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School librarian Amy Lloyd explains how running Readathon helps to build a reading community in her secondary school, Bacon’s College in London.

1st April 2019

At Bacon’s College, running Readathon is way for us to state publicly and explicitly that we care about reading. It … Read More

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Dawn Greenall, Librarian at Churcher’s College in Petersfield tells how she created a Spooktaulcar Haunted Library for a Halloween Readathon! Take note for next year!

12th November 2018

When we canvassed our Library regulars here at Churcher’s College in Petersfield to find out how they wanted to celebrate … Read More

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Who needs sleep when you can read? Jimmy from NorthGate High School in Dereham tells us about their 24 hr Readathon!

19th April 2018

As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we held a 24 hour Readathon and library sleepover in the Learning … Read More

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For more than 30 years we’ve been motivating gazillions of individual schools to read for fun through our Readathon. External Relations Manager, Annie Smith explains how we now want multiple schools to join forces to unleash its power across whole communities.

8th February 2018

From the world’s biggest coke-mentos demonstration to the largest number of people dressed as Smurfs, mass participation events are all … Read More

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Willingdon Community School students let their imaginations run riot to raise money for Readathon and to celebrate books!

3rd July 2017

We are a group of 19 Literacy students at Willingdon Community School in Eastbourne who have participated in Readathon for … Read More

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Shhhh, we have made it to to the end of term! Readathon Social Media Co-ordinator, Jo, reflects on a busy term at Readathon HQ.

5th April 2017

Spring term has always been the busiest on our calendar but this year more than ever it has been a … Read More

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A Book is a Book (In praise of the Argos Catalogue) Former Readathon employee turned author Debbie Young is inspired by unusual World Book Day choices!

8th March 2017

Wacky fancy dress costumes quickly go viral on World Book Day, and this year a boy dressed as the Argos … Read More

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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys get their bookbuzz with Readathon!

20th February 2017

Hi, I’m the librarian in Wilmington Grammar School for Boys and I have been running Readathon for a number of … Read More

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To celebrate National Storytelling Week, Readathon storyteller Jen Lunn shares the magic of storytelling for children in hospital.

3rd February 2017

Me – “Can you see what it says on the back of my t-shirt?” Child – “I’m a Readathon Storyteller” … Read More

Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, Hospital School, librarian, Librarians, library, literature, reading, sponsored read, storyteller, storytelling

Listen up teachers! Our resident part-time primary teacher Lucy has come up with some inspiring ideas on how to make Readathon lighten your load!

10th October 2016

I’m a part time primary teacher and I spend a couple of days a week working at Readathon, which is … Read More

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Why I chose to donate to Readathon – Raquel Fernandes of the Hemming Robeson Foundation explains why Readathon is a charity close to her heart.

22nd August 2016

This year, the Hemming Robeson team have each been asked to personally choose a charity to share a portion of … Read More

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One-Day Readathon at Castle Manor Academy gets the whole school buzzing and brings even struggling readers on board!

11th July 2016

We have been running Readathon at Castle Manor Academy for the last 3 years, ever since I took on the … Read More

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