Children’s Reading Must Be More Than a Policy — It Needs Understanding, Inclusivity and Imagination

Collection of Books by Tawny Owl Wood

With the UK government announcing the National Year of Reading 2026, alongside renewed Department for Education initiatives and parliamentary inquiries into reading for pleasure, children’s literacy has at long last returned to the national agenda. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has urged families to prioritise reading at home, while national campaigns led by the National Literacy […]