All aboard our Virtual Ship
On Thursday we once again pull up the gang-planks and start working from home. While we are disappointed not to …
Different but the same?
I’m thrilled to say that we have thrown open the doors to our Ships once more and launched our new Virtual Ship’s live sessions. Ahead …
Welcome back Volunteer Crewmates
It’s been strange not having our Young Pirates and Volunteer Crewmates under one roof these past few months. Volunteers play …
Serendipity – a lovely sounding deed
Serendipity – chance, fate, destiny. It’s a characteristic of running an organisation. Not everything can be planned for. Most things …
Diary of an Extraordinary Spring
Remember when everyone couldn’t help but use the words ‘unprecedented time’. It was about then, that Wendy, our Director of …
Young Black Lives Matter
The Literacy Pirates stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. The lives, hopes and dreams of the Black children we work with have always …
The impact of our Virtual Ship
Wendy Baster, Director of Learning It has been just two months since we launched our new remote learning programme – …
Our Covid 19 Response
Like all educational organisations we closed our physical doors on Monday 16th March and opened a new chapter in our …
What if the new normal in education, is better?
Behind the closed door of lockdown, Jarred has become one of our most prolific and engaged Young Pirates. Jarred sends …
Hot off the press – our Young Pirates’ new e-book!
Today we are excited to launch our first ever online published project. This new e-book holds over 40 poems from …
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