14 SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2026 All BookedUp! It has been non-stop for literacy this Summer term and we haven’t had a minute. It’s difficult to decide where to start, but like any good book, we will start at the beginning… After our annual trip to Bolton School to participate in the ‘2026 Bolton Book Awards’ in March, it was pleasing to hear that this year’s winner was James Fox with his book, ‘The Boy in the Suit’. Many of our students loved listening to him and he got many of our votes. If you didn’t sign up to be part of the reading group, you can still take out all three of the shortlisted books from our library. At Thornleigh, we value the importance of reading and recognise the benefits regular reading can have on learning, GCSE outcomes and mental wellbeing. Form time reading plays a big part in helping to ensure our students read regularly. It’s been pleasing to see many forms getting through two or three books already this year, with some forms even creating their own bookmarks or post-reading art. Other forms have been so lost in their novels that Miss Whittle was blown away by their engagement and they were rewarded with hot chocolate in the library!
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