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.

Competitions and challenges case studies:

• Download Case study - Family Challenge

  The families of some of the pupils at Alderman Swindell School in Norfolk take on the challenge of writing their own book.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• Download Case study - Premier League Challenge

  Football is used to incentivise students to read for fun at Lodge Park Technology College, Northamptonshire.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• Download Case study - Top of the game

  Elizabeth Jackson, Literacy Coordinator at Audenshaw Primary School explains how their "Top Trumps Tournament" has raised the profile of the library and given pupils a chance to practise their communication skills.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Ten book challenge

  Canons High School in Middlesex rise to the 'Ten book challenge', a reading project that challenges students to write reviews on the books they read.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - The BooX Factor

  King Edward VI Secondary School in Staffordshire runs an X Factor style book competition to get students reading for pleasure.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Join the queue

  Millbrook Combined School in Buckinghamshire talk has a Library Skills Award scheme that is proving hugely popular with the pupils.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Goooaal!

  Spring Lane Primary School link sport and a quiz for their own Question of Sport quiz event. Tags: whole-staff engagement, pupils' attitudes to reading, reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Fingers on buzzers

  Ellis Guilford Secondary School, in Nottingham, has linked sport and literacy by hosting its very own Question of Sport quiz. Tags: pupils' attitudes to reading, whole-staff engagement, reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Southwark book award

  Laura Taylor, librarian at the City of London Academy, tells us about the Southwark Book Award to promote enjoyment in reading and extend reading choice. Tags: reading event

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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