Sign up for Letterbox Club 2024

Every participating child receives six colourful parcels, usually between May and October - to support them through the transition from one school year to the next.

Across the six parcels, each child receives 12-14 fiction and non-fiction books, up to 10 fun maths games and around 40 items of stationery. The price is £152 per child, including VAT.

They are delivered to local authorities, schools and nurseries. Staff then distribute them to the children.

Local authorities and schools can use Pupil Premium Plus for children who are looked-after and Pupil Premium for other vulnerable children, to fund the programme.

Over 11,000 children received Letterbox Club parcels in 2023.

Registration for Letterbox Club 2024 is now open.

Parcel deliveries begin in May 2024.

Register here

Please contact the team for more information by emailing [email protected] or calling 020 7801 8805.

Letterbox Club parcels

There are six different Letterbox Club parcel sets:

  • Purple - for children aged 3-5, Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Orange - for children aged 5-7, Years 1-2
  • Yellow - for children aged 7-9, Years 3-4 (the books selected for Yellow parcel are for emergent readers)
  • Blue - for children aged 7-9, Years 3-4 (the books selected for Blue parcel are for independent readers)
  • Red - for children aged 9-11, Years 5-6
  • Green - for children aged 11-13, Years 7-8

If a child who is working at a lower or higher level, you can choose the parcel set that will suit them most. Nothing inside the parcels states an age or year group.

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