Secondary CPD: Reading for pleasure

About this course

Explore ideas around reading motivation, the use of digital reading platforms and the importance of valuing and promoting all types of wider reading.

This online training involves two 90-minute sessions

Part 1: Tuesday 30 September 2025 15:30-17:00

Part 2: Tuesday 7 October 2025 15:30-17:00

Course content

• Reviews current research to reflect on the impact of lock-down on reading for pleasure
• Considers how best to support intrinsic motivation for reading
• Explores the use of digital tools to encourage reading for pleasure in school and at home and support a blended learning approach
• Reflects on the central role of school libraries in addressing diversity and promoting a rich and broad reading experience
• Discusses ways of using multi-modal reading to encourage reading for pleasure

Who is the course for?

• Secondary practitioners from all subject areas
• Librarians, who want to improve their understanding of how reading can support the development of students’ literacy within the curriculum
• Literacy leaders developing whole-school practice in reading