The National Year of Reading 2026
The National Year of Reading 2026
The National Year of Reading Autumn term activity is now live! Please find more information below, and feel free to share this with your partner schools and networks. Please also find below a flyer for the National Year of Reading Schools and Settings offer.
The final term of the National Year of Reading is here, and it’s not too late to Go All In.
Focusing on the termly theme ‘in the community,’ the autumn term aims to take reading beyond teaching spaces to celebrate the vital roles that wider communities play in fostering a love of reading in young people.
What’s included?
• Free CPD webinars and resources • Broadcast Go All In Together! Events for your children and young people • Events and conferences across the UK • Rewards and prizes for participation
Get involved
The free platform is flexible and easy to use, with content shaped to support your school or setting. You can pick and choose activities that suit your needs, as well as catch up on content – meaning you can start your journey at any time.
If you’re already taking part, login in here and start exploring.
If you’re new, sign up here today and join the 6,500+ schools and settings already working together to help every child and young person discover reading as a source of joy, agency, and opportunity.
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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):
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