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Social Impact Manager (Education) at Penguin 🐧

London, England
Joined September 2011
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1 in 7 UK primary schools has no library. Libraries for Primaries is tackling this with a fully funded package for eligible schools. 500 books, furniture, training, author visits — all free. Apply now for 2026/27. 🔗 librariesforprimaries.org.uk…
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I've been working towards this goal for 5 and 1/2 years - thrilled doesn't even cover it!
We're thrilled to have been at the Treasury yesterday evening to hear the Chancellor of the Exchequer commit to ensuring every primary school in the country will have a library by the end of this Parliament.⁠ After years of collaborative partnership working and the success of the #LibrariesForPrimaries campaign, we know the incredible difference this will make to give the next generation the best start in life. #GrowAGenerationOfReaders
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I have been working on something very special... the flagship event for Penguin's 90th! The Nothing Like a Book weekender at The Truman's Brewery on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 💫 Ticket ballot open now!
We are SO excited to be bringing the Nothing Like A Book weekender to Truman's Brewery this July! Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/4lfhLbD
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This new funding will help us to reach 28,000 students & 200 teachers! I'm so grateful to @ace_national for their continuing support of #LibrariesforPrimaries, particularly as research from @Literacy_Trust shows that just 1 in 3 young people say they enjoy reading for pleasure
We're thrilled @ace_national has committed to a second expansion of our library transformation programme in partnership with @literacy_trust! Through #LibrariesForPrimaries, we’ll support 100 primary schools to foster a love of reading among students in underserved communities.
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Since our 2021 #LitInColour report, we’ve launched the #LitInColourPioneers pilot with exam board @PearsonSchools. Today, we released new key findings which reveal that teaching texts by writers of colour has a positive impact on students 🧡 Now, 10% of students who take Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature study a text by an author of colour. This is ✨100 times ✨ more students than before the Lit in Colour Pioneers Pilot Programme! Find out more about the impact of the programme here: bit.ly/4e0aXeT
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I think the coolest part of being human is experiencing music.
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Enjoying @ZNabagereka & Lesley Nelson-Addy’s session on the progress of our flagship campaign, #LitinColour. So proud of the impact, which includes over 150k books donated to secondary and primary schools across the 4 nations @PenguinUKBooks #InclusiveLibraries @Literacy_Trust
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“Libraries are integral to the fabric of any local community” @Penguinrandom is one of dozens of organisations to have reached out after the vandalism of Spellow Library. Its Head of Social Impact Meredith Adams tells us why they have offered vital support. #SpellowSupport
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2 in 5 young people say they find it difficult to find books with characters or people like them. Join our Inclusive Libraries conference to explore race culture and ethnicity in your library setting. @PenguinUKBooks @LKN_Libraries @BL_Learning More ⤵️ literacytrust.org.uk/program…
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I'm so proud that we've published our first ESG report, bringing to life the impact of my amazing team. We've been busy putting libraries into primary schools with no library provision, reducing our carbon emissions from the paper we use and much more 📚 💫
What have we been up to over the past year? 🧵
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This was a moment to remember. @thekillers pausing their show to let us watch England get through to the finals, and then playing Mr Brightside - it’s coming home and even The Killers know it! ⚽️
Wow! England win live @thekillers show at @TheO2 ! Drop straight into Mr Brightside.
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Can you spot the big piece of white plastic? I didn’t until I was chewing on it. Monday lunch ruined @sainsburys - why was this in there?! Dangerous and disgusting 🤢
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There's still time to get out and join the #GBSpringClean. Although I doubt anyone could look as cute litter picking as my niece and nephew 🥰
40+ bags in Friday with team from @Surreyheath and then a couple more bags here @weybridge with my two little helpers. Please get out there and join #GBSpringClean. We want to collect 500k bags to send a message @KeepBritainTidy
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10 more miles to reach Thames barrier and complete ⁦@ThamesWalk⁩ Raising money for ⁦Muscular Dystrophy ⁦⁦@MDUK_News⁩ as a tribute to my late husband. Sponsor my daughter and me and help us reach our target justgiving.com/fundraising/l…
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We've been shortlisted by @DeutscheBank to become their Charity of the Year! Deutsche Bank employees can now vote for their favourite from the three finalists. Support us by sharing why you champion the National Literacy Trust #DBVoteLiteracyTrust More: literacytrust.org.uk/votefor…
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Calling all #primaryteachers!
Applications for the 2023/24 cohort of World of Stories are open! World of Stories is our free program to help primary teachers embed a culture of reading for pleasure, including training, 500 books, and resources. Register your school's interest: literacytrust.org.uk/program…
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Today we published our 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Report, which outlines our progress against: 👥 Representation in all teams, at all levels 🤝 A culture where everyone can belong 📚 Publishing books for everyone Read in full for our next steps >> bit.ly/3GkqVBH
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An amazing opportunity for a UK state secondary school! Apply before Friday 21st April to be in with a chance 📚
We're also donating a vending machine, filled with books from our #LitInColour Reading Lists, to one UK state secondary school. If you're a teacher or librarian who’d like to see this made available to your students, please nominate your school now: bit.ly/3G5Wy1C
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Still time to sign up to our Diverse Libraries Webinar taking place later on today with the fantastic @BarringtonStoke @SerenaKPatel and @nextpagebooksUK literacytrust.org.uk/events/… @Literacy_Trust #readingforpleasure #libraries #readingcommunity
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