Virtual School Summer Reading Challenge 2020

Here’s a fun way to encourage children to read and keep them busy over the summer holidays! The challenge is open to primary and secondary students and everyone who enters gets a £5 voucher with a £10 for the winner! Download one of the documents below for all the challenges for each age group.

Summer Reading Challenge - Primary.docx

Summer Reading Challenge - Secondary.docx

Leicestershire Matters

The Leicestershire Virtual School's Summer Reading Challenge is here!

Black Lives Matter

“Black Lives Matter” has been prominent in news coverage over the last few weeks, generating a lot of discussion that children may find confusing and that adults may find difficult to explain.

Summer Reading Challenge 2020: Leicestershire Libraries are Going Digital

Many of our children have in previous years taken part in Leicestershire Libraries Summer Reading Challenge.

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest international schools’ writing competition and asks young writers to consider how the Commonwealth can address global challenges and work to create a better future for all its citizens.

New Online Learning resources from LALS/GoLearn

In response to COVID-19 and the ongoing lockdown restrictions, GoLearn! (Leicestershire County Council’s Adult Learning Service) has created new online learning resources which can be accessed free of charge.

CARERS: WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Children and young people should soon have received a copy of the Virtual School and Corporate Parenting newsletter. It’s packed full of information and ideas for activities.

Leicestershire Matters