In November 2012, the CEN ran a public workshop on literacy: “How do we get children reading?”, organized by Marshall. It attracted a capacity audience of 90, including teachers, educational psychologists, SENCOs, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, and researchers.

Speakers included Kate Prentice (Cambridge Centre for Neuroscience in Education), Jared Brady (Head Teacher, St. Mary’s School Battersea), Mairead MacSweeney (CEN), David Bedford (children’s author), and Charles Hulme (UCL).