The Reading Plus Awards is back!
And it’s bigger than ever, with four new categories and two more winners for data-led awards!
We can’t quite believe we are nearing the end of the school year. It’s been an incredible journey witnessing the transformative power of Reading Plus on students’ reading progress and engagement.
We know these tremendous results are due to the dedication of the teachers championing reading within their school to foster a love of reading among students. As such, we want to celebrate and showcase the individual schools, teachers, and students who have gone above and beyond in their reading journeys and made extraordinary achievements with Reading Plus in the 2023-24 academic year.
There are 30 awards, which are a mix of data-led and nomination entries, to be won.
Submit your entries below – we wish you all the best of luck!
Prizes
All winners will be awarded with a personalised certificate to commemorate their achievement, a trophy, and a £25 Amazon voucher as a token of appreciation.
Winners will be announced on Tuesday, 25th of June, 2024.
Terms and conditions can be found here.
Entry information
Award nominations open on Tuesday 7th of May and close at midnight Sunday 16th June 2024.
Winners will be notified and announced on Tuesday 25th of June, via Reading Solutions UK’s social media channels and email.
You can enter your school or pupils/students for more than one award. For more information, please email getinvolved@readingsolutionsuk.com
Awards based on nominations
Categories
KS2 Pupil Awards
KS3-4 Student Awards
Educator Awards
School and MAT Awards
Reading Plus Star of the Year (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who fully engages with Reading Plus in school and at home. They will have shown commitment to the programme to progress in their reading ability and motivation to read for pleasure.
Most Effort on Reading Plus (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who has shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to Reading Plus to improve their reading ability and attitude towards reading for pleasure.
Best Usage (outside of class) (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who fully engages with Reading Plus outside school. They will have shown commitment to Reading Plus to improve their reading ability and attitude towards reading for pleasure.
Vocabulary Star of the Year (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who has shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to Reading Plus to improve their vocabulary.
Most Words Read by a Pupil (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who has read the most words on the programme.
Reading Plus Most Improved Pupil (KS2 Pupil)
This award will go to a pupil who throughout the academic year has improved their reading tremendously.
They will have shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to developing their reading fluency and stamina.
Reading Plus Star of the Year (KS3-KS4 Student)
This award will go to a student who fully engages with Reading Plus in school and at home. They will have shown commitment to the programme to progress in their reading ability and motivation to read for pleasure.
Most Effort on Reading Plus (KS3-4 Student)
This award will go to a student who has shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to Reading Plus to improve their reading ability and attitude towards reading for pleasure.
Best Usage (outside of class) (KS3-4 Student)
This award will go to a student who fully engages with Reading Plus outside school. They will have shown commitment to Reading Plus to improve their reading ability and attitude towards reading for pleasure.
Vocabulary Star of the Year (KS3-4 Student)
This award will go to a student who has shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to Reading Plus to improve their vocabulary.
Most Words Read by a Student (KS3-4 Student)
This award will go to a student who has read the most words on the programme.
Reading Plus Most Improved Student (KS3-4 Student)
This award will go to a student who throughout the academic year has improved their reading tremendously. They will have shown hard work, dedication, and commitment to developing their reading fluency and stamina.
Reading Plus Teacher of the Year (KS2 Teacher)
This award will go to a teacher who has been an advocate of Reading Plus, has helped implement the software in school, encouraged staff involvement, and been a cheerleader for pupils to promote programme usage.
Reading Plus Teaching Support Staff of the Year (KS2)
This award will go to a support staff member (TA, HLTA, librarian, interventionist, etc.) who has advocated for Reading Plus, encouraged staff involvement, and cheered on pupils who promoted programme usage – or even run the programme within the school.
Reading Plus Teacher of the Year (KS3-4 Teacher)
This award will go to a teacher who has been an advocate of Reading Plus, has helped implement the software in school, encouraged staff involvement, and been a cheerleader for students to promote usage programme and motivation.
Reading Plus Teaching Support Staff of the Year (KS3-4)
This award will go to a support staff member (TA, HLTA, librarian, interventionist, etc.) who has advocated for Reading Plus, encouraged staff involvement, and cheered on students who promoted programme usage – or even run the programme within the school.
Reading Plus Multi-Academy Trust of the Year
This award will go to a MAT that has implemented Reading Plus as part of its trust-wide reading strategy, has encouraged staff engagement, onboarding and training, and has supported their schools to succeed both on Reading Plus and with reading for pleasure.
Reading Plus School of the Year (KS2)
This award will go to a school that has fully implemented Reading Plus as part of their KS2 reading strategy, has encouraged the onboarding and training, and has supported pupils to succeed both on Reading Plus and with reading for pleasure.
Reading Plus School of the Year (KS3-KS4)
This award will go to a school that has fully implemented Reading Plus as part of their KS3-KS4 reading strategy, has encouraged staff onboarding and training, and has supported students to succeed on Reading Plus and with reading for pleasure.
Categories
Awards based on programme data:
KS2
- Most words read on average as a school
- Most average reading lessons (most usage)
- Most progress achieved (average level gains)
KS3-4
- Most words read on average as a school
- Most average reading lessons (most usage)
- Most progress achieved (average level gains)
All schools
- Three long-standing partner schools
Awards based on RSUK initiatives
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Reading Plus Champion of the Year
This award will go to a student who is part of the ‘Reading Plus Champions’ initiative. A Reading Plus Champion is a student who has finished the programme and collaborated with us throughout the year to review new texts, share their experience with Reading Plus, and completed additional reading tasks.
- Most Engaged School on Social Media
This award recognises the school that actively and creatively highlights its students’ achievements in Reading Plus on social media. The winning school will have shown dedication to fostering a positive and supportive online environment, showcasing student accomplishments, celebrating milestones, and engaging through posts, photos, and videos.
KS2
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Most Engaged Reading Plus School (KS2 school)
This award will go to a school that has advocated for Reading Plus, encouraged staff and pupil involvement in Reading Plus challenges, competitions, and monthly pupil awards, and cheered on pupils to promote programme usage.
KS3-4
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Most Engaged Reading Plus School (KS3-4 school)
This award will go to a school that has been an advocate of Reading Plus, encouraged staff and student involvement in Reading Plus challenges, competitions and monthly student awards, and cheered on students to promote programme usage.
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We wish you all the best with your entries!