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📰 BoomHub – Summer 2025 School Newsletter

As the summer break approaches, we’re excited to share some important updates and exciting developments from BoomReader and BoomWriter. Whether you're looking to strengthen reading habits, inspire budding writers, or streamline staff workload, there’s something here for everyone. Let’s take a look at what’s new—and what’s coming!

BoomReader: Make Every Reading Moment Count


BoomReader continues to evolve as a powerful and user-friendly tool to support whole-school reading engagement, at home and in the classroom.


🆕 New Feature: Individual Targets

Our latest addition makes it easier than ever to set and track expectations for reading. With this feature, schools can now set custom weekly targets for:

  • Children (e.g. 3 logs per week)

  • Parents (to log reading at home)

  • Staff (e.g. to model reading or engage in professional reading)


With clear visuals and reporting, it's easy to see who’s meeting their goals. This means staff can:

  • Quickly identify pupils or families who may need support

  • Celebrate consistency and improvement

  • Use reading logs more strategically in pupil progress meetings and parent communication


This is more than just a logging tool—it's a powerful monitoring and engagement system that supports personalised intervention and whole-school literacy culture.


🔔 Coming Soon: Boombassadors

We’re excited to launch Boombassadors—a brand-new initiative inspired directly by requests from schools.


Boombassadors are reading ambassadors—pupils selected to help champion reading in your school by logging reading on behalf of their peers (particularly helpful for younger or less confident readers). This helps to:

  • Promote peer-to-peer encouragement

  • Give children leadership opportunities

  • Reduce admin for staff, especially in busy classrooms


This scheme is ideal for schools looking to build pupil agency and celebrate reading across the community. Schools will be able to purchase and pre-order pin badges for their Boombassadors if they wish.


🔔Coming Soon: BoomReader School Resource Boxes

You asked for fun and functional resources to help promote reading—and we listened! Our upcoming BoomReader School Resource Boxes are the perfect way to enhance your school environment.


Each box will be filled with eye-catching and useful items, including:

  • Reading-themed posters and bunting

  • Comfy cushions for reading corners

  • Branded mugs, pencils, bookmarks and more


Whether you're refreshing your school library or giving your classroom a reading makeover, these boxes will help make reading feel even more exciting and valued. Pre-orders will be opening soon!


🌞 Summer Readathon - It’s Back!

One of our most loved events is returning for another summer of reading!

The BoomReader Summer Readathon encourages pupils to keep logging their reading throughout the holidays, with the added incentive of a school-wide prize of a £100 book token for the most reading logs recorded, as well as celebration certificates for the students involved.


This is a brilliant way to:

  • Combat the “summer reading dip”

  • Keep families engaged in reading

  • Give children a sense of continuity and achievement


Spread the word to families and let the friendly competition begin!








🗓️Preparing for Next Academic Year

We understand that the new academic year brings fresh routines and logistics. That’s why we’ll be providing step-by-step guidance to help you set up BoomReader for September with ease.

Whether it’s moving classes, onboarding new pupils, or re-setting targets, we’ll make sure you have the tools and advice needed to transition smoothly into the new year—no stress necessary.


🗨️ We Want Your Feedback!

Your insight helps us grow and improve.

Very soon, we’ll be launching a BoomReader feedback survey, and we’d love to hear from you about how the platform is supporting your school—and how we can make it even better.

As a thank you, every completed response will be entered into a prize draw.


✍️ BoomWriter: Writing, Reimagined


We’re thrilled to unveil the radically redesigned BoomWriter platform, launching in September 2025. And the best part? It will be completely FREE for all BoomReader schools!


🌟What’s New and Why It Matters

The new BoomWriter experience is easier, more modern, and much more engaging. We’ve streamlined the interface so teachers can get up and running quickly, and children can dive into writing without barriers.


Key improvements include:

  • A fresh, visually engaging layout

  • Simplified navigation for pupils and teachers

  • Tools that encourage creativity, collaboration and participation


BoomWriter is more than a writing tool; it's a digital space where pupils feel like real authors, crafting stories to be shared and celebrated.


🔔New Features Coming Next Academic Year

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store:

  • Short Writes

    • Flexible, bite-sized writing prompts ideal for early morning starters, weekly reflections, or cross-curricular quick writes.

  • Peer Editing Tools (coming soon)

    • Pupils will be able to edit and review each other’s writing, building confidence and improving the quality of their work through structured peer feedback.

  • Regular Writing Competitions

    • Keep engagement high throughout the year with exciting, themed competitions—designed to get every child writing, sharing, and celebrating their creativity.


✍️Current Event: WriteFest

Our flagship writing event, WriteFest, is happening now! Thousands of pupils across the UK are writing their own chapters and voting on each other’s submissions to decide what happens next. It’s collaborative, competitive, and hugely fun.


Keep your eyes on the BoomWriter website, we’ll be announcing the winners very soon!

💡Final Thoughts


We know how hard schools work to build a love of reading and writing—and our mission is to make that journey easier, more exciting, and more rewarding.


BoomReader helps track, support and celebrate reading across your whole school community

BoomWriter brings storytelling and writing alive through creativity, collaboration and real-world purpose.


And now, with both platforms fully integrated under one subscription price, there’s never been a better time to get started.


Thank you for being part of the BoomReader and BoomWriter community. We can’t wait to support your success in 2025–26 and beyond.


Warm regards,

The BoomReader & BoomWriter Team

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