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2026 Information Book Award shortlist announced
Book Awards
Thursday, January 22, 2026
The School Library Association (SLA) has revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Information Book Award (IBA), celebrating inspiring UK-published information books for young people, up to age 16. The winners of the IBA and the Children's Choice accolades will be ann...
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2026 Branford Boase Award longlist announced
Book Awards
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The longlist for the 2026 Branford Boase Award has been announced. As well as recognising new writers for children and young people, the Branford Boase Award honours the editor of the winning book, highlighting the importance of the editor in nurturing new talent. This...
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Poetry By Heart extended to KS1 and EYFS
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Poetry By Heart, the popular poetry speaking competition, has launched new materials for four to seven-year-olds to support the very youngest school pupils in discovering the joy of poetry and speaking it aloud. A new ti...
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Nominations open for School Librarian and Primary School Library of the year
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Nominations are now open for the Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year Award and the Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award, now in its 21st year. School library staff curate diverse book collections, recommend titles, help build independent le...
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Coram Beanstalk campaigns to help 1,000 more children into reading
Friday, January 16, 2026
The Society of Authors is partnering with reading charity Coram Beanstalk in a campaign to support 1,000 children in becoming lifelong readers during the National Year of Reading. Coram Beanstalk currently helps around 7000 children with their reading at more t...
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Secondary schools offered free 'Unlocking Reading' training
Friday, January 16, 2026
State secondary schools can now sign up to the Unlocking Reading CPD, a free training programme provided by the Department for Education. Some 25% of pupils start secondary school in Year 7 below the expected standard in reading, rising to 37% of disadvantaged pupils a...
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Fails, friends and chaos in Finn and his Epic Fails
Video/Vlog
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Hear from author Phil Earle introducing Finn N. O. Hope and his life of epic failure!
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A monkey, a mystery and a jungle adventure
Video/Vlog
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Bestselling author Piu Dasgupta tells ReadingZone about her fast-paced jungle adventure, set in India of the past and rippling with mystery and danger . . .
