Before the pandemic, more than one in four children left primary school unable to read well. Now, disadvantaged children are leaving school an entire year behind their non-disadvantaged peers.

Poor literacy can have a devastating impact on a child's life. They're more likely to be unemployed, live in poverty, have poor health and health behaviours, and lower life expectancy as a result.

Bookmark wants every child to develop the reading skills, confidence and enjoyment of reading that they need for a fair chance in life.