Books About Town for Schools

Books about Town for Schools

• To increase teacher skills and knowledge around teaching whole texts in Key Stages 2 and 3• To increase teacher and pupil knowledge of children’s and young adult literature• To improve attainment in reading at Key Stage 2 and 3• To increase enjoyment of reading amongst pupils

We will be working with 100 primary and secondary schools in London, with the aim:

Books about Town for Schools

For a contribution of £350, a school receives:• One day training for one Key Stage 2 or 3 teacher on teaching whole texts and motivating children to read for pleasure• Resources for classroom delivery, top-up training and whole school embedding• A BookBench for pupils to decorate and display as part of the project• Contact with authors around teaching their particular texts and tips on visualizing these on the benches• Additional project support and networking through a ‘Books about Town’ page on our online Network• 30% discount on books to enable whole class study of the same book

Books about Town for Schools

So far:

• 11 schools attended a training session in June

• 2 schools took part in a mini-book trail with Cressida Cowell

So far:• 2 schools were sponsored by Putney Exchange Shopping Centre

Books about Town for Schools

Feedback on Books about Town for Schools so far:•“resulting in a high quality teaching session in which the majority of students were motivated and engaged.”•Amongst the pilot schools we saw changes in enjoyment of reading and knowledge of authors

Books about Town for Schools

Books about Town for Schools

Coming up:

• 89 schools will attend a training session in early October (15 places left)• Public auction 7 October at Southbank Centre

• Exhibition of school BookBenches in the Spring Term

There are still places, so please spread the word:

www.literacytrust.org.uk/books_about_town/register/form

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Anouk Galle – anouk.galle@literacytrust.org.uk