Beyond Booked Up

FUNDER

BookTrust

VALUE

£13,000

PROJECT TEAM

Dr. Emma Vardy & Sam Waldron

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement have been commissioned by the BookTrust to evaluate their initiative Beyond Booked Up: a suite of activities that aim to engage secondary school pupils in Year 7 and 8 with reading. The evaluation team led by Dr. Emma Vardy will explore the impact of the materials on pupil;s engagement with reading through and focus groups and focus groups with school staff at five schools in England.

The final report is due June 2016.