Reading for Pleasure

Redhill School has recognised the need to continually grow our pupils’ love of reading and learning. We incorporate reading for pleasure into our English curriculum time as a way of promoting reading with all students at KS3. 

We do this as part of our Library lessons. This is an opportunity for our students to visit the school library and pick a book of their choice to read for pleasure during designated times in English lessons. The programme also uses class readers at some points in the academic year. This promotes a culture of reading and models reading. 

Coupled with the opportunities provided through our English Department and librarian such as book clubs, author visits and celebration of World Book Day and National Poetry Day, we believe Redhill provides pupils with an enriching experience to read for pleasure and grow their love of reading throughout the school year. From September 2023 we will be introducing 20 minutes of quite reading during tutor time each week. This will start with Year 7 & 8 initially.