This book list gathers our favourite BPOC protagonists from British authors. These books celebrate cultural and ethnic diversity – for books on anti-racism, see our book list of Books to understand ...

Research by the Open University shows that teacher knowledge of contemporary children's books makes a big difference when it comes to instilling a love of reading in pupils. Our bi-annual Book ...

This resource supports teachers who want to build writing skills with their pupils. The activities focus on writing stories using the same techniques as professional fiction writers. This resource ...

These books, including fiction, poetry, graphic novels and non-fiction, will introduce children and young adults to key concepts around racism including stereotyping, bullying and racial violence and ...

Bookzilla is Scottish Book Trust's free app for early secondary school and primary school pupils in Scotland. The app was designed by and with young people. Bookzilla encourages pupils to read for ...

Every year, we ask people to share stories as part of our 'Scotland's Stories' campaign and feature all the stories here on our website. We then include a handful of our favourites in a free book for ...

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What is book bag gifting? Through our Bookbug and Read, Write, Count programmes, we gift free children's book bags and learning materials to children in Scotland from birth to Primary 3. Watch the ...

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Explore current job vacancies and opportunities with Scottish Book Trust – a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. We believe in the fundamental ...