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Award from Libraries Opportunities for Everyone Innovation Fund
Arts Council England has announced funding for 30 innovative projects to help tackle disadvantage in libraries across England. A total of £3.9 mill...
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Women and Literacy
Gatehouse writer Maria McNamara, author of Getting Better, and her tutor, Dr Vicky Duckworth, were featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, discussi...
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Jungle Books Library in Calais
The Jungle Books Library in Calais provides English classes for refugees, however it is critically lacking resources that help ADULTS learn to read...
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Fighting Ebola with Education
Education charity EducAid is set to receive a donation of copies of Yes We Can Read in Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone where, faced with schools and co...
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Amazing Children Uganda
Cynthia Haddock, Founding Trustee of Amazing Children Uganda, writes:
"I’m very touched by your generosity in donating 3 Yes we Can Read books to ...
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Kate Adie praises Bridport's Read Easy scheme
A WOMAN not short on courage herself, BBC journalist Kate Adie was in Bridport this week paying tribute to the bravery of adults learning to read.
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Getting Better Award 2014
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Gatehouse Getting Better Award 2014, awarded to an adult learner who is overcoming significant barri...
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House of Commons Adult Literacy & Numeracy Debate
Yesterday in the House of Commons, Caroline Dinenage MP led a debate on Adult Literacy & Numeracy in which she highlighted the importance of pe...
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Coming Soon
The East Enders Series will soon be published.
Developed for adults who are learning English as a second language, these short stories, set in the ...
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Vote for Read & Grow
Voting has begun for Lloyds Community Fund and Read & Grow is one of 4 finalists in their area. Read & Grow need to secure as many votes as...
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A lesson from Africa
When former street children in Uganda returned to the classroom to teach younger street children to read, no one predicted that the visit would hav...
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Pioneering peer-mentoring project to improve literacy
“Please spare a few minutes to look at this video produced by our students who have embarked on a pioneering peer-mentoring project to improve lite...
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