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.
Key stage 2 case studies:
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Download Case study - International Bookmark Exchange
Woodfield Middle School plan an international bookmark exchange programme to excite pupils about reading. Tags: reading group, partnerships with other schools
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - West Leigh's boys climbed the reading mountain to reach gold
West Leigh Junior School, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea. Boys have put together a booklet to show what they had done to encourage other boys in school to read.
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 - 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 - Mile Oak Primary
Mile Oak Primary in Brighton were the winners of the Reading Connects primary school of the year 2007-08.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Ellis Guilford School and Sports College
Reading Connects secondary school of the year 2007- 2008.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Family reading initiative at St Anne’s RC School
Simple home-made resources proved a winner for St Anne’s RC Primary School in Lambeth family reading initiative.
Posted by Lucy Hawkins
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Download Case study - Reading and Writing For All
West Acton Primary School promote the inclusion of all parents in their family reading and writing at home sessions, with provision for EAL parents.
Posted by Lucy Hawkins
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Download Case study - Reading Cafe
Fran Welsh, a primary school teacher from London, tells more about the reading cafe set up to encourage parental involvement.
Posted by Lucy Hawkins
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Download Case study - Reading group cafe
Androulla Charalambous describes how the first cafe reading group in London was realised.
Posted by Lucy Hawkins
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