Almost a million children in the UK do not own a book National Literacy Trust study also found that children who received free school meals were twice as likely not to have a book of their own at home The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
North East business life: charity, community and award events in the region Companies and organisations to feature in this week's round-up include Northern Leaders Trust, Halo Business Consulting and Central Employment Birmingham Post · Jun 15, 2023
Children’s enjoyment of writing has fallen to ‘crisis point’, research finds Only one in three UK children now enjoy writing in their free time – including text messages – with those on free school meals most likely to do so The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023
Cost-of-living crisis: one in five parents spend less on books for their children Survey of more than 3,000 parents across Great Britain found 40% are struggling financially, with parents increasingly relying on school libraries The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023
Principal of Kenton School resigns for 'personal reasons' after less than a month in the job Jason Holt was only announced as the new principal last month, and has been replaced by Moira Green on a temporary basis Chronicle Live · Jan 30, 2023
Hundreds of copies of Sir Lenny Henry's novel to be given to Liverpool schools 10 Liverpool schools to receive 600 free books as part of 25,000 given away across the UK. Liverpool Echo · Oct 6, 2022
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall urges Brits to join crusade and get millions of kids reading Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, speaks exclusively to The Mirror about her mission to use reading to improve children’s wellbeing - and her special Duchess’s Birthday Books kinderboxes Daily Mirror · Aug 31, 2022