For Primary Schools
We offer book recommendations, tools to support home and school engagement, and resources to help with reading for pleasure.
How we help primary schools
We’ve created a library of resources with helpful hints, advice, tips and tricks to help you support your school’s reading culture and encourage reading for pleasure.
Programmes for primary schools
The Great Books Guide and BookTrust Represents have been designed to showcase the best new books to Primary Schools and bring the magic of reading into the classroom.
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Here are 100 books from the last year that we think are great – and so will children
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BookTrust Represents is a programme created to promote and improve the representation of people of colour in children’s books so that all children read a range of books that reflect them and their wider communities.
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Pori Drwy Stori is an exciting bilingual programme for Nursery and Reception aged children in Wales, aimed at developing their literacy, numeracy, speaking and listening skills to support Foundation Learning.
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Sign upOur latest resources for primary schools
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Find out how reading can bring wellbeing benefits for children with our new guide and webinar, compiled with support from children’s mental health charity Place2Be.
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Ready to engage your class with reading? We’ve put together these tips for teachers who want to model being an enthusiastic reader.
Find a great read
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Looking for a great book on a theme? Our booklists can help you discover some brilliant children’s books that little ones will love
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Search thousands of hand-picked book recommendations to find a child’s next favourite read – from astonishing adventures to fantastic facts, our Bookfinder tool will help you discover the very best kids’ books