Join Us

To date, over 14,000 pupils have participated in our book clubs

* Help pupils develop character, communication and leadership skills and boost their wellbeing

* Provide access to award-winning, diverse books and authors

* Create a reading for pleasure culture

* Easy to run with structured weekly resources, training for book club leaders

Registration Form

We ask schools to contribute £500 per year towards the full cost of providing Book Clubs in Schools (independent sector schools £1000). BCiS fundraises for the remaining cost of the programme from Trusts and Foundations.
The books for the club are purchased separately by each school, approximately £5.00 per pupil.

Schools which participate in BCIS receive:

Support via email, phone and/or video conferencing throughout the project

Support via email, phone and/or video conferencing throughout the project

A step by step to run the programme for your school

A step by step to run the programme for your school

Online training videos for the Book Club Leaders

Online training videos for the Book Club Leaders

The BCiS Training Manual

The BCiS Training Manual

The curated BCiS Book List to choose the title for your book club to read

The curated BCiS Book List to choose the title for your book club to read

Bespoke BCIS Questions and Activities for the Book Clubbers - divided to match the weekly reading, (20-30 pages per week) of the book

Bespoke BCIS Questions and Activities for the Book Clubbers - divided to match the weekly reading, (20-30 pages per week) of the book

BCiS self evaluation questionnaires for all participants - online links

BCiS self evaluation questionnaires for all participants - online links

BCiS badges for all Book Club Leaders and Book Clubbers

BCiS badges for all Book Club Leaders and Book Clubbers

BCiS invitation template to Book Clubbers

BCiS invitation template to Book Clubbers

BCiS template letter to Book Club Leaders’ (as appropriate) and Book Clubbers’ parents

BCiS template letter to Book Club Leaders’ (as appropriate) and Book Clubbers’ parents

BCiS School Accreditation Certificate

BCiS School Accreditation Certificate

Book Club Leaders' Accreditation certificates - to use on CVs, UCAS personal statements and for the volunteering or skills criteria for the DofE Award

Book Club Leaders' Accreditation certificates - to use on CVs, UCAS personal statements and for the volunteering or skills criteria for the DofE Award

Book Clubber participation certificates

Book Clubber participation certificates