Schools Minister Nick Gibb has this week announced a new reading competition that will 'give a competitive spur to those reluctant readers who are missing out on the vast world of literature.'

The competition, open to all seven to 12-year-olds at schools in England, will launch in the autumn, once a delivery partner is chosen. The competition will:

•     Involve school-led events which Ministers envisage will result in local, regional and national prizes to make reading more attractive
•     Contain a strong peer-to-peer element including getting young people to select competition titles
•     Create a link between school and home to encourage the involvement of parents to support their children

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