24 July 2023

School's out! The Chapter One year in numbers!

The summer holidays are here but the Chapter One team is busy preparing for September and our goal of reaching 3,000 children in the next school year!

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A record year for Chapter One online reading volunteers

School's out for the summer and what a year it has been! Over the course of the 2022-23 school year, Chapter One online reading volunteers from 113 corporate partners have read to 2,151 children from 239 classrooms across 75 primary schools serving disadvantaged communities in 10 areas of England and Scotland! The total number of reading sessions was 37,230!

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Watch: The Chapter One year in review!

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The impact that Chapter One online reading volunteers have on the children they support is about much more than improved reading scores. This West Cumbria headteacher sums up the difference that just 30 minutes a week can make.

More children need reading support

But we have a target of reaching 3,000 children in the 2023-24 school year - and a waiting list of schools.

If you’re not yet one of our corporate partners, what are you waiting for? Please get in touch with our Business Development Manager, Sarah Taylor. The new 2023-24 school year will include the exciting expansion of our online reading programme to Greater Manchester primary schools. Be part of it!

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"It's beautiful to see," says Middlesbrough teacher, Olga Down, about the relationship between Chapter One online reading volunteers and their young students. The impact data for our online reading programme only tells part of the story. In this video Olga explains how the children taking part in Chapter One UK develop a love of reading and improve their self-esteem.

It all starts with literacy

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