Education consultant shares top reading suggestions for children and adults, indicating efforts to reverse declining literacy rates.
In July, Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, announced that 2026 will be The National Year of Reading, to address the steep decline in reading among children, young people and adults. In light of this, Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, shares her top reads from this year to take into 2026.
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