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Posted 20 May 2013The regional winners of the Read for My School national schools reading competition are announced this week The 18 winners of the regional heats of Read for My School—the inaugural... Read 'Read all about it! ' -
Booktime announces new titles for 2013
Posted 18 April 2013Booktrust and Pearson today announce the new titles for Booktime, which will give two free books to every child starting school in England and Wales in the 2013-14 school year.... Read 'Booktime announces new titles for 2013' -
Get Dads Reading
Posted 22 February 201310 comments Only one in eight dads takes the lead with reading to their children. 25% of fathers blame working late for not reading to their children. HRH, The Duchess of Cornwall... Read 'Get Dads Reading ' -
Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012 with the help...
Posted 13 November 2012Nine millionth book to be gifted to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading... There is a saying in showbusiness that you should never work with animals and... Read 'Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012...' -
Pearson wins Dragon Award
Posted 4 October 2012Congratulations this morning to our partners Pearson who have won a Lord Mayor's Dragon Award 2012 for their education work with Booktime! The Lord Mayor's Dragon Awards celebrate Community Engagement... Read 'Pearson wins Dragon Award ' -
Jeremy Strong launches Read for My School at The...
Posted 1 October 20122 comments National schools reading competition to encourage reading for pleasure 100,000 free books for schools to be donated by Pearson Read for My School, the brand new national schools... Read 'Jeremy Strong launches Read for My...' -
Burtenshaw takes the chair
Posted 26 September 2012Former London Book Fair Director calls on publishers to join in campaign to preserve Government funding for bookgifting Alistair Burtenshaw has taken over as Chair of Booktrust, Britain's... Read 'Burtenshaw takes the chair ' -
Three is the magic number
Posted 10 September 2012Booktrust is more used to handing out prizes than receiving them, but this autumn we are in the running for three prestigious awards for our work Booktrust has been shortlisted... Read 'Three is the magic number ' -
Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami
Posted 10 September 20121 comments Izumi Satou from Bookstart Japan recounts how, after the tsunami of 2011, local authorities worked together to restore Bookstart, and the difference the programme made to a community ravaged by... Read 'Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami' -
Summer Reading
Posted 6 August 20122 comments The summer holidays can be a time when children lose momentum with their reading. Katherine Woodfine writes about how to counteract the 'summer reading dip' during the long summer break... Read 'Summer Reading '
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