Literacy

Shakespeare Schools Foundation (SSF) has been awarded the Grant for Young Artists in the 30th anniversary year of The Praemium Imperiale. Awarded by the Imperial Family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Arts Association, the global arts prize includes five categories not covered by The Nobel Prize – painting, …

Children aged five to 15 across the country are being invited to enter the Dragonfly Tea Story Competition, with book vouchers and a prize-giving at one of the UK’s leading book festivals on offer to the winners. 2018 marks the fourth consecutive year the Berkshire-based tea company has teamed up …

Pupils at Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware received £5,000 RRP worth of books after topping the leaderboard in a competition that saw 200,000 children across the UK try to read as much as possible over a month. Councillor Brian Gordon and Councillor Sarah Wardle joined the celebration in the …

Over 7,000 hours are volunteered every week to help children become confident and able readers across primary schools and early years settings in England, according to children’s reading charity Beanstalk. The organisation trains and supports reading helpers to provide one-to-one support to children aged 3 to 13 in a variety …

The National Literacy Trust and Walker Books have teamed up to launch a series of fantastic free teaching resources, posters and bookmarks to inspire Key Stage 2 pupils to get writing ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton, the authors behind the best-selling …

The National Literacy Trust and Walker Books have today launched their brand new Judy Moody short story competition for pupils in Key Stage 2. The Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald was originally published in 2000 and has been popular with children ever since, with over 19 million copies in …

This March, from 12th-18th, more than two million primary school children across the UK will be celebrating Shakespeare’s timeless stories and poetry as part of Shakespeare Week.  The free scheme for primary school children and their families is run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the independent charity that promotes the …

Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider books, is visiting a school in Greenwich to answer questions on his latest novel and inspire pupils across the country to enjoy reading through a live-streamed event in a collaborative event between Walker Books, the National Literacy Trust and Facebook. Horowitz will be …

Leeds Beckett University has teamed up with Burley and Woodhead Church of England Primary School in West Yorkshire and Alive and Kicking Theatre Company to investigate creative ways of increasing children’s motivation for writing. Dr Tom Dobson, Principal Lecturer in the Carnegie School of Education and project leader, explained: “National …

YPO, the UK’s largest publicly owned buying organisation, has joined hands with The Roald Dahl Literary Estate to sponsor the 100th birthday celebrations of the world’s No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl. Ahead of the ‘Roald Dahl 100’ birthday celebrations on 13th September 2016, YPO has announced a splendiferous opportunity for a …