COVENTRY College’s learning Hub has won a £1,000 local literacy grant from better world books- thanks to a Tik Tok inspired challenge.
The cash will help the college develop its fiction addiction and read-to-succeed book borrowing challenges, which encourage learners to read as many books as possible and has seen over 500 students get involved since September.
The fiction addiction scheme challenges learners to read six different fiction books over a year, with each of the 50 readers to have signed up so far having the chance to win a £5 Amazon voucher.
Readers are also encouraged to review and recommend books for other learners, which will be included on the hub’s popular “Booktok made me read it” display, which features fiction popular on TikTok.
Meanwhile, Read to Succeed focuses on supporting students who have English as a second language (ESOL) through their easy reading book selection.
Senior Learning Resource Adviser Claire Lyness, who has co-ordinated Read to Succeed since 2015, said: “The funds will go towards updating our books and learning resources, so they best reflect the needs of our College and local community.
“Our plans include purchasing more contemporary fiction popular through social media and local history texts related to Coventry and the West Midlands supporting the differing abilities of our ESOL learners as well as revamping our private study spaces.
“Our partnership with Better World Books also means books taken off the shelves will be reused and recycled back into the community, reducing our environmental waste.”
