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Leah Williamson and Richard Osman back National Year of Reading
- Leah Williamson and Richard Osman are among ambassadors backing Go All In, a national reading campaign.
- Go All In aims to reverse a decline in reading for pleasure among UK children and young people.
- The launch took place at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium with a broad coalition of partners.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson framed the effort as a national mission to ensure access to books for all children.
- The campaign invites reading in any format, including novels, comics, blogs or audiobooks.
- Ambassadors include Williamson, Osman and other notable figures such as Cressida Cowell and Paterson Joseph.
- The National Year of Reading aligns with measures like a new year 8 reading test and library funding for schools.
- The campaign includes a goal to recruit 100,000 literacy volunteers across the UK.
- Volunteers and events aim to broaden access to reading nationwide.
- Readers are encouraged to use multiple formats to rekindle reading enjoyment.
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