Author talks

Sibford invites children's authors into school to talk about books, the art of writing and to inspire reading. Up to 17 local primary schools are invited to talks relevant to children in Early Years through to Year 6 and 11. Local secondary schools are invited to join us for talks suitable for Years 7 and upwards. In additon to Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School other regular attendees include Shenington Primary, Wroxton Primary, Hook Norton Primary, BloxhamPrimary, Brailes Primary and The Warriner School.

Aims

To promote the love the books and reading to as many young people as we can.

Background

Author talks started with the appointment of a School Librarian with previous experience of organising such events. Smaller state schools often do not have audiences large enough to host such events. Our parent committee provide financial support to enable us to host author talks and by opening the events up to other schools we are enabling more young people to be inspired by authors.

Resources

Staff time, a good checklist, funding.

Impact

The children leave the talks with a real 'buzz' about books and reading which the participating schools say lasts for some considerable time.

Pupil Involvement

Ages vary from Early Years to 18 depending on the target age of the author.

Frequency

This can very but typically we host three author talks a year.