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

Reading: the next steps

Ref: DFE-00094-2015

PDF, 969 KB, 26 pages

Details

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

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

Published 5 March 2015