Jonathan Douglas

Jonathan Douglas is Director of the National Literacy Trust – the independent charity changing lives with literacy.  Jonathan previously worked at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as Head of Policy Development, where he also worked as Head of Learning and Access.  Previously he was Professional Adviser for Youth and School Libraries at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.  Jonathan has also worked as a librarian and Children’s Services Team Leader in Westminster Libraries. Jonathan is on the Expert Panel for the new national Children’s Plan, he is on the Advisory Committee of Every Child a Reader the national reading recovery programme and the Advisory Committee of the Man Booker Prize.  He is a governor of St William of York Primary School in Lewisham.

The National Year of Reading: start with what they love
The 2008 National Year of Reading was launched as social justice campaign, specifically focused on target audiences who risked exclusion by their low levels of literacy skills. This talk will describe the national and community activities which targeted these groups, the evaluation data and how these strategies will be taken forward.