Opening Doors to Stories: Calibre Audio for Children and Young People with SEND
6 March 2026
Recorded: Thursday 5th March 2026
Calibre Audio are a national charity providing an audiobook lending service, with over 21,500 books and hundreds of magazines to anyone with a print disability. Calibre memberships are free for schools and for individual children and young people with SEND under 25 years. Membership entitles the individual to free and unlimited audiobooks from the Calibre collection 24/7, 365 days a year, via digital streaming, download and via the USB postal service.
In this session Helen Mee talks about the service offered by Calibre, who is eligible and what the education and health and wellbeing benefits of audiobooks might be for your pupils with additional needs. The session covers:
- Intro to Calibre Audio, and the service offered
- The link between audiobooks and health and wellbeing
- Our current activities, including our research project Assisted Reading with Audiobooks
- Future research opportunities
- How to get more information & signpost to Calibre AudioPresenter: Helen Mee, Director of Communities and Learning, Calibre Audio