Schools, colleges and nurseries around the region celebrated World Book Day in spectacular style today. Pupils and staff had fun dressing up as their favourite characters from their favourite books. World Book Day was created by UNESCO in April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in
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Social mobility charity Speakers for Schools and Book Clubs in Schools have teamed up with Penguin Random House for the fourth instalment of The National Teen Book Club where state-school students across the UK read and discussed Kit De Waal’s award-winning novel ‘My Name is Leon’. It follows the successful book
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At a time when many families are feeling the squeeze as the cost of living rises sharply, the founders of Merseyside social enterprise, Split Perspectivz, are on a mission to make a difference to the lives of local children. Having delivered 16,000 free boxes filled with books, stationery and papercrafts to
“The more that you read, the more you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go.” So said Dr. Seuss. A recent study by the National Literacy Trust (NLT), however, suggests that children are in danger of missing out on the magic of reading due to