Author Visits

Pupils from local state primary schools were invited to attend a programme of events by visiting authors. Children from each school attended the event which are often not possible to put on in state schools due to the costs involved. 

Aims

Author events highlight the importance of reading and aim to encourage the children who attend to read more and read more widely.

The authors often include their top tips for creative writing, to encourage and develop the children’s own work.

The authors also speak about their own career paths and talked about how writing is a possible career choice and how it doesn't matter what you read as long as you read something. 

Background

The librarian at Chandlings runs a programme of author and book related events throughout the year.

Where possible these events are opened up to local schools.

Resources

The school venue and facilities are used for these events. 

The costs of these authors is met by Chandlings and is not passed onto the visiting primary schools. However, in conjunction with a local independent book shop pupils were able to buy signed copies of the author’s books.

Staff time in setting up these events can be considerable.

Impact

Impact is measured by feedback from the children and staff at the schools. 

Pupil Involvement

It is generally Year 5 and 6 who are invited depending on the author.  About 150 children come every year. 

Frequency

We have at least 3 author visits per year and this has been taking place for over 10 years.