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.

Schools & teaching case studies:

• 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 - 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 - 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 - Supergrandad becomes Reading Champion!

  A case study about from Brighton focussing on how to involve all members of the family.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - Reading in Royston

  How a school in Barnsley used the WWE competition to kick start their Reading Champions project.

  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 - Renga river

  St Martin’s Garden Primary School in Bath partners up with Bath Central Library to contribute to the longest, global renga poem. Tags: reading events, public and school library service, Involving the community

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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 - Goooaal!

  Spring Lane Primary School link sport and a quiz for their own Question of Sport quiz event. Tags: whole-staff engagement, pupils' attitudes to reading, reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan