Reading Allowed

We are excited and delighted to announce the resumption of the brilliant ‘Reading Allowed’ initiative in our school for the first time since the imposition COVID restrictions halted it in 2020.

This wonderful initiative was created by Cid and Mo (Derbyshire authors) as part of a fantastic project that encouraged reading aloud as something that should be allowed in the busyness of the school day. Its aim is to give children the time and space to build a love of reading, which links to our reading for pleasure ethos.

The ‘Reading Allowed’ process encourages older children to get involved and become ‘Reading Experts’. Their role is to simply share and enjoy a range of different books with their designated ‘Reading Partners’- our younger children. The aim is to build reading confidence and an enjoyment of reading and books for both the older experts as well as their younger partners. The children will be swapped over the year so we can involve as many pupils as possible. We look forward to ‘Reading Allowed’ taking off in the year ahead!