National Year of Reading 2026

National Year of Reading 2026 | NACE

National Year of Reading 2026

The National Year of Reading 2026 is a UK-wide campaign designed to help more people rediscover the joy of reading. Throughout the year we’ll be providing resources, CPD opportunities, and sharing examples of effective practice from across the NACE community, to help you develop and celebrate the reading culture within your school.

Find out more: Year of Reading 2026 - official website

How is your school celebrating the Year of Reading? Contact us to share your experience.

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Courses

Exploring Best Practice for Early Reading
Unlock the transformative potential of early reading in this engaging one-day course designed for EYFS and KS1 teachers.

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Embedding Reading and Oracy for Challenge Across the Curriculum
This one-day course explores how carefully chosen texts, reading-based strategies and planned opportunities for talk can provide challenge for all learners while maintaining accessibility for all.

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Community events (member login required)

Upcoming and recorded events

Upcoming webinar: Developing high-quality challenge in English
17 March 2026

What does “challenge” look like in English lessons? In this free live webinar, open to all schools, we’ll explore strategies to embed genuine challenge into your English curriculum and pedagogy.

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Upcoming Member Spotlight: Moreland Primary School
19 March 2026

The school will share its experience in promoting reading – and particularly developing reading for pleasure.

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The Power of Reading: Raising achievement and challenge for all

Session recording: Anjali Patel, Lead Advisory Teacher at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), shares the research behind the CLPE's Power of Reading programme.

Member Spotlight: Arden Academy

Session recording: School Librarian Emma O’Brien shares how she’s been using AI to support the creation of bespoke recommended reading lists for individual students.