2026 is the National Year of Reading. To tie in with this, we have begun to introduce our exciting Junior School Reading Challenge in school this week. 

The overriding theme of the National Year of Reading is to foster a reading for pleasure culture through connecting reading with passions and interests. Our new reading challenge supports this by encouraging the boys to think about their reading choices but also be able to show us their interests and preferences in the books they read to complete the challenge.

Challenge cards will be handed out and explained in library lessons over the next two weeks. The boys will then be free to complete the challenge completely at their own pace. Stamps for completed book categories will be awarded by Mrs Evason during library lessons or at lunchtimes. Boys who achieve a completed challenge card will be awarded an "Exploring the Arts" Diploma Credit. If anyone has any questions regarding the reading challenge or needs a book recommendation, please speak to Mrs Evason.

Thank you for your support with this – we are really looking forward to starting the Challenge and seeing the boys progress with their reading.

For more information and how you can get involved and support your child with reading at home, please visit the National Year of Reading website.