Reading School Awards

Reading School Awarded Funding from the Wolfson Foundation

In an exciting development that will benefit current and future students, along with children from local primary schools, our school has been generously awarded funding worth £100,000 by the Wolfson Foundation, which will contribute to the refurbishment of three physics laboratories. Headmaster, Mr A Robson shared, “We are delighted to have received confirmation of funding for the much-needed refurbishment of our Physics labs, to continue to meet our aims of continuing to be a flourishing institution which provides opportunities for all. It has been a team effort to secure the funding and we are thankful to the Wolfson Foundation for recognizing the excellence within our school.” The Wolfson Foundation’s award will allow Reading School to work in partnership with experts to develop inspiring learning spaces that will provide a world-class physics education and promote the sustainability and future development of those with a passion for the Sciences. Head of Physics, Mr P Stromdale shared, “We believe the potential of this project to improve science learning and life chances are enormous, not only for our students but also students from our partner primary schools, Reading Partnership trainee teachers and Inspire Lecture audiences, all of whom will also benefit substantially.” The exciting new development was completed on time in December 2022.

Our school has been on a journey that has seen our values and ethos being made explicit and shared with the whole school community to develop and strengthen good character in young people. Our collective efforts have led to Reading School being awarded the ACE Kitemark Plus Award following a visit by Gary Lewis and Carole Black from the Association for Character Education. Gary and Carole spent a day observing all aspects of our school's

School of Character

character education provision and meeting with students and staff to discuss the work that goes on in promoting character development along with investigating what this looks like. Gary and Carole met with staff and students, spent time in lessons and observed our future stories program. We are proud to celebrate the fact that Reading School was awarded in July 2022, the ‘Character Education Kitemark Plus’. This accreditation is awarded by the Association for Character Education to schools that take an explicit, planned and reflective approach to the cultivation of positive character in their pupils, in the interest of creating well-rounded individuals. The award, which considers the culture, ethos and practical examples of character development across the school, has been developed in response to growing recognition of the role of character education in successful schools. It is therefore indicative of the huge breadth of academic and co-curricular opportunities that Reading School offers its students and the enthusiasm and hard work of all Reading School staff in cultivating a thriving school community in which our students can flourish.