Reading @ LHS

Reading at Lady Hawkins’ School

Our Mission:

At Lady Hawkins’ School, we endeavour to foster a strong intellectual curiosity and life-long love of reading, learning and independent critical thinking.

Our Vision:

We believe that inspiring students to read is a fundamental right.  It underpins all learning and secures the personal development and success of our students.

We aim to ensure that:

• All students from every background and ability have the opportunity to enjoy an intellectually and culturally rich life at Lady Hawkins’ School
• Every student at Lady Hawkins’ School experiences the pleasure of reading, the joy of learning and continues to develop critical thinking skills, including functional literacy.

We also aim to:

• Promote a love of reading for pleasure through a knowledge-rich curriculum which incorporates both substantive and disciplinary knowledge
• Promote a love of reading for pleasure through wider reading opportunities in subject areas. These fully accessible opportunities will enable students to consolidate learning, deepen understanding and widen reading.

Our Values:

Excellence:

• Strive to achieve the best we can in all we do
• To inspire learning and leadership through reading for pleasure
• At Lady Hawkins’ School, we value the acquisition of knowledge and the quest for excellence through intellectual curiosity, creativity and growth, all of which is underpinned by a love of reading.

Pride:

• Be proud of being part of the reading community at Lady Hawkins’ School, celebrating our reading success.

Community:

• Work collaboratively and participate in a wide range of reading for pleasure opportunities within school and the wider community
• Share knowledge and a love of reading through local partnerships.