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30 years of life-changing literacy

Michael Percy is raising money for The Children’s Literacy Charity
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5km Run · 16 August 2025

The Children's Literacy Charity is a specialist, high impact literacy intervention working to close the literacy gap for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Every donation made to our charity means we can continue to deliver our vital work.

Story

We work with disadvantaged children who for whatever reason are struggling to make progress in the classroom and are the furthest behind in their literacy skills. Our expert tuition covers all the key areas of literacy, with a particular focus on comprehension as well as reading, writing, speaking and listening. For every one month of tuition, pupils made 5.1 months of progress. On average pupils were 17 months behind their peers in reading when they started and six months ahead when they graduated. 92% of pupils who graduated narrowed their literacy gap in reading and comprehension and over two thirds (71%) of graduates closed their reading age gap completely, gaining on average two years and five months. Its not just about the numbers though, something rather magical happens in our Literacy and Reading Labs. We find out what sort of learners they are; we make it fun and engaging and we provide a safe, nurturing environment where children grow in confidence, self esteem & resilience.

Donation summary

Total
£3,100.00
+ £361.25 Gift Aid
Online
£3,100.00
Offline
£0.00

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