Delight in Reading Evaluation Report Academic Year 2017-18 Published by Delight 1 School Lane, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6BE [email protected] delightcharity.org.uk Registered Charity Number : 1159567 First published 2018 © Delight 2018 This publication is copyright. For copying, prior permission must be obtained from the publisher. Photography by Alex Brenner Delight illustration by Hannah Maiya-Mills Design by Sharp Pencil Design Branding by Alex Swain © ByAlex Delight in Reading supporters The success of the Delight in Reading To every child who donated their programme depends on the generous outgrown books, we would like to say a support of many funders, supporters, huge thank you for helping us to spread volunteers and donors – we would the excitement of book ownership like to thank each of you for your and enabling other children to develop valuable contribution. a lifelong enthusiasm for reading. Delight in Reading was funded by: Books were donated by: Caterham School Belron International Limited Cisco Systems Limited Busbridge and Hambledon Church, Godalming Cisco Systems Limited Colgate Palmolive (UK) Ltd Claremont Fan Court School, Esher Croydon Logistics Colgate Palmolive (UK) Ltd Dairy Crest Cranleigh Preparatory School, Cranleigh Empath UK Cranmore School, West Horsley Croydon High School, South Croydon Hazelhurst Trust Downsend School, Leatherhead Reed Business Information Dunottar School, Reigate Space Air Ltd Epsom Primary and Nursery School, Epsom St James’s Place Charitable Foundation Gatwick Airport Limited Greenfield School, Woking Unum Limited Hazelwood School, Oxted Waitrose Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton Storage was donated by: Lambrook School, Nr. Ascot Lingfield College, Lingfield Sue and Rob Anderson Longacre School, Guildford Volunteer support was provided by: Manor House School, Leatherhead Caterham School Oakhyrst Grange School, Caterham Reed Business Information Cisco Systems Limited Reed’s School, Cobham Colgate Palmolive (UK) Ltd Reigate St. Mary’s, Reigate Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Ltd St Hilary’s School, Godalming Gatwick Airport Limited St James Primary School, Elstead St Paul’s Catholic College, Sunbury-on-Thames Prior’s Field School St Teresa’s School, Effingham Reed Business Information Sir William Perkins’s School, Chertsey Unum Limited The Hawthorns School, Bletchingley The Priory School, Dorking Waverley Abbey C of E Junior School, Farnham Unum Limited Plus a number of Surrey-based individuals, parents and children. 4 | Delight in Reading 2017-18 Delight partner schools About Us Delight creates immersive arts programmes and provides access to books to increase the social, academic and artistic development of primary aged children. We work in close partnership with selected We understand the needs of our partner schools, primary schools across Surrey, all situated in arts organisations, businesses and external communities with high levels of socio-economic agencies. Through a wealth of experience in our disadvantage. Since its foundation in 2014 Delight staff team and on our board, we are able to use has been working to develop and evidence a our extensive expertise to co-create work that working approach which we aim in the long term empowers everyone involved. to disseminate nationally. Delight responds by co-creating programmes Delight is a partnership organisation and the with arts organisations, teachers and beneficiaries success of our work lies in nurturing strong working designed to inspire, excite and engage. By relationships with all our partners: schools, arts delivering programmes that are effervescent with organisations, businesses and external agencies. delight, we help children re-discover their delight Our collaborative work is underpinned in learning. We build their skills and confidence; by our principles: listen, understand, respond, and we stimulate their desire to write, to talk, evidence, champion to share. We engage families and communities in recognising children’s achievements, boosting Delight listens to what our beneficiaries children’s self-esteem and confidence. and partners say, so that our programmes reflect current needs, successes, and hopes for Delight evidences the impact our the future. programmes have on individual children, cohorts of children and communities. We are Delight understands that some children passionate about empowering our partners face barriers to learning that negatively impact through the gathering of evidence and strive on their engagement with school, enjoyment to add to the national voice calling for creative in learning, educational attainment, and their education for all. personal and social development. Without strong foundations at primary level, children will struggle Delight champions our beneficiaries and to overcome such barriers as they progress partners. We create opportunities for children through school. That is why we work with to be celebrated within their local communities, schools and professionals to help address the wider community and with national challenges such as low parental engagement, award accreditation. Our partner schools, arts lack of books at home, and a lack of organisations, businesses and external agencies opportunities outside of school through are all championed throughout our programmes, targeted, arts-based programmes. our reporting and our communications. 