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Enter the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition

Enter the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition

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If you love writing stories, the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is for you!

This competition is all about finding the writers of the future. If you're a keen author, you should give it a try…

Author Liz Hyder has started off a new … read more

23 February 2021

Spring into reading

Spring into reading

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The Winter Mini Challenge may be over for another year, but there's still tons of book fun to be had right here!

You can use your website profile to keep track of the books you're reading all year round. Can you unlock a new badge for your prof… read more

23 February 2021

The Winter Mini Challenge is on!

The Winter Mini Challenge is on!

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Welcome to the Winter Mini Challenge 2020!

We’ve teamed up with Knights Of to bring you some extra special reading rewards this winter.

This year, "Everyone is a Hero"! The Winter Mini Challenge is all about discovering heroes big and sm… read more

1 December 2020

Winter Reading Heroes

Winter Reading Heroes

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Check out the official Everyone Is A Hero booklist!

You're sure to find plenty of inspiration for this year's Winter Mini Challenge with these awesome recommendations from Knights Of

CLICK HERE to find out more about these brilliant books. Y… read more

30 November 2020

Join the Winter Mini Challenge and become a reading hero!

Join the Winter Mini Challenge and become a reading hero!

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Our Winter Mini Challenge is starting soon and we want you to get involved!

We’re teaming up with awesome children’s publisher Knights Of to bring you the Everyone Is A Hero reading challenge, where you’ll meet characters from Knights and Bike… read more

4 November 2020

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2020!

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2020!

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Thursday 1 October is National Poetry Day!

It's one of our favourite days of the year. Everyone can discover, enjoy and share poetry together #ShareAPoem

This year, the theme is Vision – it's all about seeing the world like a poet!

Yo… read more

30 September 2020

Information for adults

Schools

Visit our School Zone to access free resources and Challenge ideas for your class.

Families

Visit our Home Zone, full of useful Challenge information for parents, grandparents and carers. For information about supporting reading in the early years visit our Pre-School Zone.

Libraries

Visit our Library Zone to find libraries near you running the challenge, and how to take part.