Schoolreaders is a national literacy charity dedicated to helping children improve their reading and comprehension skills. 1 in 4 children are currently leaving primary school below the expected reading level which can have a negative life-long impact. By volunteering with Schoolreaders, individuals can make a meaningful difference in a child’s life.
What are Schoolreaders looking for?
They are looking for volunteers across Essex to provide one-on-one reading support to children in local schools.

Skills
Volunteers need to be over 18, have a good level of spoken and written English and enjoy spending time with children. Volunteers need to be able to commit to a minimum of one hour each week for a full year, although holidays can of course be taken.

If you would like to find out more about Schoolreaders, please visit our website www.schoolreaders.org
The next step for you would be to fill in the online application form: https://www.schoolreaders.org/volunteer-application-form.
If completing this application on a mobile device or tablet, please click https://schoolreaders.formstack.com/forms/srprapp_county for the optimised version.
If you prefer, we can also send a paper version to you in the post, just contact us on admin@schoolreaders.org