Policy paper

Reading: supporting higher standards in schools

How the government will support schools to improve reading standards, and promote reading for pleasure.

From:
Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb
Published
5 March 2015
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

Ref: DFE-00094-2015

PDF, 969 KB, 26 pages

Details

This document is aimed at all schools. It outlines the government鈥檚 approach to reading, and sets out:

  • evidence on the importance of reading attainment
  • progress on reading in recent years
  • next steps

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Published 5 March 2015

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