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National Year of reading

This year is the National Year of Reading (opens in new window) and we at the Virtual School love to read and want to share this passion with you.


Your Voice

Open book on a door stepOpen book on door step

We are really keen to hear about your reading habits - we want to understand what you like about reading, what barriers there might be and the sorts of books you would like to read!

The Virtual School wishes to send you a free book! To help us find books you might enjoy, we would love for you to complete the questionnaire below (opens in new window). This information will be used by our reading team to produce a shortlist of books you will be invited to choose from.

Summer Reading Challenge



We are starting our own reading challenge! You might have taken part in the Library Service's Summer Reading Challenge (opens in new window) before. Well, we have created our own aimed at young people, aged 11 and older.

Our reading challenge consists of 20 different ways to read - you need to complete 10 to receive a badge.

We hope you have already received a copy in the post - if not, there is a link here to our Virtual School Webpage (opens in new window) where you can download it and it is also here on this page - just look to your right

We can't wait to receive your completed challenge - just send the sheet back or take a photo of it and email it to earn a certificate and badge: wsvs@westsussex.gov.uk! A 5 by 5 grid containing suggested interesting ways to read over the summer, including reading outside,under a tree, in your pyjamas, under the covers with a torch, on public transport, and reading a newspaper, books with a blue cover, that have been recommended by others, that has a sea theme, or that has been made into TV or film, reading to someone younger, to an animal, :5 x 4 grid containing reading challenges.

Accessibility Statement

If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 03302223918 or via email at jane.robinson@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an BT Relay (UK) texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3918.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.

Survey web browser compatibility

Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

  • Microsoft Edge version 86 and above
  • Chrome version 86 and above
  • Firefox version 78 and above
  • Safari version 14 and above

National Year of reading

This year is the National Year of Reading (opens in new window) and we at the Virtual School love to read and want to share this passion with you.


Your Voice

Open book on a door stepOpen book on door step

We are really keen to hear about your reading habits - we want to understand what you like about reading, what barriers there might be and the sorts of books you would like to read!

The Virtual School wishes to send you a free book! To help us find books you might enjoy, we would love for you to complete the questionnaire below (opens in new window). This information will be used by our reading team to produce a shortlist of books you will be invited to choose from.

Summer Reading Challenge



We are starting our own reading challenge! You might have taken part in the Library Service's Summer Reading Challenge (opens in new window) before. Well, we have created our own aimed at young people, aged 11 and older.

Our reading challenge consists of 20 different ways to read - you need to complete 10 to receive a badge.

We hope you have already received a copy in the post - if not, there is a link here to our Virtual School Webpage (opens in new window) where you can download it and it is also here on this page - just look to your right

We can't wait to receive your completed challenge - just send the sheet back or take a photo of it and email it to earn a certificate and badge: wsvs@westsussex.gov.uk! A 5 by 5 grid containing suggested interesting ways to read over the summer, including reading outside,under a tree, in your pyjamas, under the covers with a torch, on public transport, and reading a newspaper, books with a blue cover, that have been recommended by others, that has a sea theme, or that has been made into TV or film, reading to someone younger, to an animal, :5 x 4 grid containing reading challenges.

Accessibility Statement

If you require any of the information for this project in an alternative format, please contact us on 03302223918 or via email at jane.robinson@westsussex.gov.uk and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an BT Relay (UK) texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 0330 222 3918.

Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.

For more information about the accessibility of this website, please see our Accessibility tab (opens in new window) at the foot of the page.

Survey web browser compatibility

Please use one of the browsers below when completing the survey to ensure it looks and works as it should. These are:

  • Microsoft Edge version 86 and above
  • Chrome version 86 and above
  • Firefox version 78 and above
  • Safari version 14 and above
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