'It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.'

Our ambition at Fairfield Road is to offer a rich curriculum that fosters a love of reading and allows our children to read and understand material of increasing complexity.

We invite you to explore each of the 'Reading Stars' below:

Reading increases  a child's sense of achievement, confidence, self-esteem and widens horizons. It exposes learners to a richer variety of vocabulary and makes them more articulate. Reading can be entertaining, fun and inspire minds and imagination.  At Fairfield Road we aim to foster a love of reading that stretches beyond the physical boundaries of our classrooms to homes and families.

Children who read for pleasure do significantly better at school. Children who read for pleasure make more progress in mathematics, vocabulary and spelling, as well as in reading.

(Institute of Education, University of London research 2013)

Evidence suggests that there is a positive relationship between reading frequency, reading enjoyment and attainment.

(Clark 2011; Clark and Douglas 2011).

Reading for pleasure is strongly influenced by relationships between teachers and children, and children and families.

(Cremin et al, 2009)