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Enthusiastic pupils at School Name read everything from comics to classics, raising £xxx to help give brand new books to children in hospital

To encourage its pupils to read for pleasure, School Name has just completed a successful Readathon sponsored read. Pupils rose to the challenge, reading xxx/many books and raising a fantastic £xxx for seriously ill children. Their achievement also earned the school free books worth £xxx, provided by Readathon in partnership with Scholastic Book Clubs to boost school library stocks.

Readathon is run by the UK charity Read for Good, which uses the sponsorship money raised to provide a regular supply of much-needed brand new books and regular storyteller visits for all major children’s hospitals in the UK. Each hospital has a tailor-made, mobile bookcase, which is jam-packed full of the latest best sellers and classic favourites enabling children to choose just what they fancy, without risk of infection.

Quote from NAME OF HEAD TEACHER / ORGANISER:

“I recommend Readathon to any teacher or librarian who wants to get their pupils reading for pleasure. Readathon creates a real buzz about books in the school. I found children talking about books, sharing and swapping favourites and genuinely motivated to read. Parents became involved in what their children were reading and shared precious time together talking about books. Our pupils raised over £xxx which Readathon uses to give books and storyteller visits to children in hospital. Readathon really is a win-win.”

Quote from Justine Daniels, CEO of Read for Good:

“We find that children are really motivated to read when they know that the money they raise through reading, helps to buy a regular supply of brand new books and storyteller visits for children in hospital. To say thank you for their tremendous efforts, we’ve teamed up with Scholastic Book Clubs to give NAME OF SCHOOL free books. We hope that these books will in turn inspire even more pupils to get reading - for good.”

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Editor’s Notes

Read for Good

Read for Good is a national charity that runs Readathon, a sponsored read for schools that has motivated millions of children to read for fun since 1984. The charity provides schools with everything they need to run a successful sponsored read. Money raised is used to buy much-needed brand new books and storyteller visits for over 100,000 children in hospital. Around 3,000 schools and 750,000 pupils are involved each year.

Why reading is important

Independent studies show again and again how learning to love reading can transform a child’s prospects for success in school and the world beyond.

“…by encouraging children to love reading, families can help them to do well at school and to enjoy opportunities throughout their life.”

Jonathan Douglas, Director of the National Literacy Trust. 

In its 2008 report Literacy Changes Lives, the National Literacy Trust concluded:

 “…reading for pleasure has been revealed as the most important indicator of the future success of a child”

“…reading for pleasure is more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic status.” 

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Contact Details

NAME OF SCHOOL Contact name

email address

telephone number

Readathon Heidi Perry

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01453 83 9002

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