LitUp: Bloomsbury’s school outreach programme
At Bloomsbury, we believe that every child should have access to books and reading, and that good literacy is key to getting the most out of life. We are leading the way in reading for pleasure with LitUp, which is now part of a nationwide movement in the National Year of Reading. We believe that every child deserves to find the story that will unlock their love of reading, and we aim to close the gap between classroom and library, turning reluctant readers into confident, independent ones.
We launched our ground-breaking LitUp programme in partnership with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) in September 2022. The programme draws on Bloomsbury’s resources, our talented authors and colleagues to make a real difference in the community.
“The children have become more aware of different authors, as have the staff working within the classroom. Reading at home has increased, children are eager to read to adults in class and good levels of progress has been made.”
– Hastings teacher
“My son wants to discuss the stories we read. Not just read them like before.”
– Hastings parent
“The children found some of the authors particularly engaging and therefore their enthusiasm for books by the authors grew. They wanted to read more/similar style books. So, love of reading and knowledge of authors grew.”
– Hastings teacher
Launching in Camden
In the 2023/4 school year, we expanded the project into our London HQ’s local borough of Camden. We wanted to make a difference in the community closest to us, where the schools have diverse classrooms and a high intake of children from refugee and migrant families for whom English is not a first language.
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