📚 Our September newsletter is out now – and it’s a bumper edition packed with RfP news, events and heaps of free resources to kick-start the new school year. 👉 Take a look here: https://ow.ly/TB1Z50ZLLFB

📚 Kick-start your 2026/27 CPD Are you looking for fresh ideas to strengthen RfP in your setting? Join us on 17 October for a day of inspiring keynote speakers and tailor your day by choosing from a range of practical workshops to best meet the needs of your setting. 💡📖

📚 ✏️ Back to School: 3 ways to enrich Reading for Pleasure this term. Discover free surveys, webinars, and CPD to support RfP in your school: https://ow.ly/7Iff50Zy1Ep

Are you looking for the latest RfP news? Our free monthly newsletter brings together news, research, resources, events and opportunities from across the RfP sector – all in one place! Sign-up here: https://ourfp.org/newsletter-signup/

We're delighted to announce our keynote speakers for the OU RfP Autumn Conference 2026! Whether you're a teacher, literacy lead, librarian or school leader, we'd love to welcome you! Find out more and book online: https://ow.ly/pLLo50ZmUoE

📚 The Teachers' Reading Challenge 2026 starts today! 🎉 Teachers, librarians, trainees and education professionals – discover inspiring children's books, share reviews, and earn badges as you build your knowledge and expertise. Sign up now: ➡️ https://www.teachersreadingchallenge.org.uk/

⚽ World Cup fever is here – and it's not just inspiring action on the pitch! This example of practice shows how football can be a powerful driver for reading in secondary schools, tapping into young people's passions beyond the classroom. ➡️ Find out more: https://ow.ly/PqGv50Zcf06

📣 Deadline extended to 5 July! ⏰ There's still time to enter the RfP Awards 2026. We're celebrating the brilliant work of educators who inspire children and young people to read for pleasure. 📚 Find out more and enter: https://ow.ly/E2oE50ZbMtr

Enter Now: HarperCollins RfP Awards 2026 📚✨ In partnership with The OU and UKLA, these awards celebrate schools and educators who place Reading for Pleasure at the heart of their work. ⏰ Entries close at midnight on Sunday 14 June 2026. 🔗 https://ow.ly/lHPb50Z1a2l

⏰ Application deadline - Monday 25th May! If you’re organised, proactive and interested in supporting meaningful work around Reading for Pleasure, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more and apply here: https://ow.ly/Fe6s50Z13Vp

✨ This month’s Author Spotlight features Simon Mole — acclaimed children’s writer, performer, and National Poetry Day ambassador! ✨ Find out more about Simon and his work here: https://ourfp.org/author_spotlight/simon-mole/

🏫 From the classroom: real stories, real impact. Discover how thid school’s pupil-designed ‘Book Bus’ (mobile book trolley) and pupil-run bookshop make reading visible, social and accessible across the school community. 📥 Download here: https://ourfp.org/eop/the-miriam-lord-book-bus/

📬 Our latest newsletter is out now — sharing the latest research, evidence-informed practice, and insights from across the RfP community. 📚✨ Take a look here: https://ow.ly/PHAZ50Z12kx

📚 What does sustained RfP work look like at KS3? These snapshots from our KS3 Reading Schools Programme give a sense of the impact over time – particularly in how staff understand and develop RfP. Find out how the programme can help your students: https://ow.ly/jSJY50Yz9Jw

📚 Our OU RfP Gold Star Student Teacher Awards celebrate student teachers developing RfP practice. Check out some brilliant examples of how new teachers are building reading cultures and trying things out. Take a look: https://ow.ly/Rnxb50Yz8WG

Gold Star Student Teacher Awards 2025 - Reading for Pleasure

Highlighting the achievements of student teachers who are developing their RfP practice This is the eighth year we have given Awards to Gold Star Student Teacher Examples of Practice. The judges, Helen Hendry (The Open University), Emma Rogers (Lincoln Bishop University) and Lizzie Greeley (Nottingham Trent University) considered all the Examples of Practice that have […]

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📚 The HarperCollins Reading for Pleasure Awards are now open for entries! The awards are open to teachers, librarians and reading champions in and beyond schools – celebrating those who put Reading for Pleasure at the heart of their practice 🫶 Find out more: https://ow.ly/Q25E50Yz8qj

📣 Calling all TRG Leaders Save the date – Newsletter Live is back! Join us on Thursday 7 May, 7–8pm for a fun, fast-paced session focusing on information texts, with plenty of ideas to support your practice and spark pupils’ love of reading! 📚💖 Details coming soon!

Join Professor Teresa Cremin CBE and Dr Roger Macdonald on 25 March (2–5pm) for a briefing exploring what achieving the RfP Quality Mark involves — from evidencing impact to strengthening whole-school culture. Find out more: https://ukla.org/reading-for-pleasure/reading-for-pleasure-quality-mark/

Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating women who help shape children’s reading lives — in classrooms, libraries, at home and beyond - here’s to the women helping more children discover the joy of reading. 🫶

Celebrating World Book Day — and beyond! 📚 We’ve created a resource to help schools build on the energy of the day and grow a lasting reading for pleasure culture. Download here: https://www.worldbookday.com/resources/world-book-day-conversations-reading-for-pleasure-examples-of-practice/

Join us for a free online seminar exploring why we're reading less by choice and how to bring back the love for books! 🔗 Register now and be part of the conversation: https://ow.ly/q8a050YgzjF

Free resources to support Reading for Pleasure Looking to strengthen RfP in your school? Our free, research-informed surveys help you explore pupils’ attitudes and support staff reflection — a great starting point for next steps. Download here: https://ow.ly/ESzI50YgvMz

We’re looking forward to welcoming colleagues from across the sector for a research-led day, exploring practical, evidence-informed strategies to re-engage teen readers and revitalise reading cultures. Find out more and book online: https://ow.ly/XW9J50YgyCT

Professor Teresa Cremin recently spoke to Twinkl about why Reading for Pleasure needs to be planned — not presumed — as we look ahead to 2026. Read the full article 👇 
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news/from-presumed-to-planned-how-we-can-transform-reading-for-pleasure-in-2026

A recent TES article reports on the evidence presented by Professor Teresa Cremin CBE and Dr Helen Hendry to the House of Commons Education Committee on the decline in children’s Reading for Pleasure. Read the full TES coverage: https://ow.ly/A7GE50YgzH8

Reading for pleasure needs a ‘higher profile’ at school, MPs told

Education experts giving evidence to an MPs’ inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure make four recommendations to address the problem

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✨ Our February Reading for Pleasure newsletter is here! Find out about our free upcoming briefings, events, research highlights and resources to inspire reading 💡📚 See what’s inside: https://preview.mailerlite.com/z5i6h0l0o6

Our team is delighted to welcome schools from Jersey as they begin their OU Reading Schools Programme journey with us. Primary & secondary colleagues will be joining our online launch to begin exploring how Reading for Pleasure can grow strategically across communities.

It’s a packed programme tonight for our OU Secondary Reading for Pleasure community networking event. We’re looking forward to a rich evening of connection and reflection as we explore what’s shaping RfP in secondary schools today. Hope to see you there!

The OU team is launching Phase 4 of the What on Earth! magazine research today with 360 Year 5 pupils & teachers across Hull. We will explore how reading and writing connect using this high-quality magazine - a new chapter to explore how reading and writing grow together.

Have you heard our latest podcasts in collaboration with World Book Day and English Hubs? Do have a listen - 3 in the series with linked resources. Perfect for your next staff discussion! https://ow.ly/8vBi50XKYps