Readathon Raises over £1200

QEH gets pupils reading - for good:  raising £1233.90 for charity.

As well as rising to the challenge to read more books, QEH Year 7 pupils raised a remarkable £1233.90 in the Readathon for CLIC Sargent and the Roald Dahl Foundation who do so much to support seriously ill children and their families.

Pictured receiving their book prizes and presenting the cheque, left to right front: Mrs Annette Robbins – Librarian; Jamie King 7Z (most sponsors - total 13); Thomas Snell 7X (8 books read); James Wellington 7Y (most money raised - £136); Hamish Macgregor (5 books read): Tom Edwards 7Z (8 books read)

Back row: Jack Mercer 7Y (5 books read); Hari Newham 7Z (6 books read)

QEH Librarian Mrs Annette Robbins said: “I recommend Readathon to any teacher or librarian who wants to get their pupils enthused about reading. Parents became involved in what their children were reading and shared precious time together talking about books.  Our pupils raised over £1200 for seriously ill children.  Readathon is a truly unique campaign.  Everybody wins.”

Readathon Founder Brough Girling says: “The wonderful thing about schools and young people, is that even in today’s economic climate, they are still eager to raise money for those less fortunate than themselves.”

Getting young people engaged in reading for pleasure is not always easy, especially with all the other distractions available to them in today’s world.  That’s why QEH decided to run Readathon during the school’s year 7 reading Week. The UK’s sponsored reading event has got pupils actively engaged in reading for pleasure.

Notes:

Readathon, the UK’s national sponsored read, was established in 1984 to promote a love of reading for pleasure amongst young people.  It provides resources to schools to run sponsored reads.  Since its launch, Readathon has raised over £22million for seriously ill children through its ongoing support of the work of the Roald Dahl Foundation and CLIC Sargent.  More than 2,000 schools participate each year.

Why Reading is important

Independent studies show again and again how learning to love reading can transform a child’s prospects for success in school and the world beyond.

In its 2008 report Literacy Changes Lives, the National Literacy Trust concluded:

“…reading for pleasure has been revealed as the most important indicator of the future success of a child

“…reading for pleasure is more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic status.”

Readathon helps to unlock potential by encouraging pupils to discover just how rewarding reading can be.