A social media toolkit for our online reading volunteers

Use this toolkit to quickly and easily share your support for Chapter One!

Children's reading for pleasure is in decline and the cost-of-living crisis continues to put families under extra pressure. Chapter One's reading support is needed more than ever. You, our wonderful online reading volunteers, are Chapter One's best ambassadors! We would love you to help spread the word about the work you do to help transform children's futures by actively promoting it on your personal social media networks. You could post about the excitement of watching your student’s confidence soar, or reflect on how you are benefiting from the experience of reading with a child. Many volunteers tell us that reading with Chapter One gives them 30 minutes when they can switch off from the pressures of the working day and enjoy a meaningful 1:1 human connection.

If you are able to record short video testimonial talking about your experience or take a selfie during a reading session then even better!

🔗 Our social media channels

First things first - please make sure you are following us!

• Please include our handles (on X and Instagram) or tag us (on LinkedIn and Facebook) in your posts to make it easier for us to share and amplify them.

• Chapter One's tagline is It All Starts With Literacy. Please do include hashtag #ItAllStartsWithLiteracy wherever possible in your social media posts.

Suggested hashtags

#ChapterOne #ItAllStartsWithLiteracy #EmployeeWellbeing #SocialValue #SocialImpact #SocialMobility #Literacy #CorporatePartnerships #CorporateVolunteering #EmployeeVolunteering #ReadingForPleasure

📷 Chapter One logos and photography

If you’d like to use a Chapter One image, you will find a selection of our logos, photos and graphics via this Dropbox. If you have any issues with accessing, please contact Chapter One’s Social Media and Communications Officer, Isabel Davies isabel.davies@chapterone.org.

✏️ Suggested LinkedIn posts

This school year, through @Chapter One UK, a number of my colleagues and I are volunteering online for 30 minutes a week to help children facing disadvantage improve their reading skills. I can’t wait to get started!

Check out Chapter One: chapterone.org #ChapterOne #ItAllStartsWithLiteracy #employeewellbeing #socialvalue

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Did you know that 40% of 11 year-olds in England from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school unable to read to the expected standard? Through @Chapter One UK, a number of my colleagues and I are volunteering online for 30 minutes a week to help disadvantaged children improve their reading skills. The whole experience is fun and rewarding and so easy to fit into my working week. Ask me anything about my experience - I would be happy to help! chapterone.org #ItAllStartsWithLiteracy #employeevolunteering #onlinevolunteering #corporatepartnerships #employeewellbeing #socialvalue

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I love being an online reading volunteer with @Chapter One UK! It’s a really fulfilling 30 minutes of my week and I don’t even need to leave my desk! Ask me anything about my experience and I would be happy to help! chapterone.org

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Research shows that having multiple 'reading influencers' in a child’s life has a marked impact on their love of reading, which in turn increases their wellbeing, educational prospects and life outcomes. So, if you've always wanted to be an 'influencer', now is your chance! By becoming a @Chapter One UK online reading volunteer like me, and/or supporting your employees to do this, you will become a reading influencer yourself - and help children facing disadvantage across the UK! Ask me anything about my experience - I would be happy to help! chapterone.org

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I love my online 30-minute weekly reading sessions with children that need literacy support through [Insert company name]'s partnership with @Chapter One UK. I had another session today with my student and it was amazing! We went through a story, then played some word games. The whole experience is very fun and rewarding, and it fits into my working week. chapterone.org

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My @Chapter One UK online reading session left me smiling from ear to ear today! I even heard my little one say ‘it’s reading time, I’m lucky!’ as they joined the call. It's the best call of the week! chapterone.org

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After a year of weekly online one-to-one reading sessions my colleagues and I were invited by @Chapter One UK and the school to meet the children we read with in person. It was great to meet such an enthusiastic group of children! Reading with a Chapter One child has been one of my favourite volunteering opportunities and it's great that it runs through the whole school year. chapterone.org #ItAllStartsWithLiteracy #employeevolunteering #onlinevolunteering #corporatepartnerships #socialvalue

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Questions or ideas you'd like to discuss with us? We'd love to hear from you!

Rebecca Hewitt, Marketing and Communications Manager rebecca.hewitt@chapterone.org

Anna Ansted, Corporate Partnerships Manager
anna.ansted@chapterone.org

It all starts with literacy.