Literacy Skills News

Follow our advice for a happy home during the school closures. You can do this! This is probably going to be the most complicated time for most of us to juggle family life. Not only will your…

Long-term lifestyle changes are better than dieting, and this long-term approach is also the case for  children revising for exams. Let’s start this blog off by saying happy new year! January is…

Children across the UK and Ireland will be taking part in book-themed festivities tomorrow (Thursday 1st March) to mark World Book Day 2018, a celebration of books and reading taking place in 100…

The BBC 500 Words competition is giving your child the chance to have their story read live on air by a celebrity on BBC Radio 2. To find out more follow the link below:…

National Storytelling Week begins on Saturday 28th January and, to celebrate, we are offering a 10% discount on any books purchased from our Creative Writing series from now until 7th February. To…

Many of us with a passion for literature have fond memories of the school library as a place that nurtured our love of the written word. This is why I read with disappointment the findings from a…

Schools minister Nick Gibb has said that he wants every primary school pupil in the UK to read at least one book a week. As part of his speech to mark National Storytelling Week, Mr Gibbtold an…

Children across the UK and Ireland will be taking part in book-themed festivities today (Thursday 3rd March) to mark World Book Day 2016, a celebration of books and reading taking place in 100…

Storytelling skills were highly valued long before literacy became a norm in Western civilisation, not only as a form of entertainment but also as a way of passing on historical, cultural and…