We target our work at disadvantaged families across Wandsworth. We help young children start school ready to read and help primary-age children develop a love of reading, through building skills and confidence. We encourage and equip parents to support their children’s learning at home.
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Literacy transforms life chances and breaks cycles of disadvantage. In Wandsworth 28% of children are living in poverty and as a result are less likely to read well than wealthier peers; being up to a year behind before even starting school. They then become adults with low literacy who are ill equipped for modern life and have a greater likelihood of being unemployed and of remaining in poverty. In 2024 21% of Wandsworth's children did not meet government expected reading targets.
We aim to make every child in Wandsworth a reader and break the cycle of poverty. Developing a love of reading during childhood has the biggest effect on academic success. We offer weekly one-to-one support from trained volunteers for primary-age children struggling with reading; building their skills, confidence and enthusiasm and work with parents to empower them to support reading at home. Our classes for 0-4 year olds and their parents prepare children to be ready to read in reception.
