Social Value Report 2024-2025

Chapter One FM Conway has recently supported Chapter One, a charity that helps children learn to read via a weekly online mentoring session. The charity focuses on creating a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive, and provides one-to-one reading support at a time when they need it most. This year, nine colleagues took part in a volunteering initiative that ran from autumn 2024 into 2025.

Our volunteers were paired with pupils from Edith Neville Primary School in the London Borough of Camden. Teachers from the school identified nine children aged 5-8 who would benefit from reading support and matched them with our volunteers. Each week, for 30 minutes, the reading partners met online for a reading session. In total, nine FM Conway employees volunteered 66.4 hours across 178 sessions, helping nine children in need of additional educational support. To see the eagerness of children to take part and the positive impact it is having on both their reading ability and general confidence is excellent, but it’s not just the children who benefit. The feedback from our people is equally as positive! “I feel ever so thankful to FM Conway for introducing me to a charity that takes pride in helping children grow, not only to increase their reading abilities, but also in confidence and imagination.” “Working with my reading buddy has been really rewarding, it’s amazing to see how much they’ve improved in such a short time – their confidence grows each session, and they’re really engaged.” “It’s a great way to spend half an hour of my week, and a privilege to be part of their learning journey.”

“Chapter One has made a huge impact on our pupils’ reading. It has helped to build their confidence in reading, given them vital reading practice and developed strong reading partnerships. We will continue to make use of this fantastic opportunity to improve early reading

skills. Thank you.” Teacher , Edith Neville School

“It’s always great to get new supporters on board. The impact the reading volunteers have is huge and we hope this is the start of a longer partnership with FM Conway.” Anna Ansted , Head of Corporate Partnerships, Chapter One

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