Select committee: Education Committee
Conclusion 16
2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure
Published 17 Jul 2026
Addressed to Department for Education
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Many younger childcare practitioners entering the profession will themselves have grown up during a period of decline in reading, and other new practitioners may have struggled with reading for pleasure themselves. The Department must therefore ensure that reading for pleasure is built into all levels of training for early years practitioners and make continuing professional development on reading for pleasure available to practitioners. (Recommendation, Paragraph 56)
From: Education Committee, 2nd Report - Reading for Pleasure (HC 150), 17 July 2026
Government response
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