Comic Book Club
Bookmark launched its Comic Book Club pilot in seven partner schools in the Spring term of 2023, with the aim of engaging reluctant readers.
What does the Comic Book Club offer?
The Comic Book Clubs offer graphic novels, scrapbooks and resources for the number of children in your club, a teaching booklet outlining session plans and a weekly subscription to Phoenix Comic Magazine.
It's obviously a reading-based club, but they don't realise that... it's a secret reading based club!
Engaging disengaged readers
The Comic Book Club pilot was a huge success and all teachers surveyed found that the club was a success in engaging disengaged readers. A significant proportion of pupils taking part in their school’s club were in receipt of Pupil Premium (44%) and a further 24% had English as an additional language.
It was really nice to see them enjoy something that they don't normally have.
Providing resources pupils don’t have access to
The Comic Book Club provides pupils with access to texts that they don’t have outside of the club, either at home or at school. Feedback from the pilot found teachers unanimous on resources provided by Bookmark filled a gap, as the cost of the club is something that schools wouldn’t have been able to afford.
Adding value to the Comic Book Club
3 out of 4 schools surveyed “strongly agreed” that they felt well equipped to deliver their Comic Book Club sessions. In particular the volume, quality and variety of texts were instrumental to the success of the club.
In addition to books, the schools also received black pens and sketch books, which elevated the club and was highlighted as a key factor in the success of the project.
By providing plans for each session, teachers fed back that it was feasible to run the club within their busy weekly scheduled.
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