Your Story Corner Programme: Derbyshire
Why are we there?
Children in Derbyshire are facing significant challenges when it comes to literacy. This suggests that a significant portion of pupils in Derbyshire may also be struggling to achieve the expected reading levels.
Poverty plays a big role in this struggle. Approximately 15% of children in Derbyshire. That means many families are likely finding it hard to provide the resources and support children need to thrive in school.
We were delighted to offer schools in these areas the resources to develop a whole school reading culture and embed reading for pleasure into the lives of their pupils.
What did we do?
We awarded funding to 80 schools in Derbyshire to re-invigorate their libraries and reading spaces.
What did we deliver?
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16,000
books in total were donated in the packs
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£160,000
worth of books donated
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80
schools receiving Your Story Corner packs
What was the impact?
The quality, variety, and diversity of the reading spaces improved across the region. On average, these increases are higher than we have seen in other YSC regions.
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98%
of teachers said the project made a positive difference to enjoyment of reading
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91%
of teachers have been inspired to develop either their school’s reading for pleasure provision, their reading spaces, or their wider whole school reading culture
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22%
increase in the number of children reporting they used the school reading space in the last seven days. This is the second highest we have seen in any region
The support from Bookmark has been truly inspiring and has motivated us to enhance our school’s reading for pleasure provision. With the new books and resources, we’ve started reimagining our reading spaces to make them more inviting and engaging for pupils and timetabled book clubs for our pupils, fostering a love for reading across the entire school community.
£160,000 worth of books donated to Derbyshire schools for Your Story Corner Programme
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