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.

School library case studies:

• Download Case study - Relax and read

  Students at Lipson Community College in Plymouth have been learning how to relax, focus and read for pleasure, with great success. Tags: reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Premier League Challenge

  Football is used to incentivise students to read for fun at Lodge Park Technology College, Northamptonshire.

  Posted by Susie Musgrove

• Download Case study - Reading Connects School of the Year 2009/10 is Don Valley School!

  Don Valley School and Performing Arts College were the deserved winners of the Reading Connects School of the Year Competition 2009/10. Read their case study to find out why they have received this award!

  Posted by Sarah Zoysa

• Download Case study - Top of the game

  Elizabeth Jackson, Literacy Coordinator at Audenshaw Primary School explains how their "Top Trumps Tournament" has raised the profile of the library and given pupils a chance to practise their communication skills.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - A very important date

  Richard Rose Morton Academy in Cumbria talk about their fun "Reading Wonderland" event.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Ten book challenge

  Canons High School in Middlesex rise to the 'Ten book challenge', a reading project that challenges students to write reviews on the books they read.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Building bridges

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

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Join the queue

  Millbrook Combined School in Buckinghamshire talk has a Library Skills Award scheme that is proving hugely popular with the pupils.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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 - 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