Oxfordshire Reading Campaign

Head of centre Louisa Allison-Bergin at LVS Oxford

Oxfordshire Reading Campaign

School for children with autism prepares for royal visit

Ambulance has stopped on Bridge Street to assist with collapsed resident

Ambulance has stopped on Bridge Street to assist with collapsed resident

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UPDATE: Drivers facing queues in Witney after ambulance stops to help 81-year-old woman

Lisa Ward, director of Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre, has supported the campaign.

Lisa Ward, director of Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre, has supported the campaign.

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Sexual consent campaign launched by police and support charities

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Ten schools sign up to newest phase of Oxfordshire Reading Campaign

Thomas Bryant, of West Kidlington School

Thomas Bryant, of West Kidlington School

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Read all about it as star pupils graduate

Melinda Tilley, cabinet member for education

Melinda Tilley, cabinet member for education

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Oxford Mail-backed Reading Campaign is picking up plaudits across the globe

Windmill Primary School headteacher Lynn Knapp with pupils Tom Morton and Max Sutton. Picture: Antony Moore

Windmill Primary School headteacher Lynn Knapp with pupils Tom Morton and Max Sutton. Picture: Antony Moore

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Reading campaign extended after proving to be big success

ENTHUSED: Aaliyah Flynn, six, from Cutteslowe Primary School, Oxford, where pupils have been reading Project X Code books

ENTHUSED: Aaliyah Flynn, six, from Cutteslowe Primary School, Oxford, where pupils have been reading Project X Code books

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Getting results

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Author Pullman: ‘we must talk to our children’

Reading coach Alison Cook with, from left, Rhys Williams, Anaya Mott, Ella Hughes and Luke Hutchinson, all seven. Picture: OX60461 Jon Lewis

Reading coach Alison Cook with, from left, Rhys Williams, Anaya Mott, Ella Hughes and Luke Hutchinson, all seven. Picture: OX60461 Jon Lewis

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Kids take parents on a book trip to Microworld

Fran Bardsley with Sam Scott

Fran Bardsley with Sam Scott

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School reading project has been 'voyage of discovery'

Poet James Carter performing for, from left, Dexter Elliott, three, Gene Green, six, and Lorenzo Elliott, six, in the new library

Poet James Carter performing for, from left, Dexter Elliott, three, Gene Green, six, and Lorenzo Elliott, six, in the new library

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Pupils are all aboard for literary adventure

Lynn Knapp and Cathryn Wilkes at the conference

Lynn Knapp and Cathryn Wilkes at the conference

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Reading drive helps improve literacy rates

Clockwise from back left, St Birinus language teacher Agathe Avila-Gomez, authors Alan Gibbons, Adrian Townsend and Tony Eaude, and governor and former teacher Brenda Williams. Picture: OX60011 Greg Blatchford

Clockwise from back left, St Birinus language teacher Agathe Avila-Gomez, authors Alan Gibbons, Adrian Townsend and Tony Eaude, and governor and former teacher Brenda Williams. Picture: OX60011 Greg Blatchford

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Show children that reading's lots of fun

Douglas Finch, whose dad Ed is helping organise tomorrow’s conference, pictured with some of the books that have inspired his love of reading

Douglas Finch, whose dad Ed is helping organise tomorrow’s conference, pictured with some of the books that have inspired his love of reading

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Make reading a lot of laughs

Oxfordshire Reading Campaign volunteers, left to right, Louise Parkinson, Sue Dunne and Dorothy Sym look through children’s books with volunteer manager Bianca Bailey during a training session at the Oxford Central Library. Picture: OX59318

Oxfordshire Reading Campaign volunteers, left to right, Louise Parkinson, Sue Dunne and Dorothy Sym look through children’s books with volunteer manager Bianca Bailey during a training session at the Oxford Central Library. Picture: OX59318

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Volunteer readers get some top tips

Volunteer Louise Castle, left, with mums and kids at a rhyme time event in Wantage Library

