The National Literacy Trust and the Premier League are teaming up to distribute nearly 25,000 books to five to 11-year-olds from disadvantaged backgrounds this World Book Day, Thursday (4th March). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-02 18:07:28 UTC ]
Statistics suggest that while at the start of the pandemic many children and parents embraced books, reading has now reduced in 2021, while access remains a critical issue particularly for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-01 02:38:48 UTC ]
Hachette UK has created a new "Guide to Publishing toolkit" in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, to make careers in the industry more accessible to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-17 15:02:01 UTC ]
Writers say a lack of funding and cuts to libraries mean children from disadvantaged backgrounds are missing out when it comes to school visits, after a new report shows that independent schools are far more likely to have welcomed an author in the past year than state schools. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-06-26 04:33:29 UTC ]
David Higham Associates is giving a five-figure sum to support Little Green Pig, a creative writing programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some of the brightest children from disadvantaged backgrounds can have reading levels two and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]