There is evidence of continued low levels of reading enjoyment and engagement among teenagers ( Clark et al., 2025 ), therefore research-informed ways to re-engage young people with books is essential, if they are to enjoy and experience the wide range of benefits associated with book reading (for example, empathy and wellbeing.) The Young People’s Reading Project focused specifically on teenage readers, and this blogpost synthesises research insights into both the motivators

This blog explores the role of the No Knives, Better Lives programme in preventing knife crime and violence in Scotland and showcases partnership resources with Twinkl that support educators in delivering lessons on knife crime to young people in schools.

This blogpost shares new research insights into the ways in which fiction book reading can support teenagers’ wellbeing, empathy, and positive sense of self, illustrating the value of supporting all teenagers to find books that are personally meaningful to them. There is growing research interest into the empowering and enriching effects of reading fiction books for teenagers, and through a series of research studies carried out at the Literacy Lab, we have been centring youn