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First man is out and the Oscar predictions are in, mostly for ‘best picture’ and perhaps ‘best leading actor’ for Ryan Gosling, playing the emotionally closed Neil Armstrong. But a wave of sympathy is currently [...]

Hello Reading Force families! I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and school librarian and I write a regular blog here about reading and Forces life. I love libraries! When I was growing up I couldn’t [...]

Alison Baverstock founded Reading Force seven years ago. With the launch of our shiny new website and the new school term, Alison reflects on why she started Reading Force…. It’s back to school time all [...]

Hello Reading Force families! I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and school librarian and I write a regular blog here about reading and Forces life. The summer holidays are when I really like to get [...]

Reading Force founder and Director, Dr Alison Baverstock, has written an insightful blog for TES - the key policy publication for education - about Forces children and how they can be better supported by schools. Written [...]

Children’s author Vivian French launched Reading Force activity at Colinton Primary School, Edinburgh, in March. Vivian, who has written over 300 books, including The Cherry Pie Princess and Robe of Skulls, became an author later [...]

  Hello Reading Force families! I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and school librarian and I write a regular blog here about reading and Forces life. Forces life is unique. There are very few other [...]

We’re delighted to welcome author Amanda Prowse as this month's guest blogger. I grew up in a house without books – apart from The Littlewoods catalogue and a copy of a Haynes car manual! My [...]

Children’s author Vivian French launched Reading Force activity at Colinton Primary School, Edinburgh, in March. Vivian, who has written over 300 books, including The Cherry Pie Princess and Robe of Skulls, became an author later [...]

         Ages 4 to 7 What’s Next Door? by Nicola O’Byrne  Interactive book which children step into, as they take part in the story and enter new environments from stormy seas to [...]

“We have done scrapbooks for four years now. We love doing them. We usually choose to do them on books which are new to us. We like doing the scrapbooks as it’s a lovely way [...]

    On Wednesday 7th March Reading Force launched at Colinton Primary School, Edinburgh, with special guest author, Vivian French. Vivian has written 300 children's books, including The Cherry Pie Princess, the Knights in Training [...]

Ben Club children in RAF High Wycombe were entertained by Storyteller extraordinaire, John Kirk, on 20th February. John told the story of The Twits, by Roald Dahl, in a hugely energetic performance which saw the [...]

  Hello Reading Force families! Im Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and school librarian and I write a regular blog about reading and Forces life. With a New Year comes thoughts of new starts and [...]

  Books are an important part of family life for RAF mum and writer, Susie Buchanan. Susie says books have helped the family through some tough times, so when she heard about Reading Force she [...]

Hello Reading Force families!  I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and I write blogs for Reading Force about reading and Forces life. Last month I spontaneously decided to visit my old quarter in Wiltshire. The [...]

Hello, I’m Annabel Hall, a Service Pupils' Champion in North Yorkshire.  The autumn term got off to a great start with the visit of award winning illustrator, Lynne Chapman, and Reading Force staff to two [...]

  We are very pleased to announce that Annington, the owners of the MOD's Married Quarters Estate, is supporting Reading Force for the next three years. James Hopkins, CEO of Annington, says: “We were impressed [...]

  Need some inspiration for books to share during your summer holidays? Read on to discover more…       Ages 4 to 7   What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday by Julia Donaldson  A brilliant [...]

  Hello Reading Force families!  I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and I will be writing a regular blog about reading and Forces life. I was relatively lucky, I only went to three primary schools, [...]

  Hello Reading Force families! I’m Pam, a proud and happy member of the Reading Force team and my role is Schools Ambassador. My role is primarily to visit schools to talk to teachers, pastoral [...]

We’re delighted to welcome author Amanda Prowse as this month's guest blogger. I grew up in a house without books – apart from The Littlewoods catalogue and a copy of a Haynes car manual! My [...]

Bother, Trouble and an RAF childhood Flying and travel are in my blood – as the daughter of an RAF officer and a Canadian teacher, I visited four of the world’s continents before starting school. [...]

Hello Reading Force families!  I'm Emma, I'm a Pad Brat and I will be writing a monthly blog about reading and Forces life. School has been back in session for a month now and I’m [...]