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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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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Hear from author Phil Earle introducing Finn N. O. Hope and his life of epic failure!

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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 . . .

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

With its £10m pledge to fund a 'library for every primary', and £5m book fund for secondary school libraries, the government has put i...

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Jamila Gavin's 'exceptionally powerful' historical novel My Soul, A Shining Tree (Farshore) has won the Children's Fiction category of the Nero Book Awards 2025. Winners of the remaining categories included: Fiction Category Winner 2025 Seascraper by B...

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Monday, January 12, 2026

The shortlist for the 2026 Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) Awards has been revealed, celebrating exceptional, UK-published inclusive children's books for one to nine-year-olds. Children across UK primary schools are now reading the shortlisted titles and cast...

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Friday, January 9, 2026

David Walliams's book sales have fallen in the weeks after he was dropped by his publisher, HarperCollins, for alleged inappropriate behaviour towards junior female employees at the company - allegations that Walliams has strongly denied.

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Paula Harrison's Animagicals series takes us to a world where children can turn into animals and Paula joined ReadingZone to tell us more about it - plus enjoy a short reading!

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