Reading for pleasure activities, book lists and ideas for secondary schools
- A brilliant stroke of luck with my three year old got me thinking about ways to further tempt young people into reading.
- Being a reading role model to our children and students means we can connect with colleagues and friends through books.
- Teenagers are reading less and less. What might we be doing to put them off and what might we do to entice them again?
- Mark Earth Day 2026 by exploring Caryl Lewis' The Danger of Small Things
- How can we nurture social motivation to tempt teens into reading?
- How we can engage teenagers in enjoying poetry
- This International Women's Day, explore Manjeet Mann's Roar. It's a compelling verse novel that encourages us to stand up to oppression and support those that don't yet have a voice.
- When the world feels dark, literature can provide young people with a glimmer of hope. When there is injustice, there is always a way to fight for what's right.
- A feeling of belonging is enormously important for everyone's mental wellbeing. Here are three texts to support students and teachers to explore this concept and support students' mental health.
- On Holocaust Memorial Day and beyond, literature is a powerful tool with which to educate young people about the Holocaust.