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 3 case studies:

• Download Case study - Building bridges

  Students at All Saints Catholic College in Cheshire capture teachers' thoughts about books on film.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 24Mar2010
  Case study - Fit 4 Reading

  The Fit 4 Reading scheme is run by Stockport local authority with secondary schools in the area. It is a reading project which sees Year 10 trained as reading coaches to enable them to help Level 3 Year 7 pupils improve and enjoy their reading.

  Posted by Sarah De Zoysa

• 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 - We are the Reading Champions!

  Strategies to get the boys reading using Reading Champions in a Birmingham secondary school.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - From one extreme to the other

  This case study is an extreme reading calendar has been produced by Ecclesfield School in Sheffield.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - Going for gold

  Students at The Dearne High School in South Yorkshire have produced and published their very own graphic novel with the help of some well-known children's writers. Tags: pupils' attitude to reading, involving the community, whole staff engagement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Thank framed it's Friday

  At Sutherland Business and Enterprise College in Telford, a clever cross-curricular approach inspires students to read. Tags: cross-curricular links, whole-staff engagement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - A year in the life of Gosford Hill

  Gosford Hill School, in Oxfordshire, was the much-deserved winner of the Reading Connects secondary school of the year competition for 2008-2009. Lucy Wawrzyniak, Head of English Faculty, tells us Gosford Hill’s story.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Candlelit cafe sparks inspiration

  Hagley Park Sports College in Staffordshire created a popular Poetry Café to inspire children and staff to read and write poems. Tags: pupils' attitude to reading, reading groups

  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