The Summer Reading Challenge Conference 2009
The Summer Reading Challenge Conference Celebrating 10 years and Looking Ahead was held at The British Library Conference Centre in November 2009.
Key Speakers and Content
10 Years of the SRC: Key Achievements Miranda McKearney- Director of The Reading Agency
So what has the Summer Reading Challenge done for Staffordshire Libraries? Janene Cox- Assistant Director Culture and Libraries Division, Staffordshire County Council, and Trustee of the Reading Agency
Keynote Address: The Partnership between Libraries and Schools: Strengthening Links through the Summer Reading Challenge Baroness Estelle Morris, Chair of the Strategy Board at the Institute of Effective Education at the University of York
Enjoying Reading - the politics Ed Vaizey, Shadow Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries
The Contribution of the SRC to Strategic Objectives in Hertfordshire John Harris, Director, Children, Schools & Families, Hertfordshire County Council
Education and Creativity Paul Collard, Chief Executive, Creativity Culture and Education
Michael Rosen: Announced as the new Patron for the Summer Reading Challenge
Key Findings of UKLA Impact Research with schools Rebecca Kennedy, UKLA
Market Research with children: What the children say!Maggie Peake, Qualitative Researcher
Action Groups
The Action Groups provided an opportunity for delegates with specific interests and expertise to share good practice, and discuss priority actions to feed back to the Summer Reading Challenge Strategy Group.
1. Engagement- families
2. Engagement- schools
3. Transition
4. Children in Care
5. Young people as volunteers
6. Social networking and twittering
Looking ahead: The Summer Reading Challenge and Creativity Alan Yentob, Creative Director of the BBC, Chairman of the governing council for the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Board member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the charity Kids Company