OUR PROGRAMMES FOR SCHOOLS
80% of our gifting takes place in schools and other education settings nationwide, where we know they will have the greatest impact. Teachers and wider staff members use the books we give them to put on a high impact, inclusive and celebratory book gifting event for their pupils. Everything we offer to schools is completely free of charge.
Whether they visit a Pop Up Bookshop put on by their school, one of our Pop Up Book Huts or choose a paired bundle of books from hundreds on offer, every child is encouraged to select the books they are most excited about. In this way our events foster book buzz, conversation about choices made and subsequent sharing between participants. All books are intended for children to choose and take home to keep.
We gift books to children via targeted early years settings, primary schools and secondary schools nationwide. We also welcome interest from alternative and additional providers.
IN LONDON
Our flagship Discovery Programme enables 120 primary schools to put on three book gifting events over three terms. Every school hosts a Pop Up Book Hut, launches their own Pop Up Bookshop and invites every child to select and swap from amongst an array of Book Bundles. By the end of the summer term every pupil in your school will have had the chance to choose and take home six books of their own.
Where our capacity allows, we also offer further eligible primary and secondary schools the means to put on a Pop Up Bookshop of their own, receiving two books for each child in their school plus accompanying posters, stickers and bunting during one of the terms of the 24/25 school year'. This can be a standalone event or can dovetail with an existing reading for pleasure initiative.
Downloadable posters, assembly slides and parent letters enable schools to maximise the impact of all our gifting events.
Our Discovery programme is full for 2024-2025 but applications for our Pop Up Bookshop programme are welcomed. Register your interest HERE.
IN THE WEST MIDLANDS, WEST YORKSHIRE AND GREATER MANCHESTER
Across Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester and their surrounding areas, our programmes provide eligible schools with the books and resources to put on their own Pop Up Bookshop during one of the terms of the school year. Every school receives two books per child plus posters, bookmarks and bunting to put on a gifting event that fosters book buzz and engages everyone.
Register your interest HERE
ELSEWHERE
Outside these areas you can register to feature on our nationwide map as an official book donation point. Use this to invite donations from your community and local families and to help engage local corporates and other groups to run a Book Drive on your behalf.
To be considered as a recipient on our map for your local community to find, please register here
