Reading and research runs through everything our children do.

Manor Wood children are empowered to be scientists, researchers, explorers and are passionate about discovering the wonders of the world around them. Our dedicated STEM lab offers our budding engineers and scientists the opportunity to apply their skills, test theories, design, create and investigate. We have child-led teams including STEM, Digital and Reading Ambassadors who promote the profile of reading and research across school. We love reading at Manor Wood and promote and celebrate the power of books. A range of carefully chosen studied texts help our children to grow as readers as they continue their Manor Wood journey and become authors themselves. As well as forming the basis of our research and underpinning each area of our curriculum, we prioritise reading for pleasure and our class storytime is a precious part of each school day. Our class story spine reflects a progressively challenging range of diverse topics, authors and genres, varying from classics to new authors, and representing the diversity we celebrate in our own school community. Our Library is the first thing you see as you come into the main entrance to school and our children will excitedly and enthusiastically recommend a book for you to enjoy. Manor Wood children know that books can let us see into the past, experience diverse cultures and even transport us into other worlds, and we are avid readers. Regular author and poet visits inspire our children and encourage children to explore a varied reading diet. Reading is something we don’t confine to the classroom – our outdoor library, the 'Storybox', offers an inviting and cosy Alfresco reading environment for playtimes and lunchtimes.