ARCh Reading Helpers needed for one hour a week
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our Reading Helpers go into a local primary school for one hour a week to support children with reading, confidence and well-being. Our Reading Helpers are trained, given all resources, and spend one hour a week over the course of a year giving a child 1:1 attention and giving them a safe space to thrive!

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    We work in local primary schools across Oxfordshire and can place volunteers in a school local to them.

  • Number of beneficiaries - 2

    As a charity, we support over 600 children per year.

Geographic reach

  • England: Oxfordshire
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

2

2 children per week for a year

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£900.00

TIMELINE

Feb 2025 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

To support children with reading and inspire a love of reading that will last a lifetime

To give staff a voluntary opportunity that will inspire them and increase their wellbeing

To give children a safe space to develop their speech, language and overall literacy skills

Project Activities

  • 1:1 reading sessions in a local primary school once a week (term time only)

  • Volunteer meetings 3 times a year with speakers such as authors and education experts

  • Coffee mornings and book exchanges to meet other volunteers and be part of the ARCh community

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 4: Quality Education UN SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Our Fieldworkers are in contact with our volunteers and visit schools to observe sessions.

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

ARCh Assisted Reading for Children

We are a self funding project, with income from schools and donations.