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They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but that’s what year 10 students were told to do.
Attending Wellington College for a day as part of the Wheeler Programme, the students analysed the covers, blurbs and first pages of a variety of books.
Head librarian Lucy Atherton said: “The Reading Game is a way of starting a book conversation and encouraging groups of students to engage with a range of books.
“In this instance we actively encouraged the young people to judge a book by its cover, along with the blurb and the opening paragraphs. Much lively discussion was enjoyed, along with some intensive reading of opening pages from a broad range of book genres from graphic novels to non-fiction and thrillers.
“You know it’s had some impact when the students take photos of the book cover with a view to reading the book later!”
The day, attended by 23 students from 14 different schools as far away as Bridgend in Wales, also included a session on jobs of the future delivered by Nikki Coleman, from the Prospect Trust careers services team.
She talked about how jobs are changing so rapidly that young people are now likely to end up doing jobs that didn’t even exist when they were at school, and the importance of keeping up with new technologies and skills.
The group also put on their lab coats and goggles for a chemistry lesson and Ana Romero, Head of Sustainability at Wellington College, talked to the group about citizen diplomacy and how they could make changes in their lives to help the planet, such as reducing waste at home and at school.
She said: “You can be part of this, you have the power. It is just a matter of you being willing to take action.”
