In our secondary classrooms, our pupils engage in tutor time reading at least once a week with their form tutor. Each year group will read a specific text which has been chosen to complement their study, engaging our pupils in socio-political discourse. Students will all have a copy of the text which they are expected to follow using their bookmark or their eyes. Teachers model fluent and effective reading and students read sections; the reader is kept unpredictable to increase engagement.

In years 7-10, students engage in centrally planned, post-reading questions to engage in wider conversation about the themes and issues that their text presents. The resources provide key words and definitions as well as opportunities to reflect on what they have previously read at the beginning of each section.

What will we be reading in September 2025?

Year 7: 'Dread Wood' by Jennifer Killick

The story is about four students who are in detention when their teacher mysteriously goes missing and they are trapped in school.

 

 

Year 8: 'Boy Everywhere' by A.M. Dassu

A story of survival, of family, of bravery - Boy, Everywhere documents the refugee experience as a well-to-do Syrian family endure hardship and incarceration on the journey to beginning a new life.

 

 

Year 9: 'Fight Back' by A.M. Dassu

The story explores the impact of Islamophobia in the wake of a terrorist attack and how a Muslim girl asserts her identity.

 

 

Year 10: Non-fiction.

'The Day' explores topical issues and gives students the opportunity to discuss their ideas, using statements to initiate the discussion.