The National Literacy Trust Primary Conference 2025 will take place in-person on Thursday 27th March in Bradford, UK City of Culture 2025. The theme for this year’s conference is Raising voices, raising literacy.

With keynote presentations by award-wining authors and a range of workshops led by primary education and policy experts, this year’s conference will explore evidence-informed approaches and resources to support and celebrate young people’s spoken and written communication in the primary classroom.

Keynote speakers and workshop leaders include:

• Jeffrey Boakye: writer, speaker, broadcaster and educator.
• A. M. Dassu: acclaimed author of 13 children’s books.
• Matt Goodfellow: award-winning author, poet and former primary teacher.
• Wilko Wilkes: rapper, music producer and founder of the social enterprise Rap for Good.
• Maddy Barnes: primary teacher, senior leader and English advisor.
• James Durran: Senior Education Advisor at North Yorkshire Council.
• Jonny Walker: children’s writer, educator and workshop facilitator.

Cost: Early bird rate £150 per person. Premium NLT members receive a £25 discount per booking.

About National Literacy Trust: NLT is an independent literacy charity working with schools and communities to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills to succeed in life. The charity runs literacy programmes, CPD training courses for teachers, and provides online resources and tools to its members. It also undertakes research into all aspects of literacy and campaigns to raise awareness of literacy issues.