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.
Reading case studies:
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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 - Picture the story week
Moulsecoomb Primary School in Brighton, shares how a week of events aimed at encouraging pupils to read helped their children to see the fun side of books. Tags: reading event, whole-staff engagement
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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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 - Reading Rockets launch at Millfield
Millfield First and Nursery School in Hertfordshire wanted to inspire their school community to read more, through a rich and varied programme of reading activity. Their Reading Rockets group emerged, made up of pupils, staff and parents.
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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Download Case study - Bespoke Story Books
Dolphin School in Hurst, Berkshire teamed up nursery aged children with Year 5 pupils to create their very own story books.
Posted by Lucy Hawkins
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Download Case study - A cross-curricular approach
Debbie Myers, head teacher of the Junior Department at La Sagesse School in Newcastle upon Tyne, explains how she implemented a cross-curricular programme to increase pupils’ abilities in both science and literacy. Tags: cross-curricular links
Posted by Hannah MacLellan
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