Student Resources
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Oak National Academy in partnership with the National Literacy Trust bring you the Virtual School Library
https://library.thenational.academy/
Having access to a school library is really important. School libraries nurture a love of reading that can enrich your literacy skills, academic achievements and mental wellbeing. This Virtual School Library will complement the George Abbot School library and will ensure you have access to the magical world of stories all year round, whether you are learning at school or at home.
George Abbot School Glossary
To help you broaden your vocabulary, your teachers have worked together to compile a list of important words that you need to know for each subject. Some of these words may
be unfamiliar, so we have also included the meanings for you.
We hope this glossary will help unlock some challenging vocabulary and enable you to reach your learning potential as you continue your George Abbot journey.
George Abbot School elibrary
We now have a whole school subscription to the Wheelers app, giving you access to hundreds of audio and ebooks in their online library.
- Search for Wheelers eplatform app
- login: firstname.lastname password: Gabbot
Any questions please email NCassidy@georgeabbot.surrey.sch.uk. Happy reading!
Request a book from the library
Finished your book and need a new one to read? Use the form below to request a book from the school library.
Fill in which genres you enjoy and one of our library will staff will recommend another book for you. Books can be picked up from Elmslie reception in school hours, or posted to your home address.
Please click here to request a book.
First News has converted our paper subscription to digital. Whether you were an avid reader of First News in The Gallery library or are new to it; why not have a read of it now?
To view the latest edition, please click here.
Reading lists by year group
Parent Resources
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At George Abbot, we are passionate about encouraging our students to read. Reading can have many positive impacts on student performance across the whole curriculum. Research shows:
- 10-year-olds who enjoy reading have a reading age 1.3 years higher than their peers who do not enjoy reading, rising to 2.1 years for 12-year-olds and 3.3 years for 14-year-olds.
- Reading improves vocabulary by 26% regardless of background.
- Reading also develops confidence, improves self-esteem and increases empathy.
- Children’s enjoyment of reading has increased during lockdown (from 47.8% pre-lockdown to 55.9% post-lockdown), having reached a 15-year low before lockdown.
- More than a quarter (27.6%) of children and young people say they are enjoying reading more during lockdown.
National Literary Trust
Puffin Books
Audible – Audio Books
Podcast recommendations
How to get your child to read more