500 Words Competition
Competition
Nationwide writing competition for primary aged children that runs from September to November .
Free
KS1, KS2
Authorfy
Lesson plans and teaching aids
An ever-expanding bank of author videos and creative teaching resources to promote reading and writing for pleasure.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Behind the Headlines
Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD course, Projects, programmes and workshops
Teaching resources and workshops to engage secondary students in the news and journalism.
Free
KS3, KS4 ...
CLPE Teaching Resources
Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD resource
A range of free resources created by CLPE to help schools teach literacy in the most effective way.
Free
KS1, KS2
Discovering Children's Books: Creative Campaigns
Projects, programmes and workshops
Termly creative literacy projects for primary pupils from the British Library.
Free
KS1, KS2
Emerging Voices Award
Competition
A political opinion writing competition for young people aged 16-25. Open for entries from 10th January - 15th February 2025.
Free
KS4, KS5
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
Competition
An annual poetry competition open to all young people aged 11-17. Entries can be submitted from March to July.
Free
KS3, KS4
Henrietta Branford Writing Competition
Competition
An annual writing competition for young people aged 8-18 that runs from 11th February to 30th May 2025.
Free
KS2, KS3 ...
Jane Considine's Writing Unit Plans
Whole-school scheme
A bank of ready-to-use writing schemes of work covering EYFS to Y6 created by Jane Considine, educational consultant and author.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Literacy Shed
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A selection of short films and animations chosen to enhance the teaching of writing in the primary classroom.
Free
KS1, KS2
Make Our Book
Pupil publishing
An online platform that enables schools to create and publish their own anthologies of children's writing.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
National Writing Day
Event
National Writing Day is an annual event that celebrates the pleasures of creative writing. It takes place on 25th June 2025.
Free
KS2, KS3 ...
NewsWise
CPD course, Projects, programmes and workshops
A free, cross-curricular news literacy project for KS2 pupils developed by The Guardian Foundation, the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association.
Free
KS2
NLT Primary Conference
Conference or Trade Show
A one-day, in-person conference for primary teachers, senior leaders and librarians taking place in Bradford on 27th March 2025.
£
KS1, KS2
Photos for Writing
Lesson plans and teaching aids
Explore ways to use photos and images to inspire different kinds of writing.
Free
KS1, KS2
Poets in Schools
In-school author events
A service that helps schools find poets to deliver bespoke in-school visits and workshops.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Power of Pictures
Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD resource, CPD course
Teaching approaches, lesson plans and author videos designed to help teachers use picture books across the primary curriculum to enhance children's reading and writing.
Free
KS1, KS2
Readers to Writers
Projects, programmes and workshops
A creative writing project and competition open to primary schools in Shropshire that runs during the spring term. Schools must register by mid October to take part.
£
KS1, KS2
ReadingZone Live
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A bank of free online lesson plans for KS1 and KS2 based on texts by top children's writers with accompanying online author interviews.
Free
KS1, KS2
Ready Steady Write
Whole-school scheme
A fully-resourced, book-based writing curriculum for Reception through to Year 6.
£££
KS1, KS2
Scottish Book Trust Learning Resources
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A range of free learning resources covering reading and writing from the experts at Scottish Book Trust.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Shakespeare at School
Lesson plans and teaching aids
Online cross-curricular programmes of learning based on a Shakespeare play.
Free
KS2
Shakespeare Week
Event
A week-long celebration of Shakespeare's life and work for primary schools that runs from 24th-30th March 2025.
Free
KS1, KS2
