Primary School Library Training

We provide training to teachers and schools to give disadvantaged primary school children the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.

Our fully funded library programmes aim to transform whole school reading provision through providing primary schools in target communities with the skills, knowledge, and resources to successfully develop their school library and reading spaces.

Through this site, participants are able to access and complete the Elearning for their programme.

Our aims

*** FREE FOR EDITORIAL USE *** Three primary school libraries in Dundee have become the latest to benefit from the Chase Rewarding Futures School Libraries transformation programme. A further 24 schools have enhanced their libraries, as part of the initiative. Underused areas in St Fergus Primary School, SS Peter and Paulís Primary School, and Clepington Primary School have been transformed into a space that puts reading and access to books at the heart of each school. The initiative will transform 150 primary school libraries, 24 of which are in Dundee, and improve access to books and reading materials for children in underserved communities across the UK. The commitment from the digital bank Chase, is in partnership with the National Literacy Trust (NLT) and supported by PUFFINô Penguin Books Limited

Support

Provide primary school children in a number of key underserved areas across the UK with an enhanced library space, including at least 400 new and engaging books from a range of publishers.

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Training

Our team of National Literacy Trust Project Managers support schools on our programmes to develop their reading for pleasure culture across the school year.

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Resources

Schools on Libraries for Primaries programmes receive a range of resources to boost their reading provision, including books and audiobooks from a range of publishers.

“Millions of children, particularly those from the poorest communities worst hit by the pandemic, are missing out on opportunities to discover the life-changing magic of reading - one that OECD research suggests is a key indicator in a child's future success. How can a child become a reader for pleasure if their parents or carers cannot afford books, and their primary school has no library, or that library is woefully insufficient?”

Cressida Cowell, author and former children’s laureate

Our Library Programmes

Founded in November 2021 by the National Literacy Trust and Penguin Books, the Libraries for Primaries campaign (formerly the Primary School Library Alliance) is a group of organisations who work to address the lack of investment in primary school libraries.

We have transformed more than 1,000 school libraries and trained over 2,000 teachers and support staff so far through Libraries for Primaries. Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho kindly put pen to paper to create a commemorative poem called One Thousand Libraries to mark this first, impressive milestone.

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The next phase of our campaign is to ensure that every primary school in the UK has a library or dedicated library space.

Our partners include The Foyle Foundation, Arts Council England, Bloomberg, Chase, the Marcus Rashford Book Club, Oxford University Press, The Portal Trust, The Unwin Foundation, The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, and (at the time of writing) 30 supporting organisations.