Calling All Students, Parents and Staff!

Launched yesterday in The Sunday Times, ‘Get Britain Reading’ is a national campaign to promote the reading of books for at least 10 minutes a day for the next 6 weeks. Everyone – students, parents, teachers and everyone in the UK – is encouraged to read for 10 minutes each day through October and November 2025.

Data has shown that social media posts, subtitles, and digital articles (or print media) are now the top three reading formats for those aged under 35. Books have dropped out of the top three for reading.

Reading is hugely beneficial and can change lives, improving mental health by giving a short release from everyday reality, as well as playing a vital role in children’s cognitive development when done through the school years, 10 to 16 years old.

2026 has been declared the ‘National Year of Reading’ by the Department for Education and this ‘Get Britain Reading’ campaign is a great warm-up for Gordon’s School – to ‘Get Gordon’s Reading’.