Come and join my team to raise awareness of the literacy challenge and get more people doing something about it.

In a worrying new report*, government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap. This is the widest level the gap has been in 10 years. You could make a difference by helping a child learn to read: bookmarkreading.org/volunteer

Applications are now open for our grant worth up to £500! We want to help teachers get the reading for pleasure training they need to facilitate whole school reading cultures. If you need teacher cover while you train, we'll consider covering it: ow.ly/KWFI50KLi2m

Sign up to our brand new newsletter, out this week! You'll hear from us about all things volunteering, fundraising, schools and more. Click here to subscribe: bookmarkreading.org 😊

A great initiative to support our work with primary school children! Get your book club involved.

If you get your lunch from Tesco make sure you spend your blue coin wisely! You could help us change the story for more young people learning to read!

1 down and 3 to go! Don't miss out on our ChatterStars webinar series.

When your 7 year old’s Headteacher hand delivers a toy rabbit at 5.50pm because she knows it’s going to be needed for bedtime. Julian's Primary is the kind of school I’m proud my kids attend.

Can you help? I cannot tell you the difference this will make to our ability to support the children who need our help!

🚨Literacy support is needed in areas across the UK and you could help. We are urgently looking for volunteers to read with children. For just one-hour a week, over a six-week programme, you could change a child's story: bookmarkreading.org/volunteer

You might've spotted us in the Mail+ and This is Money yesterday: thisismoney.co.uk/money/investin… Please help us by spreading the word about our need for volunteers. There are currently close to 300 children waiting for reading support.

It’s ‘vital, fun and rewarding’. Thank you Amy #ivolunteerbecause

Love this Lauren Whateley!

Happy World Book Day. Please consider volunteering for the Bookmark Reading Charity. 8 children from the average class leave primary school still unconfident in their reading. There’s a desperate shortage of volunteers to provide online reading support. bookmarkreading.org

A massive thank you to our fabulous author ambassador Patrick Gale for raising awareness about our need for more #volunteers on #WorldBookDay. It was such a brilliant interview with Julie Skentelbery on BBC Cornwall thank you both 📚❤️📚

Today we are sharing the disappointing news that the DfE is no longer planning to fund a new Career Change Programme contract which Now Teach is currently responsible for delivering. Without new funding Now Teach cannot recruit any more experienced people beyond this September

Our co-founder Lucy Kellaway has shared her views in a Sunday Times article - and there's coverage in the Observer too. thetimes.co.uk/article/pullin… theguardian.com/education/2024…

Unlike other routes into teacher training, Now Teach stay the course with you. Changing career & translating your experience takes time. So we stick around. From ITT application to the classroom. To QTS and applying for your ECT role. And then beyond. #NT2025