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:

• 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

• Download Case study - Uphall Primary School

  Uphall Primary School took joint second place in Reading Connects primary school of the year 2006-07.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - West Thornton Primary School

  West Thornton Primary School was Reading Connects primary school of the year 2006-07.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Werneth School

  Werneth School in Stockport were Reading Connects secondary school of the year 2006-07.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Wiltshire’s readers

  The story of a group of boys in a secondary school who got to grips with books and reading, working through the bronze, silver and gold formats.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - Capital City Academy

  Reading Connects came joint second in the secondary school of the year 2006 - 2007. The library team outline their whole-school reading activities.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Loxford School of Science and Technology

  Loxford School of Science and Technology were Reading Connects joint second secondary school of the year 2006-07.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Charles Dickens Primary School

  Reading Connects joint second place primary school of the year 2006/07. Ali Mawle, teacher, explains Charles Dickens Primary School’s enthusiasm for reading.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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

• Download Case study - Tutor group book boxes

  Jayne Truran, school librarian at Francis Combe School in Watford, describes their library transition project.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan