Reading for pleasure conference 16 November 2012

Margaret Holborn, Head of the Guardian Education Centre welcomes delegates, with Ria Bartlett, Learning Programmes Manager at the British Library Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Delegates and speakers at the Guardian Education Centre & British Library Reading for pleasure conference Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Nikita Lalwani reads from her most recent novel The Village Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Guardian books editor Claire Armitstead talks to Nikita Lalwani about using real life experiences in her fiction writing Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Jon Hegarty, Principal Officer of the CPD Programme for the National Union of Teachers responds to delegates' questions about reading for pleasure in schools Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Mark Warner, English AST at Patcham High School describes how his school has developed a reading culture that is pleasurable, measurable and inclusive Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Louise Kanolik talks to delegates in her workshop about some of the strategies used at Loxford School to turn reading for pleasure into writing for pleasure Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Turning reading for pleasure into writing for pleasure; workshop by Louise Kanolik and Ela Turker-Glodowska from Loxford School Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

In her workshop, Reading groups - 101 ways to get them talking, Heather Evernden demonstrates practical ways to get young people talking about books Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Modelling with playdough: one of the techniques Heather Evernden uses to help get young people talking about books in reading groups Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

In one of the workshops, Deborah Bullivant, Executive director for the Inspire Rotherham Literacy Campaign describes the Reading Agents project Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Delegates in the Reading Agents workshop look at sets of questions on keyrings which are given to research agents in the project Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Guardian children's books editor Julia Eccleshare introduces Jamila Gavin in the first of the sessions at the British Library Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

Jamila Gavin talks to delegates about multicultural influences and her books for children and young people, including The Blood Stone, Coram Boy and the Surya Trilogy Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

In preparation for the panel discussion at the end of the day, small groups discuss reading issues that have been raised by delegates throughout the day Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian

The reading surgery panel discussion chaired by Julia Eccleshare, with Kirsten Armstrong and Joe Marriott from Tamarind Books, Simon Gibbons from NATE, Jamila Gavin, Mark Warner from Patcham High School and Caroline Wright from Booktrust Photograph: Elli Narewska/Guardian