Online Reading Volunteers Programme
Sponsored staff read online for 30 minutes a week with the same child, using Chapter One's platform.
- Delivery
- Virtual
- How long
- Ongoing programme
Chapter One
Your staff read online with the same child for 30 minutes a week through a school year.
Virtual
Helps withCSR & volunteeringInclusion & EDIWellbeing & stress
How longOngoing programme
VirtualAvailable
What you can book
1 bookable experience. Ask about any of them.
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Come to us when
You want your staff to help children facing disadvantage learn to read and love reading.
You need measurable social value that strengthens your organisation and meets procurement needs.
You want flexible, time-efficient virtual volunteering that supports your CSR and social mobility aims.
What makes us different
Teachers at partner schools choose the children, and each volunteer is matched with one child for a whole academic year, so support is steady rather than one-off.
About Chapter One
Chapter One is a UK children's literacy charity that transforms children's futures with one-to-one reading support at the time they need it most. It helps children facing disadvantage who might otherwise slip through the cracks to develop the will and the skill to read, and inspires a love for reading from an early age.
Since 2018, Chapter One has supported 15,617 children, and 94% of teachers surveyed in 2025-26 said the programme helped their pupils feel more confident about reading.
Corporate partners sponsor their staff as online reading volunteers. Teachers at partner schools select the children who will benefit, and each volunteer reads online with the same child for 30 minutes a week for a whole academic year, using Chapter One's own platform. Volunteers can be based anywhere in the UK.
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