ARCh is an award-winning charity which reaches out to many of these children in primary schools across Oxfordshire. Since its inception in 2008 ARCh’s professionally trained Reading Mentors have helped to transform the lives of thousands of children by giving them a lifelong love of reading Today the charity has around 260 Reading Mentors who give their time generously to support the literacy and communication skills of 800 children in 120 Oxfordshire primary schools each year. The number of schools requesting our service continues to grow and we have an expanding volunteer base.