The National Year of Reading 2026

Working with the National Literacy Trust and their partners, the DfE is bringing you a full year of engaging events, practical resources and expert support - all designed to make reading come alive in your classroom. The programme has been tailored with dedicated support and resources for early years, primary and secondary phases, all led by experts.

Every half-term, you and your class can join 'Go All In Together' live broadcast events featuring nationally renowned authors and celebrities. Alongside this, you'll have access to expert-led webinars and opportunities to attend inspiring in-person events.

These resources are designed to support your lessons and conversations around reading. Whether you dip in occasionally or engage with the full programme, everything is here to help you bring reading to life in a way that suits your classroom, without adding to your workload. You can register via the website now to be kept informed:  Register your interest here to be kept up to date.

Watch the launch video here!

How to Take Part in the Offer

There are two options to get involved:

Option 1: Gain the 'Go All In' Learning Management System for free

If you're a whole school or setting, this is the easiest way to get involved with everything you need for the year in one place. How it works:

1. Nominate a colleague to be your National Year of Reading representative and register with their details to the learning management system for free.
2. The representative will be added to your chosen phase pathway where your whole school or setting will follow a guided journey of the offer each term.
3. You'll have access to easy registration for events, download resources and recordings of events and webinars. You can also take part in a participatory award with prizes!

Please note, signing up does not mean you are required to take part in everything, you can still choose which elements you'd like to be involved with.

Option 2: Individual activity sign up

If you are not a whole school or setting, or do not want to take part in the participatory award, you can sign up to individual events and download resources for the term.

To find out more about the National Year of Reading in relation to your phase, the National Literacy Trust has released helpful phase videos (below):

Overview

Early years

Primary

Secondary

Toolkit and Spring Resources Available Now!

As part of the DfE's National Year of Reading, the National Literacy Trust is offering a way to kickstart your school/setting's reading journey with their starter toolkit which is packed with everything you need to inspire your pupils and boost reading engagement.  Discover key dates, essential information, and ready-to-use assets to help you plan effectively.

Each term throughout 2026, the National Literacy Trust will be releasing fresh resources aligned with their theme for that term.  Please note, termly activity will be released a term in advance.  Spring term resources are available now, click here to find out more and start downloading.