Please note that we will automatically hold all schools orders from 30 March 2026 to 17 April 2026 due to the Easter break. We know that Easter holiday start dates vary this year so that the holiday period extends over three weeks. If your school remains open for delivery for all or part of this time and you'd like your books delivered, please let us know at online checkout, or by calling us on 0121 666 6646 or emailing hello@peters.co.uk.
Workshop leaders at Love Literacy 2025
Learn more about the fantastic organisation and experts who led the practical workshops and participated in our panels at our flagship conference.
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The Reading Agency The Reading Agency is a UK charity that supports people of all ages to share in the transformative benefits of reading for happy, healthy, and thriving lives. Working with partners like libraries and schools, last year our activities touched the lives of over two million people. Workshop: Building reading communities |
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One Education One Education Manchester provides comprehensive support to schools across teaching and learning, SEND, safeguarding, HR, finance, music, and educational psychology. Our team of specialists empowers educators through expert consultancy, training, and resources. We are dedicated to improving outcomes, promoting wellbeing, and fostering excellence in education. Workshop: Oracy in primary schools: how effective oracy practice brings about motivated readers and writers |
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Inclusive Books for Children Inclusive Books for Children is a UK literacy charity with a free website that helps families, teachers and librarians build more inclusive bookshelves. We showcase stories that positively represent diverse families; disabilities, different ethnicities and identities, while challenging gender stereotypes or other harmful tropes. Workshop: Reading inclusive books: nurturing the next generation of open-minded and inspired young readers |
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Mel Glazzard, Independent Literacy Specialist Mel Glazzard is a consultant in Education providing English Curriculum support and leadership development in Early years, KS1 and KS2. She is an accredited Leadership Edge Master Coach and an original associate who has introduced coaching to SLE’s and leaders, developing school to school support across the regions. Workshop: Accessible reading through children's poetry |
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Minerva Learning Founded by former headteacher Ruth Baker-Leask, Minerva Learning works with schools, trusts and networks across the UK to who want expert advice and support to find their own solutions to the unique issues they face, creating the very best curriculum through which their children can flourish. Workshop: Different text types for different readers |
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What on Earth! What on Earth! is a small but mighty independent publisher of illustrated children’s non-fiction books and magazines. Everything we create is lovingly crafted, visually compelling, highly giftable and a catalyst for children’s natural curiosity. Why non-fiction? Because we believe the real world is far more amazing than anything you can make up! Workshop: Curious minds: how non-fiction books are vital to teen development in the Internet Age |
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Alison Tarrant, Head of Library Services Alison Tarrant is the Head of Library Services at Peters. Alison recently joined Peters to manage our Librarian and Bibliographic team, having worked in and around school and public libraries for more than 10 years. In her most recent role as CEO of the School Library Association, she worked closely with organisations such as CILIP, BookTrust and The Reading Agency. Workshop: Peters picks: librarians' recommendations 2025-2026 |
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Jack Noel Jack Noel is an award-winning author, illustrator and book designer. He lives in South London. He is the creator of My Headteacher is an Evil Genius, Skater Baby and the Comic Classics series. He has been reading comics and then copying out his favourite bits since 1988. His influences are The Beano, The Simpsons and Terminator 2. He is a dad, but not a robot dad. Panel: Power-up! Graphic novels' impact on children and young people's reading |
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Lucy Starbuck-Braidley Former primary school teacher Lucy Starbuck Braidley is Head of School Libraries at The National Literacy Trust. Lucy is a comics and graphic novels enthusiast and is the host of Comic Boom: The Comics in Education Podcast, a podcast for teachers and librarians, designed to promote the use of comics in schools in education. Panel: Power-up! Graphic novels' impact on children and young people's reading |
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| Paula Russell
Paula Russell is the Trust-Wide Reading Lead of Forward Education Trust, a non-profit making group of Academies and the West Midlands bespoke provider of choice for children with high levels of special educational needs. Paula’s role is centred around supporting schools in teaching reading skills, and ensuring that reading is accessible, engaging and inclusive for all our pupils regardless of ability. |
Reba Khatun
Reba Khatun is the School Librarian at Dorrington Academy, Birmingham. Dorrington Academy were shortlisted in the SLA Awards 2025 for the Peter Usborne Primary School Library. Previously, she judged The Lollies Award 2024 and has been published in The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories. |
Keynote speakers | Workshops and panels | Exhibition and bookshop
