The document discusses several initiatives to promote literacy and reading at school, including regular reading sessions focusing on reading for pleasure, promoting different authors to widen reading ranges and genres, and holding inter-form competitions that reward students who borrow and return books from the school library. It also describes plans for a book fortnight event and selecting graphic novels, as well as proposed "curiosity kits" to encourage reading among targeted student groups.

1. Literacy (reading and information literacy)

2. Reading

3. Reading Stop ‘n’ Read Fortnightly session focussing on reading for pleasure. REGULAR time slot.

4. Reading Stop ‘n’ Read Fortnightly session focussing on reading for pleasure. REGULAR time slot. Authors Promoting different authors / widening reading range / genres

5. Reading Stop ‘n’ Read Fortnightly session focussing on reading for pleasure. REGULAR time slot. Authors Promoting different authors / widening reading range / genres Inter-form competition Rewarding high borrowers (and returners!) Each month winning tutor group will get a box of chocs. At the end of the year winning group will spend £100 of books for the MRC.

6. Reading Stop ‘n’ Read Fortnightly session focussing on reading for pleasure. REGULAR time slot. Authors Promoting different authors / widening reading range / genres Inter-form competition Rewarding high borrowers (and returners!) Each month winning tutor group will get a box of chocs. At the end of the year winning group will spend £100 of books for the MRC . Book Fortnight / The BIG READ Forensic Science theme – visiting Author / competitions/ fave author & genre survey

7. Reading Year 8 focus group Selecting £230 worth of Graphic Novels (14)

8. Reading Year 8 focus group Selecting £230 worth of Graphic Novels (14) What are Curiosity Kits? a Curiosity Kit contains... a non-fiction book on a topic likely to appeal to the target audience, e.g. mountain biking A commercial magazine on the same subject Related print materials if appropriate, e.g. leaflets, newspaper article on a bike race Word search containing key subject words An activity sheet / A fiction book linked to the subject / A related website address / An evaluation sheet Delivery Target Group selected by AS Staff would visit the MRC once a fortnight to choose a Curiosity Kit. Expected Outcomes (Proven in other trials) Increased enthusiasm or motivation for reading Increase the range of people with whom they share reading Creation of the borrowing habit – increasing the number of books they borrow and read Beneficial effect on student attitudes

9. Information Literacy i-connect

10. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects

11. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects

12. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects

13. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects

14. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects

15. Information Literacy i-connect Within subjects