19 October 2021
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Reading Friends Impact Statistics
Use these impact highlights alongside the Case for Support to develop funding applications and engage key stakeholders.
18 October 2021
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Reading Friends Evaluation Guidance
Overview of approach and guidance for participation monitoring, surveys and feedback tools.
17 October 2021
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Reading Friends Participant Survey
Use this evaluation survey to capture feedback from Reading Friends participants.
16 October 2021
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Reading Friends Befriender Survey
Use this Reading Friends evaluation survey to capture feedback from Reading Befrienders.
15 October 2021
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Reading Friends Young Participant Survey
This is a paper version of the Reading Friends participant survey for 11-17 year olds.
14 October 2021
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Reading Friends one-off activity participant survey
Survey to evaluate the impact of one-off Reading Friends activities such as taster or hospital sessions. Read the guidance note before using the survey.
13 October 2021
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Reading Friends Under 11s Evaluation Feedback Tool
This evaluation feedback tool can be used with primary aged children under 11 involved in Reading Friends. Please complete by 27 June 2022.
11 October 2021
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Dementia Specific Evaluation Tool
This specific evaluation tool resource can be used with people who are living with dementia. It’s a useful tool for people who cannot fill in surveys or for whom surveys aren’t appropriate. It can help capture ‘in the moment’ thoughts,...
10 October 2021
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Reading Friends Partner Survey
Evaluation survey for organisations or services who have partnered with you on Reading Friends – this may be a local charity, a local authority service, a link worker or cultural organisation. 14 May is the submission deadline.
24 September 2021
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Wild World Heroes Data Share
Download the digital participation data for your library authority for Wild World Heroes, Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Please read the guidance notes (available at the link below) for more information on how to access your data. Please email sophie.field@readingagency.org.uk if you...
07 September 2021
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Wild World Heroes Evaluation Guidance Notes
Please read these guidance notes before completing the Summer Reading Challenge evaluation form. This resource contains information on: The 2021 Library Evaluation form The 2021 Family Survey, including suggestions for promoting the survey Instructions for adding the Family Survey to your website Please note: this...
07 September 2021
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Wild World Heroes Library Evaluation Form
Download the Library Evaluation Form for Wild World Heroes, Summer Reading Challenge 2021. All library authorities running the Summer Reading Challenge are required to complete this evaluation form. Please Note: This is the standard library evaluation form. Library authorities taking part...
23 July 2021
Reading Ahead 2019-20 evaluation report
Evaluation report for the Reading Ahead programme 2019-20.
22 July 2021
Quick Reads evaluation report 2020-1
Evaluation report for the Quick Reads programme 2020-1.
16 July 2021
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Wild World Heroes Data Share Guidance Notes
Please read these guidance notes for more information on accessing the Summer Reading Challenge digital participation data. This resource contains information on: The data share for digital participation in Wild World Heroes, including anonymised and personalised data. Please note: this is a...
15 July 2021
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Wild World Heroes Comments Cards: Parents and Carers (Welsh)
Use these comments cards to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge from parents and carers. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge...
15 July 2021
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Wild World Heroes Comments Cards: Children (Welsh)
Use these comments cards to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge from children. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge coordinator(s) for...
13 July 2021
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Reading Friends Participation Monitoring Form
Please email this to readingfriends@readingagency.org.uk on the submission dates.
12 July 2021
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Wild World Heroes Comments Cards: Parents and Carers
Use these comments cards to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge from parents and carers. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge...
12 July 2021
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Wild World Heroes Comments Cards: Children
Use these comments cards to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge from children. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2021. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge coordinator(s) for...
15 June 2021
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Wild World Heroes Registration Cards: English and Welsh
Record the details of children participating in the Summer Reading Challenge with these registration cards. This bundle also includes the Community Profiling Card. If your authority uses the registration cards to process data about participants, then staff should be advised to...
03 June 2021
Share our Reading Ahead evaluation form with participants!
Feedback on Reading Ahead from participants enables us to evaluate the impact of the programme. Please share this survey with participants and support them to fill it out if required. They can access the evaluation form through clicking on the...
03 June 2021
Reading Ahead evaluation form - organisers
If you delivered Reading Ahead 2021-2 please complete our evaluation form. Even if you haven’t completed the programme yet, your feedback and updates are extremely important for us to develop the programme. Get in touch with lily.staunton-howe@readingagency.org.uk if you have any...
27 May 2021
Share our Quick Reads survey with your readers!
Share our survey with readers here or print the paper survey attached below. Please scan or take a photo of completed forms and send by email to lily.staunton-howe@readingagency.org.uk. To post the forms, please get in touch for a postal...
27 May 2021
Have you read a Quick Read?
Fill out our survey here and let us know what you thought!
21 April 2021
Reading Ahead Champions - pilot evaluation report
In 2019-20 The Reading Agency worked with Staffordshire prisons to pilot an extension to the Reading Ahead programme called Reading Ahead Champions. This report outlines the findings and recommendations.
19 April 2021
Bookmarks with feedback survey
Print these bookmarks on card or thick paper and cut them out individually to hand out on World Book Night. The QR code links to a survey to provide feedback to The Reading Agency. These bookmarks are designed to be used...
19 April 2021
Bookplates with feedback survey
You can stick these bookplates to the inside cover of books you’re handing out so that every participant knows about World Book Night. The QR code links to a survey to provide feedback to The Reading Agency. These bookplates are...
26 February 2021
Partnership form Reading Well collections
This form is intended for completion by libraries that have lent out Reading Well book collections to local partners. These partners may include schools, community hubs, prison library services, workplaces or other relevant community organisations.
10 February 2021
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Reading Friends Matching Questionnaire
You can use this to match up your Reading Friends and Reading Befrienders by their interests and also find out more about them. It can be a useful way of finding out any support needs. If you’re able to email...
