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Author Lee Child announced as first ever Prison Reading Laureate.
A short course for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels.
The Education Secretary and the National Literacy Trust launch the National Year of Reading, urging all ages to rediscover reading for pleasure.
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.
Education Secretary confirms all pupils will sit a mandatory reading test at age 13 to drive up reading standards.
Reports of Charity Commission accounts monitoring reviews.
Ofsted carried out a research project on struggling readers in secondary schools. This report sets out our findings and recommendations.
Charity Commission report on the quality of charity accounts and if they meet reader's needs
How to read out particular types of questions in the key stage 1 and key stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests.
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