Chatterbooks and schools
How Chatterbooks can work for schools
Chatterbooks - especially in partnership with Public Libraries and/or School Library Services - can help you deliver your key school priorities.
Chatterbooks is a powerful tool for schools. Through personalised engagement in reading for pleasure, it can really make a difference - and a recordable difference - for your pupils' progress in
• Behaviour (doing things differently)
• Competence (doing things better)
• Levels of knowledge
• Attitudes
• Creativity
Chatterbooks can help children achieve in almost all your School Improvement Plan agendas - from attainment to transition.
"I can't speak highly enough of Chatterbooks. We have worked closely with our local library service to have groups of 12 children going regularly to a Chatterbooks group at the local library for several years now. Chatterbooks does engage the reluctant reader." Headteacher, Crosby
What you get - and how you can get it
You can subscribe to Chatterbooks directly through The Reading Agency, or with your local School Library Service or Public Library Service if they are one of the services listed below, who are signed up as Chatterbooks delivery agents to schools
When you join Chatterbooks you get the following support and resources to help you run your group:
For a minimum purchase of £187.50
• Network membership and support from The Reading Agency via the Chatterbooks website
• Chatterbooks Handbook for schools, with ideas and guidelines for running your group (emailed)
• Chatterbooks Newsletter, with news and ideas from the network (emailed termly)
• Publishers' Supplement with news of the latest children's books, plus themed booklists (emailed termly)
• Ideas packs for session activities (emailed - at least one pack free each term, and others available at special members' rates)
• Set of 25 Chatterbooks packs for children plus 4 posters to promote Chatterbooks activity (You can buy further packs if you wish)
The Chatterbooks packs give children a feeling of belonging to the national Chatterbooks network, and they provide a range of materials to encourage their reading.
Chatterbooks packs consist of a bag, a bookmark, a reading diary, an A3 sticker sheet, 'Book Bite' post-it pad, and a Chatterbooks pen.
To join Chatterbooks go to The Reading Agency online Shop
Training on running Chatterbooks in schools is available from The Reading Agency, and also from your local School Library Service or Public Library Service if they are signed up Chatterbooks delivery agents. (See list above)
For more information see our Training page.
