The Education Show has teamed up with the National Literacy Association to bring you The Literacy Forum, to be held on Friday 5 March 2010, NEC Birmingham.

This one day conference has been developed to get into the heart of reading, its challenges in schools today and asking the difficult question... What is the future of reading?

Attend the conference and be part of the development of a manifesto/ set of guidelines that target objectives to develop the pursuit of reading in our future learners.

To book simply register to attend the Education Show (for free) then follow the steps to book onto the Literacy conference. Places are charged at £150 + VAT per person.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Michael Rosen, Author and former Children's Laureate - 'Reading real books'.
• Aidan Chambers, School Library Association - 'The political landscape for reading'
• Chris Mead, Institute for the Future of the Book - 'Is there a future of reading?'
• Sally McKeown, Consultant, Educational Technology and Special Needs - 'Reading for pleasure: Technology and the future of literacy'

The full conference programme, with full details can be found on the website.

The SLA will be exhibiting at the Education Show and attending the conference too!