St Edward's Super Curriculum

Three years ago St Edward’s launched Time to Read, a whole-school initiative designed to make reading for pleasure a central part of pupils’ lives. Weekly sessions are timetabled across Shell to Lower Sixth year groups, with pupils and staff reading together in Houses or the Library. The strategy has three main goals. First, it supports wellbeing, offering time for calm, READING STRATEGY

imagination, and empathy through stories and ideas. It also promotes intellectual growth, strengthening vocabulary, literacy, and cultural knowledge. Finally, it builds a community of readers where books spark dialogue and connections across the School. By embedding reading into the school week, pupils develop a love of books and establish habits that will enrich their education and wellbeing for life.