Read Easy GST

25/01/2026

A huge Thank You to all our funders; Bloom Catalyst Fund, Morrisons Foundation, Tesco Stronger Starts, Asda, Community Foundation, Karbon Homes, James Knott Trust, Jarrow Fundraisers, Dogger Bank Wind Project.👏👏👏👏

21/01/2026

Going from strength to strength! Meeting to plan for our Celebration event on 3rd March.
Our growing team of coaches are making a huge difference to adult readers across Gateshead and South Tyneside.

19/01/2026

21/11/2025

In some areas of the UK, up to 10% of working-age adults struggle to read or are unable to read. If you know someone who struggles to read, let them know we are here to help 📚🧡

18/11/2025

Good news for the region as Read Easy Northumberland starts to grow.

A North East charity is taking action to tackle an adult literacy crisis, with new Read Easy groups set to open in Northumberland to add to other parts of the region.

12/10/2025

BBC News - Cramlington man says he left school 'struggling to read or write' - BBC News

Luke Hall is one of many adults in the North East with low literacy skills, according to studies.

01/10/2025

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09/09/2025

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It is International Literacy Day 2025!

This year focuses on Promoting literacy in the digital era, recognising that while digital tools can be incredibly helpful, the digital shift risks excluding those who struggle to read and also raises concerns around privacy and security, misinformation, and disadvantages in the workplace.

Carla Priddon, Read Easy CEO, reflected on some of the ways Readers have told us that an increasingly digital world can be inaccessible to them, and the difference that learning to read can make: https://ow.ly/ZCNz50WT3ox

Learning to read as an adult can be life changing. Help us spread the word that Read Easy is here to help with free, confidential, and one-to-one coaching: https://ow.ly/FrzX50WT3js

20/08/2025