Case studies
See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.
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Download Case study - The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects
The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects are three schemes built around football that have been used successfully in Staffordshire
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Male staff are model readers at Leighton
A project to involve staff and parents in the reading activities of the school.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Boys and dads reading at Ripon Grammar School
Anne-Marie Tarter tells us how the Reading Champions scheme has been run at Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Dangerous books for boys
Valerie Hill, headteacher, describes how they involved dads and male carers in their reading project at Pipers Grove Primary School, Barnsley.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Mad Manga Mondays at Ellis Guilford School
Manga and graphic novels are not what you would traditionally find in a school library, form a great wider form of reading at Ellis Guilford secondary school in Nottingham.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Calling all boys
St Peter's Primary School sets up reading projects to change boys' negative attitude towards reading for pleasure. Tags: boys, pupils' attitudes to reading
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Dads and Lads, Mums and Sons’ reading club
Beverley Taylor, learning resource centre manager at Reading School in Berkshire, recounts how a ‘Dads and Lads, Mums and Sons’ reading club has motivated pupils at this allboys school to read more. Tags: boys, family involvement
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Boys find rewards and enjoyment in reading through the Reading Champs club
A primary school boys reading project using the bronze, silver and gold of the Reading Champions framework.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Themed Book Award
Themed Book Award programme promote reading in school among teens and young adults and encourages them to take a sophisticated approach in discussing books. Tags: reading events, peer-to-peer recommendation
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Contar las historias multiculturales en la escuela de Charles Dickens
Ali Mawle at Charles Dickens Primary School in London tells us about their dual-language family storytelling sessions. Tags: pupils from diverse backgrounds, involving the family
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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