We are now Chapter One!

We are now Chapter One!

On 6 February Innovations for Learning/TutorMate unveiled our new name and rebrand! Do take a moment to visit our wonderful?new website!

In this issue:?As we continue to roll-out our online reading volunteer programme?across the UK, we ask whether your company’s CSR/social value initiatives are targeted in the right places; showcase the collaborative partnership that has enabled us to launch in record time in Cumbrian schools — and announce our exciting new Global Free Library.

Are your CSR/social value initiatives geographically focused?

Is your organisation’s CSR/social value activity?place-based?and?needs-led? Could the private, public and third sector be better at collaborating to address local needs? Read more.

Chapter One comes to Cumbrian schools!

Our highly collaborative partnership with the?Programme and Project Partners (PPP)?and?Sellafield Ltd?in West Cumbria has enabled us to launch Chapter One online reading volunteers in a completely new region in record time. Learn more.

Did you know?

The Chapter One website hosts a free online collection of stories and materials that celebrate the world’s diversity. Explore the library.

Get involved!

Not yet one of our corporate partners? If you are looking for a well-run employee volunteering programme with?measurable impact, please get in touch with our Business Development Manager Sarah Taylor . We are now planning for the new school year in September.

Supporting our volunteers

At Chapter One we are constantly looking at ways in which we can support our teams of online reading volunteers and make their experience as rewarding as possible. In addition to our training and library of resources, we recently held live ’Expert View’?training workshops?on Zoom, covering topics such as how to break the ice with your pupil, a deeper dive into phonics and how reading is taught, how to engage shy or reluctant readers and how to challenge and extend more confident readers.

The response we had to these workshops was fantastic and we are now also scheduling regular?monthly Zoom drop-in sessions?for volunteers. This is an opportunity for them to give us feedback, ask any questions about the Chapter One platform and reading with their student — as well as to exchange tips and network with other volunteers.

If you are a Chapter One partner and want to know more about how we can support your volunteers, please contact our Corporate Partnerships Manager?Anna Ansted at [email protected].