Visit the Education & Training foundation for resources and teaching materials to support ESOL learners and specifically refugees.
These resources aim to help ESOL practitioners better meet the early integration needs of refugees who are New to ESOL i.e. working below, or at the very beginning… read more
June is Pride Month, so it is the perfect time to share our favourite LGBTQ+ positive books for children and young people. These books highlight family dynamics and stories to help develop the values of acceptance and kindness towards themselves and others, regardless of identity.
You can… read more
This toolkit contains ideas and resources for continuing with Reading Ahead despite closures of public libraries, colleges and workplaces during Covid-19.
This is a working document and will be updated as more resources become available. Do get in touch if you have any you'd like us to promote. read more
This activity sheet has been designed for use alongside reading the Quick Reads version of Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt. It provides inspiration and a framework for starting a diary. read more
Here you can access The Reading Agency at home. You'll find ideas, activities and challenges from across our programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you are teaching remotely.
The activities will be refreshed every couple of weeks and we have The Reading Agency… read more
Waterstones Book of the Month for April 2020
A deeply moving story of family and community that is striking and unforgettable, On Chapel Sands is part-true crime narrative, part-investigation into the subjectivity of memory and part-witness to a vanishing provincial way of life.
Why not… read more
Download our logo to use on posters, websites and any materials you create to publicise and use at your World Book Night events. read more
It is "World Book Night":https://worldbooknight.org/ on 23 April. World Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books for adults and young people that takes place every year. To help children and their families join in with the celebration we have created a booklist of our favourite… read more
Please use and share our evaluation report to demonstrate the impact of the programme. read more
Quick Reads are available to order now and will be published on 20 February. We will be celebrating throughout the week 17-21 February. Whether you’re a library, workplace, prison or learning provider, we’ve gathered together some ideas in this pack that will help you to get involved!
This… read more
Walker Books have an exciting creative writing challenge called THE MONSTER CHALLENGE.
‘Stories are important. Stories can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth.’
Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
Are you a young person with a passion for telling stories? Do you feel… read more