World Book Day inspires every child to enjoy the life-changing benefits of reading for fun. Is your school or setting doing anything to help promote World Book Day 2026?
World Book Day Resources
- The World Book Day webpage provides educators with free age-appropriate school assemblies for children aged 5-11 and 11+. For the free assemblies, click the following link: World Book Day 2026 School Assembly .They also provide a downloadable PowerPoint which provides a step-by step staff briefing to introduce World Book Day, it includes highlighted resources and information about the £1 books. For the downloadable staff briefing, click the following link: World Book Day 2026 - Staff Briefing
- World Book Day 2026 - Live Lesson: LIVE at 11:00, Thursday 5 March. The BBC will host a 30-minute live lesson that is linked to the curriculum for 7-11 year olds and the pupils will complete fun challenges and hear from some amazing authors as the BBC aim to celebrate the joy of reading for pleasure. For more information on the live lesson, click the following link: World Book Day 2026 - Live Lesson
- The National Literacy Trust have put together a large bank of resources and more ideas to celebrate and promote reading within schools and settings. To explore further, click the following link: National Literacy Trust - World Book Day Resources