Building connection, confidence and curiosity through one-to-one reading support
Discover how Bookmark’s one-to-one reading volunteers help children build confidence, literacy, and a lifelong love of reading.
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Discover how Bookmark’s one-to-one reading volunteers help children build confidence, literacy, and a lifelong love of reading.
Celebrate diversity in children’s literature: Tola Okogwu visits Pakeman Primary, sharing stories that reflect every child’s identity.
Join Bookmark volunteers as they celebrate literacy and volunteering with Her Majesty The Queen at the Royal Voluntary Service GoVo launch event.
Celebrate Non-Fiction November with our favourite non-fiction children’s books, created to spark curiosity, build knowledge and inspire young readers.
Celebrate our runners at the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2025. Hear from two runners who raised vital funds for literacy in UK schools.
Discover the many positive benefits of reading on children’s mental health in this blog, written in collaboration with Dr Neena Saha.
Discover how children’s author Janeen Hayat champions representation and diversity in her stories in this powerful guest blog.
Celebrate National Poetry Day with John Stainer Community Primary! Discover how pupils’ love for poetry builds confidence, creativity, and a lifelong joy of reading.
Explore our visit to the Fair Education Alliance and Libraries for Primaries events to learn how we’re improving children’s outcomes.

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