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Changing a child’s life story starts with small talk
Changing a child’s life story starts with small talk
Judith Parke, our Head of Home Learning Environment, sheds light on the activities we have planned for the year ahead to improve the home…
National Literacy Trust
May 2, 2019
Seven things I learned reading a bedtime story every night of 2018.
Seven things I learned reading a bedtime story every night of 2018.
Nottingham dad Kieron and his son T shared a bedtime story every night in 2018. Here’s what they learnt:
National Literacy Trust
Jan 4, 2019
Books should be sweets for children, not brussels sprouts
Books should be sweets for children, not brussels sprouts
Cressida Cowell, children’s author of the award-winning How to Train Your Dragon series, explains why we need to get our children to love…
National Literacy Trust
Dec 6, 2018
Harnessing the power of business to drive lasting change
Harnessing the power of business to drive lasting change
Claire Warnes, Head of Education, Skills and Productivity for KPMG in the UK, explains how the company has been at the forefront of…
National Literacy Trust
Nov 30, 2018
Helping children dive into the ocean of language
Helping children dive into the ocean of language
Our Head of Schools Programmes, Fiona Evans, welcomes the news that the Department for Education will be making 32 primary schools will…
National Literacy Trust
Oct 9, 2018
Libraries are champions of freedom
Libraries are champions of freedom
To celebrate Libraries Week, Victoria Dilly, who manages our Love our Libraries programme, shares her memories of the library and the…
National Literacy Trust
Oct 7, 2018
Robots are red…
Robots are red…
To celebrate National Poetry Day, our Young Writers Programme Manager, Fay Lant, shares some of her favourite poems created by the young…
National Literacy Trust
Oct 3, 2018
Early years music — the key to strong literacy foundations?
Early years music — the key to strong literacy foundations?
Could music hold the key for laying strong foundations for literacy in early years?
National Literacy Trust
Sep 28, 2018
Reading and writing your way to better mental wellbeing
Reading and writing your way to better mental wellbeing
Our Director, Jonathan Douglas, explains what our new research shows.
National Literacy Trust
Sep 26, 2018
Using audio to boost learning
Using audio to boost learning
Tilly Brooke, Director of School Engagement & Marketing at now>press>play, explains how audio learning can improve engagement in the…
National Literacy Trust
Sep 6, 2018
Command words — what do they ask?
Command words — what do they ask?
Explain, explore, evaluate: we know that as extended writing becomes integral to more and more GCSE subjects the profile of literacy across…
National Literacy Trust
Aug 23, 2018
In conversation with Greg James and Chris Smith
In conversation with Greg James and Chris Smith
The new host of BBC Radio 1 Breakfast, Greg James, and Newsbeat presenter Chris Smith chat to our director Jonathan Douglas about becoming…
National Literacy Trust
Aug 20, 2018
A tour of the city with Cleary Gottlieb
A tour of the city with Cleary Gottlieb
Polina Lyadnova, Natalie Farmer and Byron Spring from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton explain how the company is introducing sixth-form…
National Literacy Trust
Aug 9, 2018
The impact of school author visits
The impact of school author visits
Man Booker Prize-nominated author Wyl Menmuir explains the powerful impact author visits to schools can have on children.
National Literacy Trust
Aug 7, 2018
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