Seven Stories Partnership

Seven Stories is the National Centre for Children's Books, so when St John's wanted to do more to foster a love of reading, we thought who better to help us? We became part of the 'Hooks into Books' scheme, where a special parcel of books arrives each term for us to share and enjoy. These are books that might be by new authors or maybe a little 'different', so it means our school library is varied and keeps on growing. It's really exciting when the books arrive and are unwrapped in assembly...
 
We also work closely with Seven Stories for a reading initiative, funded by INEOS, which provides every child in EYFS and KS1 with a brand new book every half term. The texts, which are selected by Seven Stories, are chosen because they are fun, engaging and well written books. Staff then record themselves reading the texts and add a QR code to the inside cover of each text so that children can be 'read to' at home. Children are encouraged to listen to the stories and complete a handful of activities which relate to the book.