The reading ethos at Wylam First School is impressive, as was shown by their performance in the 200 Million Minutes Reading Challenge earlier this year. Sean Daley explains how they have created 160 little bookworms

Wylam First School takes pride in the love of reading they have instilled in their children, from nursery through to year 4.

And this was shown earlier this year when the school took part in the 200 Million Minutes Reading Challenge, which encourages children around the world to collectively read for 200 million minutes.

We took part in March and our school read the most average number of minutes per-pupil than any other primary school, clocking up 688,735 minutes in just 26 days!

Our children have always had a love for reading. Naturally some are more enthusiastic than others but we are committed to developing our children’s reading abilities from the moment they step through our door, to the moment they leave us, using different methods and ideas to keep our young children engaged.

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