Booked Up
Booked Up’s goal is to encourage and support reading for pleasure by providing each Year 7 pupil in England with a free book from a list of 12 specially selected titles.
Read the Booked Up evaluation reports
Bookstart
The Bookstart programme has attracted considerable academic interest, which has produced a wealth of information on its impact and outcomes. As a policy initiative, the importance of Bookstart stems from its impact on a wide range of issues prominent on the policy agenda.
The research reviews and research updates page on the Bookstart website provides an insight into the relevance of the programme to wider policy concerns and also sheds light on early years research that illuminates Bookstart's wider importance.
Go to the Bookstart research page for links to a number of reports on the impact of Bookstart on book use, reading and literacy, as well as a list of regional studies and the relevance of Bookstart to recent policy and research developments.
Booktime
Booktime encourages children, parents and carers to read together for pleasure by giving a free book pack to reception pupils when they first start primary school.
We rely on continued research and evaluation to make sure that we are doing our absolute best to encourage children's love of reading in the most effective and accessible ways possible.
Read the Booktime evaluation reports
Children's Book Week
Children’s Book Week is held in the first full week of October every year.
A free teachers’ pack is sent to all state primary schools, public libraries, special schools and initial teacher training institutions in June.
Read the 2008 Children's Book Week evaluation report (Adobe Acrobat .doc 7Mb)
Read the 2007 Children's Book Week evaluation report (Microsoft Word .doc 11Mb)
Everybody Writes
Watch this space for evaluation of Everybody Writes.
Letterbox Club
The Letterbox Club focuses on improving the educational outlook for looked after children aged 7-11 by providing them with a parcel of books, maths activities and educational materials once every month for six months.
Read the 2007 Letterbox Club evaluation report (Adobe Acrobat .doc 1Mb)
School libraries research
Our 2007 survey of library provision in state primary and secondary schools in England includes information on spending and stock levels in school libraries.
Our 2008 study into what makes a good primary school library includes case studies of six state primary school libraries which are effective despite challenges such as limited space and tight budgets. You can download the following information here:
Two articles by Madelyn Travis explore the role of school libraries in inspiring a love of reading in children:
Read our school libraries research
Writing Together
Watch this space for evaluation of Writing Together.
