The Lincolnshire Reading Pledge has been developed by Witham St Hughs English Hub and L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub, working in collaboration with Professor Teresa Cremin (Reading for Pleasure & The Open University).

The ultimate aim of the Lincolnshire Reading Pledge is to ensure that every child, regardless of their background, needs or abilities, becomes a confident, fluent and enthusiastic reader.

St Michaels C of E Primary has signed up to be a part of the Lincolnshire Reading Pledge as a commitment to ensuring that every child becomes a reader and to develop and sustain a Reading for Pleasure culture within school, embedded in research and pedagogy.

As an additional commitment to embedding Reading for Pleasure across our school, the English Subject Lead has undertaken a course at the LEAD School Teaching Hub on Developing Reading for Pleasure. The course is an exploration of Reading for Pleasure and its significance for children’s lives and development.

We gained our Bronze accreditation in July 2026 and from September 2026, we will be working towards gaining the Silver accreditation.