Primary schools
We provide primary school teachers with the tools to create a culture of reading for pleasure, excite their classes with new and diverse book recommendations and programmes and suggest ways to engage families in shared reading.
Programmes for primary schools
We offer several programmes to primary schools to inspire and engage young children in reading. From representative virtual author visits, to providing books to inspire young minds.
Guidance and tips for teachers
We also have primary school specific resources, including case studies, practitioner-led blogs and family engagement tools.
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We’ve put together these tips for modelling being an enthusiastic reader.
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School librarians and teachers from around the country have shared their favourite ways to help students love reading. Can you try a few at your school?
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Part of BookTrust’s webinar series on Developing a Culture of Reading for Pleasure.
Our latest research
The wellbeing benefits of reading for children
Learn all about it with our new guide and webinar, created with support from children’s mental health charity Place2Be.
Discover moreBook recommendations
Our Books team review a new book every day of the year. We recommend texts to suit every reader in the class and curate booklists to support the curriculum and personal interests.
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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
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Here are 100 books from the last year that we think are great – and so will children
BookTrust Represents Virtual Author Visits
Bring an author into your classroom! Schools can register to join virtual author visits via BookTrust Represents, allowing your children to ask authors questions and find out more about the books they love.
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Our next virtual author visit is at 11am on the 14th May with Ramzee, author of ‘The Cheat Book’. Register your school for free now. Suitable for Years 5, 6 and 7.