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Since September, we've added lots of extra features to support reading engagement on Pageticker. Here are some that you might not know about. Announcements Our announcements page (formerly broadcasts) has some extra features based on teacher feedback. Announcements are where teachers can send a message to their class or whole school about reading. Teachers can now add images and PDFs to any announcements that they send. These will pull through to the parent app. More informat

How badges work on the Pageticker teacher dashboard

Driving reading engagement is much easier with Pageticker. From push notifications being sent directly to parents' phones, to the simple fact that it's quicker and easier to log reading on the app than having to find a pen. This is especially the case when families have multiple children and multiple reading records.

We're really excited to share that we now have a book management feature on Pageticker. This means that books can be loaned and schools can see their school book catalogue at a glance. Why have we created a book management feature? We know that many primary schools don't have a library or librarian and book management software can be expensive. So, we've created light touch functionality, alongside our digital reading record. How does the book catalogue work? The book catalo

Over the summer, we released an in-built book scanner for teachers on the teacher dashboard. Some teachers send books home for parents to log reading on the parent app. However, a number of teachers we spoke to also wanted to be able to log reading in school. So this is why we built this functionality. A number of our schools like to log guided reading, monitor intervention groups and keep track of phonics books. Here's how it works: On the pupil reading page select the pupil

Children and teachers can now scan and log reading on tablets or mobiles if they wish. From the Teacher Dashboard, teachers simply need to download the QR code from the pupil reading page. The QR code can be printed and put up by the book area in your classroom. Once the QR code has been scanned, they'll be taken to a page that looks like the one in the screenshot below. This is a slimmed down version of the logging feature, so that both children and adults can use it really

Reading isn’t just about books - magazines play a big part in helping children discover new interests and develop their literacy. You can now add magazines to your bookshelf and log reading time for them, just like you would with a book.

Back-to-school season always feels like a fresh start. New timetables, new routines, new pupils. But one thing rarely feels new — the mountain of paperwork and admin that comes with it.

The countdown to the National Year of Reading 2026 has already begun, bringing a powerful opportunity for schools, teachers, and families to reignite the joy of reading in children’s lives.

The UK government has declared 2026 the National Year of Reading—a bold, necessary initiative to combat declining literacy rates and reignite the country’s love for reading. Led by the Department for Education in partnership with the National Literacy Trust, the campaign signals a nationwide effort to bring books back to the heart of daily life—at home, in schools, and across communities.

We've recently introduced a new feature on the parent app of Pageticker. Parents can now set their child reading goals and targets, if they wish to.