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Education Secretary urges parents to swap scrolling with reading as she launches a National Year of Reading for 2026 to boost kids’ literacy and life chances.
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Short tips for parents of primary-aged children to make reading enjoyable.
The Education Secretary and the National Literacy Trust launch the National Year of Reading, urging all ages to rediscover reading for pleasure.
This is a step-by-step, easy read register to vote form, for people with a learning disability. There are separate forms, depending on whether you live in England, Wales or Scotland.
Survey of primary schools showing how the best schools in England teach virtually every child to read.
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Education Secretary confirms all pupils will sit a mandatory reading test at age 13 to drive up reading standards.
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