Reading for Pleasure

This full day conference for primary teachers will examine strategies to engage students with reading and techniques to maintain the reading habit. Keynote speakers include Francesca Simon, author of the popular and engaging Horrid Henry books and Guardian Children's Books Editor, Julia Eccleshare. There will also sessions from the Poetry Society on how to engage children with poetry through reading and performance and a Guardian writer on the creative process as well as workshops in sharing good practice.

The conference costs £58.75 (£50 + VAT) - which includes lunch and resources. We expect demand for this conference to be high. To secure your place, please complete and return the booking form to:

Education Department

The Newsroom

60 Farringdon Road

London EC1R 3GA

Fax: 020 7490 8359

or email newsroom.education@guardian.co.uk

For further information please telephone 020 7886 9806/07.