Your Story Corner Programme: Lincolnshire
Why are we there?
We reached out to schools in Lincolnshire based on their pupil premium data, child deprivation statistics and results for Key Stage 2 SATs, which are lower than the national average. This is to ensure that we helped schools who needed support the most.
What did we do?
Bookmark supported schools in Lincolnshire by boosting their libraries with over £100,000 worth of resources.
What did we deliver?
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72
schools received the packs
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14,400
books donated
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£144,000
worth of books donated
What was our impact?
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91%
of schools said that the Your Story Corner packs had made a positive difference in children’s motivation to read
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94%
of schools told us that the Your Story Corner packs had made a positive difference to children’s enjoyment of reading
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94%
of schools said YSC improved their whole school reading culture
When we introduced the books to the children their eyes lit up! They loved that they were new, rather than old and scruffy. We were telling them to smell them because they smelt new! They loved that.
Opening the boxes of books for us as teachers was like Christmas. We spent hours going through them and we had plenty of other things that we had to be doing. We were all late going home that day because we were mesmerised and having conversations like “which one are you going to work with first?” It’s easy for teachers to get stuck working with their favourite books. These books really opened our eyes to what’s out there.
Your Story Corner packs for schools in Birmingham and Lincolnshire
Bookmark’s Your Story Corner Programme helps schools in Birmingham and Lincolnshire to re-invigorate their libraries and reading spaces.
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