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Camilla meets Bernardine Evaristo at Clarence House

The Duchess of Cornwall has welcomed Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo to her Clarence House home. The pair met on Tuesday to mark the writer’s appointment as the new president of the Royal Society of Literature, of which Camilla is ...

05 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Teachers resorting to buying books for their classrooms – report

Primary school teachers are having to buy books to stock their classrooms because of limited access to budgets, a new report reveals. In a study released for the 25th anniversary of World Book Day, a survey of more than 800 primary school ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Local News

Donegal ETB Appoints New Adult Literacy Organiser in Inishowen

A new Adult Literacy Organiser, Ms Claire McNicholl, has been appointed in Inishowen by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Claire joins a team of five Adult Literacy Organisers (ALOs) across the county under its Further ...

27 May 2022 at 15:33

Booker Prize returns in-person with Camilla to present 2022 award

The Queen Consort will present the Booker Prize 2022 at a north London ceremony tonight. Buckingham Palace announced last Tuesday that Camilla would present the award after a reception and dinner at the Roundhouse, in Chalk ...

17 Oct 2022 at 06:05

Sport

Sport England survey shows big rise in number of girls playing football

The number of girls playing football in England has increased by 100,000 since 2017, even before the impact of the Lionesses’ Euro 2021 triumph is taken into account. The Active Lives survey by grassroots funding body ...

08 Dec 2022 at 11:53

Drop in primary pupils meeting ‘expected standard’ in Sats reading exam

The proportion of primary school pupils who met the expected standard in reading in this year’s Sats exams has fallen, official statistics show. The Key Stage 2 Sats results, which assess pupils’ attainment in ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:46

Life

What does the fall in inflation actually mean for your household spending?

The Prime Minister has said his plan to halve inflation before the year ends has been “delivered” as UK inflation dropped to the lowest level in two years last month. According to data from the Office for ...

15 Nov 2023 at 11:32

Half of parents do not read to their young children every day – survey

Half of parents do not read to their pre-school children every day, a survey has suggested. Fewer parents are engaging in daily activities which are known to support early language development in ...

23 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Children reading more books thanks to social media trends, research suggests

The number of books children read increased by almost a quarter last year as social media trends such as TikTok help shape reading habits, according to the latest research. The 2023 What Kids ...

25 Apr 2023 at 07:29

Scotland

John Swinney marks Book Week Scotland with school pupils

The First Minister has met Edinburgh primary school pupils to mark Book Week Scotland. John Swinney visited Wardie Primary School where he gave primary two and three pupils gift bags from ...

20 Nov 2024 at 17:53

Your community

Increasing participation for Traveller and Roma families through literacy in Kilkenny

Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB) and Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) hosted a very successful event at the Woodford Dolmen Hotel recently. The event was officially ...

29 Oct 2024 at 22:33

Camilla told she ‘makes reading sexy’ as she hosts Booker Prize authors

Queen Camilla was praised for making reading “sexy” as she hosted the Booker Prize shortlisted authors – and was given the trophy for safe keeping. Sir Ben Okri paid tribute to Camilla,...

23 Nov 2023 at 16:30

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