10 October 2021
Reading Friends Project Toolkit for England
Click here for the Toolkit It contains practical information about how to get going, what is involved in local delivery, and how to maintain a safe and effective project. Use your Reading Agency Passport Account to access through the link...

01 July 2019
Space Chase game: dice and counters
Download this activity sheet to make dice and counters for the Space Chase Rockets and Comets game! Cut out the templates or design your own counters to create everything you need to play the game. Please note: the Space Chase Rockets and...

21 June 2019
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Space Chase Information Leaflet: British Council
Download the family information leaflet for the Space Chase Reading Challenge. This handy leaflet is aimed at parents and carers to encourage take-up of the Reading Challenge. It explains how the Challenge works and the benefits of taking part. Please note: These...
21 June 2019
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Space Chase Certificate: British Council
Download the reward certificate for the Space Chase Reading Challenge. This certificate can be awarded to children who complete the Challenge. Please note: These resources are for the Reading Challenge run in partnership with the British Council. To access this content you...
21 June 2019
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Space Chase A3 Poster: British Council
Download the A3 promotional poster for the Space Chase Reading Challenge. Please note: These resources are for the Reading Challenge run in partnership with the British Council. To access this content you must log in to the website using the details...
03 July 2017
Animal Agents Chatterbooks Activity Pack
Here is a Chatterbooks activity pack to accompany this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, Animal Agents. It features some of the fabulous books in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge collection.

07 June 2016
The BFG Phizz-Whizzing Lesson Plans
Read Roald Dahl’s The BFG with your class before Steven Spielberg’s film comes out in July – with the help of the new Officially Phizz-Whizzing Lesson Plans. Whether you’ve read it before or are discovering the Big Friendly Giant’s story...

17 October 2014
The Summer Reading Challenge gets children reading on the bus in East India
According to Vice Principal of KiiT International School in Bhubaneswar, East India, children no longer sleep on the bus, they read. And it’s all thanks to the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge takes place in countries all over the...

17 October 2014
3,500 children take part in the Summer Reading Challenge in Thailand
The British Council has been running the Summer Reading Challenge in Thailand for the last 6 years and the children involved always look forward to it. This year was the biggest yet with almost 3,500 children from all over the...
