The Bradford
Literacy Campaign has partnered with BookSpace and the School Library
Association to offer Bradford’s primary schools the exciting chance to
receive a brand new library free of charge, worth up to £15,000.
The aim of the
project is to create a centre of excellence within a school where a reading
culture can thrive which will form a basis of a blueprint for primary school
reading spaces that will be shared with schools across the country. So to be
in with a chance of an exciting library makeover designed and installed by
leading furniture company bookspaceforschool.co.uk, schools need to apply
with their vision of how it will be used and show they are willing to
undertake innovative approaches.
Additionally to the
reading space, the successful school will be able to participate in a range
of activities, access advice from the School Library Association and can
benefit from staff training that will support in running and managing the
space on an ongoing basis.
Imran Hafeez the
National Literacy Trust’s Bradford Hub Manager says:
"This is a
fantastic opportunity for Bradford’s’s primary schools. A space dedicated to
books in a school is vital for supporting a culture of reading for enjoyment
amongst pupils and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.”
Helen Thomas Managing
Director at BookSpace says:
“Through our work
we have seen time after time how a new library can help to raise the status of reading in
schools and in turn how this has a positive impact on children’s reading.
We’re delighted to be able to support this literacy hub initiative and we
look forward to sharing the good practice so schools across the country can
learn from our work here in Bradford.”
Tricia Adams,
Director of the School Library Association says:
“We
are delighted to be involved in this project.
It is our passion to make sure children have access to good quality,
innovative library spaces within schools - to support their reading and
information needs. We look forward to
seeing the entries through the Bradford Literacy Campaign.”