Summer Reading Challenge 2024: Resources for Schools

Produced by The Reading Agency and run in partnership with libraries across the country the Summer Reading Challenge is a great way to keep children reading over the summer.    Taking part can help avoid the potential dip in reading levels over the long summer break and provides free fun for 4 – 11 year olds.   

This year's challenge is Marvellous Makers. Themed around creativity, imagination and the power of reading, children will help our Marvellous Makers who are part of their local creative club locate some missing items to complete their creations.

The challenge runs in Inspire Nottinghamshire libraries from 6 July until 1 September.

• Children sign up at their local library for FREE and receive a collector’s poster.
• Children borrow and read at least six library books, of their choice, during the summer - collecting stickers and other incentives along the way.
• Children who complete the Summer Reading Challenge receive a certificate and medal. 
• Library staff and volunteers are on hand to talk to children about the books they have read.

Find out more about the Summer Reading Challenge and the activities we have planned at www.inspireculture.org.uk/summerreadingchallenge  

The Summer Reading challenge

• Improves reading confidence and independence
• Ensures pupils are reading for their return to school, preventing the summer reading ‘dip’.
• Encourages extra-curricular activity  - encouraging family engagement with reading.
• Enhances and supports the mission for all children to read more widely and for pleasure.

Inspire would love help from schools to encourage children to sign up to the Summer Reading Challenge this year.  There are resources available below to support schools to promote the challenge to their pupils and their families.    Plus join in with our live virtual assemblies. 

Join Inspire Libraries for a virtual assembly (via Zoom) to introduce Summer Reading Challenge 2024, Marvellous Makers.  The assembly will explain everything you and your pupils need to know about the challenge.  We will cover how to join, what the challenge is and showcase the brilliant FREE rewards children earn by reading library books.  Presented in a Zoom webinar format.  

The assemblies take place on the dates below.  Click the link below to find out more and to book.

• Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge Virtual Assembly - Thursday 11 July, 2pm
• Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge Virtual Assembly - Friday 19 July, 10am

For Nottinghamshire schools only.

The Summer Reading Challenge launches on Saturday 6 July.