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.

Sport case studies:

• 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

• 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 - 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

• Download Case study - Fingers on buzzers

  Ellis Guilford Secondary School, in Nottingham, has linked sport and literacy by hosting its very own Question of Sport quiz. Tags: pupils' attitudes to reading, whole-staff engagement, reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects

  The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects are three schemes built around football that have been used successfully in Staffordshire

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - At the top of their game

  Irfan Master, project manager for Reading The Game, tells us about an exciting project involving football clubs, schools and libraries. Tags: boys, involving the community

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan