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.
Role models and peer mentoring case studies:
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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
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Download Case study - Turning Champions into reporters
Michelle Kagan, Reading Champions coordinator at Barnsole Junior School in Gillingham, Kent, tells us how the boys have involved the local newspaper and grandparents in their project. Report by Thomas, Year 6.
Posted by Nick Batty
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - The Daylesford Reading Club
A dads and boys reading club in primary school in Brimingham.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Wrestlers inspire a bout of superstar reading
A piece focusing on the WWE WrestleMania competition for boys and girls in Reading Champions schools.
Posted by Nick Batty
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