In the World Book Day 2014 resource pack for secondary schools, there is an article about the importance of reading and parents sharing their enjoyment of reading with their children.
In the World Book Day 2014 resource pack for secondary schools, there is an article about the importance of reading and parents sharing their enjoyment of reading with their children. The article references the Institute of Education's 2013 study into the 'role of reading' which you can read for yourself - go to the Centre for Longtitudinal Studies and scroll down to the Sullivan and Brown's, 2013/10, "Social Inequalities in cognitive scores at 16: The Role of Reading".
Browse through the World Book Day article here:
Ms. O'Kelly
Stratford celebrated Wellbeing Week 2026 (5th - 8th May), a special week dedicated to promoting positive mental health, physical activity and cultural awareness. Students had the opportunity to take part in a variety of fun and engaging activities throughout the week, including walks, workshops, cultural events, sports, and wellbeing challenges.
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Congratulations to 1st Year Computer Studies students - Yair, Liam and Giorgi - who made it to the ECO-UNESCO 2026 Young Environmentalist Awards Finals held on 12th May with their Scratch coding project called "Giorgi the Litter Fighter". This is the first time that a Stratford project has made it to the finals - so very impressive work!
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Well done to the Stratford College Chess team who reached the Libermann Cup Finals to play against Coláiste Eanna on Monday 11th May. This is the first time that the Chess team has reached the finals. While it proved to be challenging with Coláiste Eanna showing great experience and ultimately winning out, the Stratford chess team are determined to be back next year!
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