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Making a difference
Posted 4 July 20121 comments An afternoon of royalty, party games and birthday cake at Kensington Roof Gardens is not at all unpleasant . But for the other 364 and a half days of the... Read 'Making a difference ' -
Many families get their first baby books from Bookstart
Posted 12 June 20121 comments Nearly two thirds of us not sharing books with our babies, finds survey Did you know that many parents don't share books with their baby before they receive their first... Read 'Many families get their first baby...' -
20 years and counting...
Posted 7 June 20123 comments Looking forward to National Bookstart Week - and a special birthday Everyone enjoys a party, and at Booktrust we don't need a second invitation to have a good knees-up. Next... Read '20 years and counting... ' -
Bookstart 20 at London Book Fair
Posted 23 April 20121 comments Yesterday's Bookstart 20 reception at the London Book Fair was vibrant and well-attended. Following the meeting of the bears - where the Walker Books bear presented the Bookstart Bear with... Read 'Bookstart 20 at London Book Fair' -
Yours to keep: a note on book ownership
Posted 13 January 20121 comments The recent headlines tell us that 1 in 3 children own no books. As an organisation at the forefront of bookgifting programmes we find this statistic surprising. Since 1992 Booktrust... Read 'Yours to keep: a note on...' -
Bookstart programme update
Posted 12 May 2011Please note this information has been sent to Bookstart Coordinators via their Regional Managers and to SCL and ASCEL for distribution to members via their channels of communication. Find out... Read 'Bookstart programme update ' -
Northern Ireland research: Bookstart+ packs improve parental reading and...
Posted 25 April 2011Health visitors in the Northern Trust have taken part in a pilot programme which gifted Bookstart+ packs to all two-year-old children. Bookstart+ is not universally funded in Northern Ireland but... Read 'Northern Ireland research: Bookstart+ packs improve...'
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...services young people need, rather than holding up the armed forces as an easy option so early in life. While...
Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] — Second Reading
...for all in this programme. There is much that a mentor can discuss, and ways in which he can discuss...
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