Volunteer Louise Castle, left, with mums and kids at a rhyme time event in Wantage Library

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Help needed for summer project

Oxford Mail education reporter Fran Bardsley reads a book with Star Wars fan Sam Scott at St Ebbe’s Primary School

Oxford Mail education reporter Fran Bardsley reads a book with Star Wars fan Sam Scott at St Ebbe’s Primary School

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Our Fran inspires love for reading

Fran Bardsley reads with with Gertian Lasku

Fran Bardsley reads with with Gertian Lasku

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Young reader is keen to start his journey with Mail campaign

Acting programme manager Wendy Tyrrell, left, with National Literacy Trust members Bianca Bailey, Clare Bolton and Leena O’Hara at the launch of the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign in September. Picture: OX54366 Jon Lewis

Acting programme manager Wendy Tyrrell, left, with National Literacy Trust members Bianca Bailey, Clare Bolton and Leena O’Hara at the launch of the Oxfordshire Reading Campaign in September. Picture: OX54366 Jon Lewis

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Proof of success to be in school results

Children’s bookseller Josh Clarke

Children’s bookseller Josh Clarke

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City author’s debut is a magical fantasy

SHOUT IT OUT: Mo Willems reads one of his stories to primary school children

SHOUT IT OUT: Mo Willems reads one of his stories to primary school children

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Keep reading and stay out of jail says US author

Jake Shepherd and Amelia Mossop at West Kidlington Primary School

Jake Shepherd and Amelia Mossop at West Kidlington Primary School

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‘Your help is crucial to reading success’

County council cabinet member for education Melinda Tilley

County council cabinet member for education Melinda Tilley

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Your county needs you for reading campaign

Front, Neil Edmonds, seven, Holly Fratter, 10, left, and Seth Edmonds, 10

Front, Neil Edmonds, seven, Holly Fratter, 10, left, and Seth Edmonds, 10

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Strange characters invade playgrounds for World Book Day

Lieutenant Colonel Adam McRae

Lieutenant Colonel Adam McRae

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Bomb disposal hero's biggest battle... with dyslexia

St Nicholas Primary School headteacher Rachel Crouch at the conference

St Nicholas Primary School headteacher Rachel Crouch at the conference

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Schools urged to book place in reading campaign

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Chance to prove love of reading

Josh Clark of Waterstones says The Mystery of the Vanishing Skeleton is a riveting read

Josh Clark of Waterstones says The Mystery of the Vanishing Skeleton is a riveting read

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Mail's junior book of the month is a ripping adventure yarn

Wing Commander Angela Baker, who reads daily to her two children, in her office in RAF Brize Norton. Picture: Tom Jennings

Wing Commander Angela Baker, who reads daily to her two children, in her office in RAF Brize Norton. Picture: Tom Jennings

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RAF top brass are supporting our campaign

TRAINING: Angela Taylor, left, is to become a volunteer co-ordinator at New Marston Primary, while teaching assistant Sylvia Langden is co-ordinating volunteers at Millbrook Primary School in Grove

TRAINING: Angela Taylor, left, is to become a volunteer co-ordinator at New Marston Primary, while teaching assistant Sylvia Langden is co-ordinating volunteers at Millbrook Primary School in Grove

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Volunteers ready to help children read

County council cabinet member for education Melinda Tilley with Buckland Primary School pupils, from left, James Coombs, 10, Joseph Langdon, nine, Abby Hallion-Gammon, 10, and Daisy Torrington, 10

County council cabinet member for education Melinda Tilley with Buckland Primary School pupils, from left, James Coombs, 10, Joseph Langdon, nine, Abby Hallion-Gammon, 10, and Daisy Torrington, 10

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Reading campaign: More schools to look into joining

Karen Williams with, from left, Ben Hall, Chloe Adams and Noah Jones

Karen Williams with, from left, Ben Hall, Chloe Adams and Noah Jones

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Reading campaign: 'Scheme has grabbed children's enthusiasm'

