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Talk to Your Baby (Project)

Talk to Your Baby is a campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three years.

What?	long-term projects and residencies policy
Who For?	family, preschool, cultural professional
Where?	national organisation

Writing Together (Project)

Writing Together brings writers into schools, providing information for classroom teachers, case studies and online resources.

What?	creative writing long-term projects and residencies
Who For?	primary, secondary, teacher

National Literacy Trust (The) (Organisation)

The NLT works to change lives through literacy with a wide range of national programmes and initiatives to help all age groups, supporting professionals and influencing policy and practice.

What?	reading and literature research policy
Who For?	everyone
Where?	national organisation

MLA (Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) (Organisation)

The MLA aims to promote collaboration and best practice between museums, archives and libraries.

What?	policy research
Who For?	cultural professional, librarians
Where?	national organisation

School Library Association (Organisation)

The SLA offers advisory and information services, publications and training for school librarians and library services.

What?	reading and literature
Who For?	librarians
Where?	national organisation

Action for Children's Arts (Organisation)

An organisation for professionals working in children’s arts, connecting them across education and cultural sectors and across the country.

What?	policy workshops
Who For?	cultural professional
Where?	national organisation

National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature (Organisation)

Roehampton University’s National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature (NCRCL) promotes academic excellence, embracing pure and applied research.

What?	professional development reading and literature research
Who For?	higher education, adult, teacher, cultural professional
Where?	national organisation, London

Reading Agency (The)

The Reading Agency inspires more people to read more, working through public libraries and other public and private organisations. It runs national reading programmes and conducts research, promotion and advocacy.

What?	reading and literature policy
Who For?	everyone
Where?	national organisation

CILIP

CILIP is the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. As well as developing and campaigning on behalf of the profession it awards the prestigious Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding books for children and young people.

What?	reading and literature professional development policy
Who For?	cultural professional, librarians
Where?	national organisation

Who For?

everyone

family

preschool

primary

secondary

higher education

adult

teacher

cultural professional

librarians

less confident readers

Where?

national organisation

South East:

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Hampshire

Essex

Kent

London

Oxfordshire

Surrey

Sussex

other UK regions

international

family centres

schools

venues

festivals and tours

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