Stevenage school wins national ‘School of the Year’ award!
Marriotts School, a Stevenage secondary school, has won the national award ‘Reading Plus School of the Year’ out of 1,400 schools using Reading Plus in England for their dedication and extra support to improving students’ reading abilities.
Marriotts received this recognition as part of the annual Reading Plus Awards – an event organised by Reading Solutions UK to celebrate the academic achievements of students, teachers and schools nationwide using the online reading development programme DreamBox Reading Plus.
Rachael Reshat, the Reading Recovery Lead who nominated Marriotts School, said:
“We’ve never won anything like this before, it’s a massive win. We launched Reading Plus to the best of its ability this year, so this award highlights that what we are doing is working.
“Reading Plus is a valuable reading intervention for us. We have a larger cohort of students who are below reading age and it allows us to target a more widespread range of kids. Reading Plus is also part of our reading recovery strategy for students in nurture groups.”
As part of their implementation, Marriotts School utilises a Reading Plus reward system with a weekly leader board, Reading Plus achievement booklet, and a Reading Plus End of Year celebration where students will get trophies and certificates for different awards.
Rachael finished:
“When I told the students we had won, they gave a massive round of applause and cheered. They were very excited. It shows how much of a difference we can make if we deliver Reading Plus effectively and that hard work pays off.”
The school received a trophy, certificate and £25 Amazon voucher in recognition.
A Marriotts School student said: “Reading Plus helps you to become a better reader. I like the facts I learned from it.”
Another student said: “It helps with reading skills and improves my reading if I put effort into it.”
Matt Lewis, Reading Development Consultant at Reading Solutions UK, said: “We truly value the efforts of all the students and staff at Marriotts School who have put in immense amounts of hard work and made amazing gains as a result.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of a school extremely dedicated to helping their students and are proud that Reading Plus is a part of their journey.”
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