is so special about a bedtime story? In this latest blog, our Education Lead, Julie Taylor discusses why reading to a child at bedtime can help children through those…

The Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho has recorded a special video message for our Literacy Lab pupils in recognition of their amazing work inspired by the book Our Tower. This year…

In this blog, our Education Lead, Julie Taylor discusses why for disadvantaged children, phonics teaching alone is not always enough to produce confident and resilient readers. Phonics is a subject…

Every day in our Literacy Labs is a celebration of books, but World Book Day is an opportunity to do something extra special! This year, every Literacy Lab received two…

We are delighted to announce that The Children’s Literacy Charity has been appointed as a Tuition Partner for the Department for Education’s National Tutoring Programme (NTP). Now that the charity…

“While there is often and rightly a focus on the mechanics of learning to read, talking is a vital part of literacy and the reading process.” In this blog, our Education…

“Without specialist support the most disadvantaged pupils will never catch up” Reema Reid, Head Teacher at Hollydale School, and also Head Teacher of the Year 2021, was the keynote speaker…

Over the Summer we are sharing some of our favourite children’s books. Beata, our Programme Delivery Manager has chosen a second book by Joe Todd-Stanton; The Secret of Black Rock…

Over the Summer we are sharing some of our favourite children’s books. Susy, our Senior Fundraising Manager has shared her second book suggestion; Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and illustrated…

Over the Summer we are sharing some of our favourite children’s books. Susy, our Senior Fundraising Manager has chosen Otis Lemon and the Spectacular Submarine by Mark Lemon – a…