Nineteen schools in Wiltshire have received a bronze Wiltshire Year of Reading award and four have received a bronze and silver award.
The Wiltshire Year of Reading was launched in September 2021 to encourage people of all ages to delve into reading and the scheme involves schools, libraries and communities.
As part of the Wiltshire Year of Reading, all schools in the county were invited to sign up to the reading awards scheme that aims to enhance reading in each school through a series of achievements to tick off along the way. The scheme is different for primary and secondary and features a range of milestones to reach bronze, silver and gold. Early years settings also have a range of books to cover to start children learning from an early age.
Schools who achieve the gold award can become ‘beacon reading schools’, sharing their outstanding practice within others. To mark the achievement of each stage, schools will receive certificates.
The schools to achieve the bronze award are:
· Alderbury and West Grimstead CofE primary school in Alderbury
· Christ Church CofE primary school in Bradford on Avon
· Colerne CofE primary school in Colerne
· Crudwell CofE primary school in Malmesbury (pictured)
· Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided primary school in Calne
· Hullavington CofE primary and nursery school
· Kennett Valley CofE (VA) primary school in Lockeridge
· Kington St Michael CofE primary school in Kington St Michael
· Lavington school (secondary) in Market Lavington
· Luckington community school in Luckington
· Ludgershall Castle primary school in Ludgershall
· Netheravon All Saints CE primary school in Nertheravon
· St John’s CofE primary school in Warminster
· St Mary’s RC primary school in Chippenham
· St Thomas à Becket CofE (VA) primary school in Tilshead
· Staverton CofE primary school in Staverton
· Stanton St Quintin primary school In Stanton St Quintin
· Studley Green primary school in Trowbridge
· The Minster C.E. primary school in Warminster
Schools that have achieve the silver award:
· Christ Church CofE primary school in Bradford on Avon
· Colerne CofE primary school in Colerne
· Ludgershall Castle primary school
· The Minster C.E. primary school in Warminster