Reading Schools

Our resources provide activities, ideas and inspiration to help you build a reading culture in your school. Each key area has a short explanatory video, advice, tips and suggestions for activities. You will also find some links to suggested activities and printable materials.

Resources are searchable by key word and can be filtered by key area, level of accreditation, audience and type of resource.

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Discovering my reading identity resources

A list of resources which prompt discussion about reading habits and preferences

Quick and fun activities and resources

A list of quick and easy activities, most of which can be run in under an hour.

Introduction to Reading Schools assembly presentation template

Template assembly presentations to introduce Reading Schools and start recruiting your Reading Leadership Group

Digital resources to support your paired reading projects

A curated selection of digital resources, printable worksheets, top tips and advice to support your paired reading projects

Webinar: Reading Schools – As it happens

A recorded session for those schools about to embark on their Reading Schools accreditation

What is Reading Schools?

Watch our introductory video and share with your colleagues for a quick overview of the programme – the theory behind it, how it works and how to get started.

Action Planning Tools for the Reader Leadership Group (Primary)

Editable PowerPoint resources to help Reader Leadership Groups decide what activities to add to your Action Plan

New users guide to starting and managing an application

A webinar short video providing an overview of the project management features of the Reading Schools website, focussing on signing up, creating an action plan and collecting evidence.