Name: Get Hounslow Reading Conference 2026
Start: 2026-03-11T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-11T16:30:00+00:00
Location: St Mary’s University, Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham TW1 4SX

The National Year of Reading Conference 2026

This is in support of the DfE’s announcement of The National Year of Reading starting on 1st January 2026 with the ‘Go All In’ campaign launched by the National Literacy Trust.

Book here and be part of an inspirational day.

The date and time

Wednesday 11th March 2024, 9am-4:30pm

Aimed at:

everyone working in a Hounslow school across EYFS, KS1, 2, 3 and SEND
Teachers, LSAs, TAs, SENDCos, librarians, subject leaders and senior leaders

Cost and what's included

£50 per ticket – Take advantage of the Early bird offer and reserve your ticket for £30 until 19th December 2025.

Tickets will include refreshments and lunch

Once booking is complete, each school will be invoiced for payment.

The venue

St Mary's University, Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham TW1 4SX

The event

Admission strictly by ticket only.

We will work closely with ambassadors to design and deliver the day which will include:

keynotes from Charlotte Raby and special guest speakers
Hounslow Library Service, Wandle English Hub, Collins and Oxford University Press
the return of our popular blind-date-with-a-book swap
workshops designed and run by GHR Ambassadors and St Mary's University colleagues
The Alligator's Mouth Bookshop
opportunities for delegates to network and share practice
a marketplace for displaying and sharing practice and resources

If you'd like more information, please contact Nikola Standing – n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Details

Date:: 11th March 2026
Time:: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Event Category:: National Year of Reading Conference-2026

Venue

St Mary’s University, Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham TW1 4SX

What our members say

Ofsted Inspection Training – "Four days well spent! Supporting the development of our school under the guidance of a skilled trainer with a wealth of experience across the primary range was invaluable."

Primary Subject Networks – "The content in the sessions covers all aspects of high quality practice in Maths and it makes me reflective on my practice in class and how I lead and help develop other teachers."

Primary Subject Networks – "Meeting other subject leaders and sharing, makes me feel better about what we are delivering and that we are on the right track."

Develop your A level Teaching – "It was really nice to be able to talk to other A level German teachers as there aren’t very many and we could share our experiences."

Contingent Talk with Books – "Such a worthwhile project for Early Years, which you can see working right in front of your eyes. Well-planned and organised project, fantastic expert who inspires us all."

Get Hounslow Reading – "The biggest impact has been on our teachers’ enthusiasm for reading/books and their knowledge of high quality texts, finding innovative ways to engage readers through displays, book talk and story time."

Secondary Subject Networks – "There are so many useful takeaways from the meeting to help improve teaching and learning and they are things which can easily be put into place after the meeting."

Get Hounslow Reading – “There can be no doubt of the enthusiasm of Hounslow teachers and impact of their hard work on growing a Reading for Pleasure practice in their schools over this academic year. Many teachers said that the time to talk and share practice was what they valued most highly.” Charlotte Raby – Programme Facilitator

Secondary Subject Networks – “I really enjoy the content and the supportive group of fellow geography leaders discussing ideas in a non-judgmental, relatively informal way. The group certainly helps each other and fundamentally discusses relevant topics which are benefiting me.”

Get Hounslow Reading – "Very informative and helpful. A lovely chance to reflect. Excellent, enthusiastic delivery which would inspire anyone! You are very knowledgeable and sessions are well-organised. Thank you!”

Challenging Behaviour Training – “Great training, thank you for all your expertise and advice. I learnt lots of things about different ways that can affect pupils’ behaviour and how to deal with different situations."

Deep Dive Subject Leader Training – “Thank you for the very detailed and thorough subject leader checklist. It is an extremely useful and much necessary exercise. It's been an eye opener. Thank you”

Develop your A Level Teaching – “A much appreciated forum to apply pedagogy to a subject specific domain, with such rich professional talk after the keynotes in the Economics breakout session.”

Get Hounslow Reading Conference 2026

Wed 11 Mar 2026 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm