The event at Springwood High School, which encompassed World Book Day on Thursday 5 March, saw students across all age groups take part in a range of themed activities across the week, with Year 12 and 13 supporting those arranged for the Lower School.

Among the many highlights were a readathon; a Great Big Form Quiz on World Book Day itself; ‘Daily Kahoots’ focusing on reading and books with prizes awarded each day; career workshops for writing, illustration, poetry, and journalism; an all-week book swap; and a ‘Guess the Bookworms’ challenge, where students had to estimate the total number of gummy worms in a jar.

“This is the second year the Reading Festival has taken place,” said Rebecca Davies-Mays, Senior Assistant Headteacher at our school, which is a member of the West Norfolk Academies Trust.

“The inspiration came from music festivals, and for us to put on a week of events to celebrate reading and to highlight its importance.”

This year’s Festival was organised by our Learning Resource Centre Manager, Alan Wisniewski, with the support of Mrs Davies-Mays.

“This event is really important, especially in the Year of Reading,” she added.

“It highlights to students that we value reading as a school, and it engages students with reading and potential career areas it could lead to.”