Wellbeing Through Reading

Resource type: Assessment and progression

Price band: ££

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5

Region(s): All of UK

Wellbeing Through Reading is a digital platform designed to measure and monitor the link between pupils’ attitudes to reading and their wellbeing.

The platform provides pre-loaded, user-friendly online questionnaires alongside a range of reporting functions for quick and easy analysis of the data captured. Data can be segmented at a year group, class or individual level, providing:

Insights into reading attitudes and interests to inform a whole-school reading strategy or identify gaps in library provision.
A starting point for conversations with individual pupils about their reading.
Help identifying individuals or groups of students who need extra support.
Baseline and ongoing reporting to enable schools to measure impact.

Cost: £399 per school per year (includes membership of the School Library Association worth £95 per year).

About BounceTogether: BounceTogether is an online mental health and wellbeing survey platform designed for schools. It combines a bank of research-validated questionnaires covering different aspects of wellbeing with instant reporting in a variety of formats for quick and easy analysis of the data captured.

About the School Library Association: The School Library Association (SLA) is a membership charity that supports all those who work in, or are involved with, school libraries. It was set up in 1937 and is committed to supporting and promoting high quality reading and learning opportunities for all young people in the UK through effective and universal school library provision.

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The pre-loaded questionnaires have been designed by experts and are underpinned by validated research. Schools also have the option to create their own questionnaires.
Instant online reporting saves time collating and analysing paper surveys.
Membership of the School Library Association provides access to resources, training and advice to help schools act on the insights provided by the data.
For more information on the links between Reading for Pleasure and higher levels of wellbeing, read the National Literacy Trust’s report Mental wellbeing, reading and writing (2018).