Delight in Reading 2019-20 & Bags of Delight/Boxes of Books COVID-19 Response 2020 Evaluation Reports Delight in Reading Funders Bags of Delight Funders St Faith’s Trust St Faith’s Trust Walton Charity Walton Charity SC Johnson Support in kind Blue Spark Foundation Kelly’s Storage Zurich Foundation County Council Volunteers Members Allocation Unum and Westborough School Peter Cundill Foundation de Stafford School Prior’s Field School Pfizer Cisco Delight partner schools Delight Bags Boxes Book Fair of Delight of Delight

1 Town Farm Primary School

2 Ashford Park Primary School 1 2 4 3 3 Kenyngton Manor Primary School

4 Meadhurst School 15 12 13 16 17 5 Kingfield Primary School 19 18 20 6 Westfield Primary School 7 5 6 7 St John's Primary School (Knaphill)

8 8 Furzefield Primary School 11 14 10 9 Manorfield Primary and Nursery School

10 Guildford Grove Primary School 9 11 Weyfield Primary

12 Walton Oak Primary School

13 Chandlers Field Primary School

14 Hale Academy

15 Pyrcroft Grange Primary School

16 Darley Dene Primary School

17 Riverview CoE Primary School

18 Cordwalles Junior School

Published by Delight 9b Station Avenue, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6LB 19 Pine Ridge Infant School [email protected] delightcharity.org.uk Registered Charity Number : 1159567 20 Lorraine Infant School First published 2020 © Delight 2020 This publication is copyright. For copying, prior permission must be obtained from the publisher. Delight photography by Alex Brenner • Delight illustration by Hannah Maiya-Mills Design by Sharp Pencil Design • Branding by Alex Swain © ByAlex Research by the National Literacy Trust Delight in Reading shows that children who own books are more Delight in Reading directly addresses the lack of book ownership likely to be capable and confident readers, by running annual Delight Book Fairs at each of our partner schools, yet one in eight disadvantaged children have designed to encourage children to read for pleasure. no books of their own at home. During the school day every child chooses two Our Book Fairs continue to run after school hours free books to take home and keep, from a so that children can return with their parents, National Literacy Trust choice of hundreds of great quality pre-loved carers and siblings, and buy additional books for research, 2018 books: from Mr Men to Harry Potter, reference a very low price. books on wildlife to outer space, and everything The Delight Book Fair is run by Year 6 children in between. supported by the Delight in Reading Coordinator. Book ownership, literacy engagement and mental wellbeing, National Literacy Trust December 2018, sets out the findings of research undertaken with 44,097 children and young people aged 8-18 in the UK.

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“A wonderful opportunity for children to get high quality books in their homes” “My son TEACHER spoke about it all week” PARENT

“Amazing initiative. Thank you” PARENT “This is an excellent opportunity for everyone to nurture “I like the their love of books. book fair because I Thank you” “My daughter can get a dictionary PARENT loved picking books to help me with my and can’t wait to homework” read them” PARENT CHILD

Strengthening Community IMPACT Delight in Reading is a community initiative. All books are donated by Surrey-based schools, Data based on 45 parents/carers 77% 1,647 surveyed at 6 Delight Book Fairs of parents strongly businesses, and community groups, and sorted by children received our dedicated teams of Young and Community agreed they were more free books via Volunteers to make sure that they are fantastic likely to read with their Delight Book Fairs quality and age appropriate. child after attending the Book Fair Engaging such a large group of young people and adults in the delivery of the programme helps to raise awareness of the positive impact Over of book ownership on outcomes for children and the inequalities addressed by the programme. 76% 170 of parents strongly agreed 43% 57% parents attended that their child was excited of parents of parents 6 Delight Book about attending the bought bought Fairs Book Fair 1-3 books from more than the Book Fair 3 books

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“It was great, I want to do it again” YEAR 6 HELPER “I really “I liked it because enjoyed it it gives younger a lot, thankyou children opportunity for letting the to read” children help” YEAR 6 HELPER YEAR 6 HELPER

Year 6 Reading Ambassadors IMPACT After a successful pilot last academic year, Data based on 87 Year 6 children 2019-20 saw all book fairs run as ‘Child Led’ Book surveyed post Delight Book Fair 99 Fairs; supporting and empowering Year 6 students Year 6 children to run their school’s Book Fair. delivered 6 Delight This new approach enabled children to develop Book Fairs team working, planning and basic enterprise skills, as well as acting as ‘reading for pleasure’ ambassadors and guides for younger children. 83% of Year 6 children running the 75% Book Fair said they felt much of Year 6 children running 95% the Book Fair said they felt more excited to read having of Year 6 children helped at the Book Fair really excited about the running the Book Book Fair Fair said they really enjoyed talking to younger children about reading

10 | Delight in Reading 2020 Delight in Reading 2020 | 11 “I just wanted to thank you COVID-19 Response so much for the amazing bags my children received from you this week. I was very touched by the amount of careful thought and amazing quality of everything we received. I think this will be just so important for children who generally have no access to anything like this and so I think your work in putting this together is truly amazing 10,742 and it warms my heart.” books were PARENT gifted during 1,654 COVID-19 children received free books via Boxes of Books 2,000 children received free books via Bags of Delight Boxes of Books Bags of Delight

After 6 successful child-led Book Fairs took place, Bags of Delight was our COVID-19 response project, designed school closures as part of COVID-19 meant that to support vulnerable children or those affected by disadvantage the remaining 9 fairs could not take place. with reading and wellbeing during closures.

Delight responded immediately by speaking Delight used additional book stock to create With the in-kind support received from Kelly’s to each school before children began home 2,000 Bags of Delight. Three age appropriate Storage, these bags were distributed to 17 learning to see if they would like to receive the books distributed in reusable canvas tote bags schools across Surrey. School staff then delivered books we had reserved for them and distribute ensured children with few or no books had books the bags to their most vulnerable children. these to children before lockdown began. “It will feel to enjoy at home. Providing escapism, enjoyment The personal (but socially distanced) delivery 6 schools responded to this offer and we like a gift. And and continued learning opportunities. of Bags of Delight by teachers allowed schools supported schools in distributing 4,742 books a vital contact opportunity with vulnerable to 1,654 children. gifts tell people you children and their families. care. And that to us, as a school, as a family, is a powerful thing.” TEACHER, SURREY PRIMARY 12 | Delight in Reading 2020 SCHOOL Delight in Reading 2020 | 13 Delight in Reading 2019-20 impact 4,400 total number 16,075 of unique children 1,654 total number of books receiving books children received finding new homes free books via 1,647 Boxes of Books children received free books via Delight Book Fairs 15,477 total number 2,000 of books gifted children received free 598 books via Bags of Delight total number of books bought at Book Fairs

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