Evaluation
Independent evaluations of the Reading Schools programme.
The Reading Schools programme was piloted in 2019 and is now a nationwide accreditation programme that aims to help schools build and sustain a reading culture. Independent evaluations examine the programme's impact on learners, learning professionals and schools. They look at success factors and areas for development; with accompanying case studies from participating schools.
Reading Schools report 2024/25
Key conclusions
Reading Schools continues to be a high-quality and highly successful development and accreditation programme.
The programme embeds effective reading for pleasure in school settings, as demonstrated by positive feedback from participating schools.
It develops pupils as responsible citizens through reading for pleasure’s support of empathy, resilience and critical literacy.
It develops pupils into successful learners and confident individuals through reading for pleasure’s support of attainment, wellbeing and creativity.
The intention and hope with meeting these short-term goals is to nurture each child’s lifelong love of reading by providing support and resource both at school and at home.
Please note: An accessible, plain text version of the report will be added shortly.
Reading Schools' evaluation reports
You can download the full evaluation reports and case studies for the Reading Schools programme below.
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