Case studies
See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.
If you've got ideas and good practice to share in a case study, we'd love to hear from you - contact us.
Boys Literacy case studies:
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Download Case study - Turning Champions into reporters
Michelle Kagan, Reading Champions coordinator at Barnsole Junior School in Gillingham, Kent, tells us how the boys have involved the local newspaper and grandparents in their project. Report by Thomas, Year 6.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case stufy - Lads 'n' Dads scheme at Castle Batch Primary School
Janine Ashman from Castle Batch Primary School in Worle, Weston-Super- Mare, describes their Lads ‘n’ Dads reading scheme.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - English for real men
By using ‘boy-friendly’ reading material, male role models, and the allure of food, Hornsea School was able to run a fantastically successful reading group involving the lads and their dads.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - The taste of success
Former ‘Reading Champions School of the Year’ winner, Lewannick CP School in Cornwall, tell us what they did to make their Reading Champions project so special.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Superstar reading at Felsted
Lawrence Garside, Headteacher at Felsted Primary School, Essex, tells us how they’ve used community volunteers, staff and pupils from the local secondary school to encourage their Reading Champions to fly through the framework.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Real men read in Hertfordshire
Reading Champions scheme in a secondary school focusing on the masculine nature of reading through competition, wall displays etc.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - A reading club for boys of all ages
Boys reading project in Essex
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - The Daylesford Reading Club
A dads and boys reading club in primary school in Brimingham.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Wrestlers inspire a bout of superstar reading
A piece focusing on the WWE WrestleMania competition for boys and girls in Reading Champions schools.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Join the club!
Rowena White describes the Reading Champions club at Fulford Secondary School, York.
Posted by Nick Batty
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