6 | Delight in Reading 2017-18 Delight in Reading 2017-18 | 7 London: National Literacy Trust Ownership and Reading Outcomes. A. (2017). Book Clark, C. and Tervain, Children who own a book are 15 times more likely to read above the level expected for their age than their peers who do not own a book. Furthermore, children who do not own a book of their own are less likely to believe in their own reading capabilities than children who do own a book of their own. 1 in in receipt every 8 of free school children meals does and young not own a What is Delight in Reading? people single book of their own. Delight in Reading provides access to books to increase children’s academic and social development. Research shows that children who own books are more likely to be capable and confident readers, yet too many disadvantaged children have no books of their own at home. In partnership with 11 primary schools across Without Delight in Reading many of the children The Delight Book Fairs continue to run after school All donated books are sorted by Delight Surrey, Delight in Reading 2017 – 2018 provided we support would have no books of their own hours where they are open to parents, carers and Volunteers to ensure that the books passed on thousands of children with the opportunity to at home. siblings, providing an opportunity for the wider at Delight Book Fairs are of good quality and choose free, good quality books to take home family to engage in their child’s enthusiasm for appropriate for children aged between 4 and and keep. Over the year, books were gifted books. Additional books are sold at a very low 11. This is a key part of ensuring children can be to 3,459 children. price, 30p per book. excited by and proud to own their new books. Through a programme of Delight Book Fairs held All books are donated by Surrey-based schools, “Thank you for coming to school with annually at each partner school, thousands of PUPIL businesses and individuals, and sorted by your excellent team. The children were good quality, pre-loved books are distributed into our teams of Young Volunteers and Business delighted with their books and it was homes where there are currently no or few books. Volunteers. Engaging such a large group magical to provide the opportunity The focus is on reading for pleasure so children of children and adults in the delivery of the to buy a book for our children which are given the autonomy to choose the books programme helps to raise awareness of the they don’t often get.” that appeal to them and that they are excited positive impact of book ownership on outcomes HEAD to take home and read. Every child at every for children and the inequalities addressed partner school receives two free books. by the programme. PUPIL 8 | Delight in Reading 2017-18 Delight in Reading 2017-18 | 9 What we set out to achieve What did we achieve? Outcomes for 2017-18 2017-18 was a successful year for The delivery model was improved Delight in Reading. The programme in response to feedback from OUTCOME 1 OUTCOMES 4 & 5 reached more children and children, parents, volunteers Each child at each Delight partner New links will be formed between schools families than in previous years and schools, and the programme school will have a growing collection and libraries, and libraries and families. and more books were gifted. is in a strong position to achieve of books at home. an even greater impact in 2018-19. OUTCOME 6 OUTCOME 2 The programme will be developed The enthusiasm for books of six target towards a more sustainable model children from three Delight partner of delivery. schools will increase. OUTCOME 7 OUTCOME 3 We will grow the number of volunteers Engagement of parents and families engaged with the Delight in Reading at the Delight Book Fairs will be higher programme. than attendance at other book fairs. 10 | Delight in Reading 2017-18 Delight in Reading 2017-18 | 11 OUTCOME 1 OUTCOME 2 Each child at each Delight Total The enthusiasm for books of six target children from three Delight partner school will have a growing 2016- 2017- over As part of our impact tracking process, collection of books at home. 2017 2018 two partner schools will increase. three partner schools were asked if they Pupil tracking data and teacher evaluations had made changes to their approach to years demonstrated the very positive impact on reading or books as a result of Delight in children of attending the Delight Book Fairs Reading. One partner school reported that: and choosing books to enjoy, take home and The pleasure of reading has been placed at the share. Many of the children were proud and forefront of school priorities protective of the books they had chosen.