Longworth Primary School pupil Amy Bowers

Longworth Primary School pupil Amy Bowers

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Reading Campaign: Project turns a chapter

Charlie Hayes with the first of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Charlie Hayes with the first of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

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Junior Book Club offer is inspiring read

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Chief Inspector Colin Paine: 'This helps uncover a world of imagination'

Stephen Freeman is the latest school to sign up to the reading campaign. Summer-Rose Absalom, Samuel Purdy, Keisha Mee, special needs co-ordinator Penny Blow, Ellie Lee, Leah Iglesias-Collison and Scott Empson enjoy their time in the library

Stephen Freeman is the latest school to sign up to the reading campaign. Summer-Rose Absalom, Samuel Purdy, Keisha Mee, special needs co-ordinator Penny Blow, Ellie Lee, Leah Iglesias-Collison and Scott Empson enjoy their time in the library

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School tries to foster a real love of reading

Sara Thornton, Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, holds a copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Sara Thornton, Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police, holds a copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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Chief constable says campaign is a great idea

Campaign manager Clare Bolton

Campaign manager Clare Bolton

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Give children the gift of time to read books

Volunteer Gabi Allen helps Cheyanne Speke at The Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground reading room

Volunteer Gabi Allen helps Cheyanne Speke at The Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground reading room

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Parents embrace our campaign for reading

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Opinion divided on superhead’s vision

Emily Sweetingham, left, and Natalie Kimberley choosing books to read with young children as part of the reading campaign

Emily Sweetingham, left, and Natalie Kimberley choosing books to read with young children as part of the reading campaign

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Students sign up to boost literacy

Nigel Wild, president of Oxford Chamber of Commerce, signs copies of his first novel in Waterstone’s, Broad Street

Nigel Wild, president of Oxford Chamber of Commerce, signs copies of his first novel in Waterstone’s, Broad Street

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‘Campaign will help future of business’

Pupils from Cutteslowe Primary School with children’s author Michael Dahl, front, centre, and Raintree Publishing staff

Pupils from Cutteslowe Primary School with children’s author Michael Dahl, front, centre, and Raintree Publishing staff

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Children meet their very own superhero

Charlie Hayes at Waterstones with the first book, Gangsta Granny

Charlie Hayes at Waterstones with the first book, Gangsta Granny

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Junior book club is off to a flying start

Wallingford’s St John’s Primary School headteacher Jane Ratcliffe with Ethan Strange, Bea Swaine, Eve Green, Ben Parkinson and Emily Strange

Wallingford’s St John’s Primary School headteacher Jane Ratcliffe with Ethan Strange, Bea Swaine, Eve Green, Ben Parkinson and Emily Strange

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‘Making reading one of our top priorities’

Pictured with the latest Phoenix issue are, left to right, designer Laurence Beck, deputy editor Will Fickling, editor Ben Sharpe, head of PR Lizzie Payton, Caro Fickling, financial director John Dickinson, and sales and marketing manager Ross Fraser

Pictured with the latest Phoenix issue are, left to right, designer Laurence Beck, deputy editor Will Fickling, editor Ben Sharpe, head of PR Lizzie Payton, Caro Fickling, financial director John Dickinson, and sales and marketing manager Ross Fraser

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Comics 'can encourage reading'

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School reading projects ‘working together’

Claire Warner with Caroline Lilley and Ruth Denton

Claire Warner with Caroline Lilley and Ruth Denton

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Schools raring to go after training begins

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Volunteer numbers is a big campaign boost

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Training days get underway for school children aged seven

Ron Heapy reads to the children during the readathon

Ron Heapy reads to the children during the readathon

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Children absorbed by readathon tales

Campaign manager Clare Bolton

Campaign manager Clare Bolton

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Spooky inspiration for young readers

Daniel McPherson. Pictures: OX55092 Denis Kennedy

Daniel McPherson. Pictures: OX55092 Denis Kennedy

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Getting the word out to wider community