Case studies

Reading Champions case studies

This page gives you access to a mixture of case studies. Some are from Reading Champions projects, others are from general projects aimed at boys or men. There are lots of great ideas within these pages, so happy browsing.

Do you have a Reading Champions case study? If so email readingchampions@literacytrust.org.uk

Key stage 3 case studies:

• Download Case study - Building bridges

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

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Thank framed it's Friday

  At Sutherland Business and Enterprise College in Telford, a clever cross-curricular approach inspires students to read. Tags: cross-curricular links, whole-staff engagement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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

• 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

• Download Case study - Southwark book award

  Laura Taylor, librarian at the City of London Academy, tells us about the Southwark Book Award to promote enjoyment in reading and extend reading choice. Tags: reading event

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan