Elmer Day
Event
Celebrate themes of friendship and inclusivity with one of children's books' most iconic characters on 25th May.
Free
KS1, EYFS
Empathy Action Month
Event
November is Empathy Action Month. Turn empathy into social action, inspired by brilliant stories.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Empathy Day
Event
Empathy Day celebrates the power of books to help raise an empathy-educated generation. It takes place on 6th June.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Empathy Week
Event
A festival of webinars, films and resources to develop the skill of empathy that runs from 26th February - 1st March 2024.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
EmpathyLab
Booklists and book reviews, CPD course
Booklists, CPD training and other resources that help promote and develop empathy through reading.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Englicious
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A library of free resources to support the teaching and learning of English grammar.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
English & Media Centre CPD
CPD course
A programme of online CPD training for secondary teachers covering all aspects of the English curriculum.
£
KS3, KS4 ...
English Grammar CPD Courses
CPD course
Online English grammar CPD courses for primary and secondary teachers.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
English Hubs
CPD resource, CPD course
A network of schools appointed to improve the teaching of early language acquisition, phonics and reading in England.
Free
KS1, KS2
Excelsior Award
Book awards
Take part in this annual award celebrating the best graphic novels and manga published for 9-18 year-olds. Shortlists are announced in December.
£
KS2, KS3 ...
FCBG Children's Book Award
Book awards
The FCBG Children's Book Award is an annual book award voted for entirely by children. Shortlists are announced in February.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
FCBG Conference
Conference or Trade Show
Hear best-selling authors and illustrators talk about their work at the FCBG annual conference from 5th-7th April 2024.
£
Adult
Fiction Express
Online learning and apps
A platform that engages primary pupils with reading through the co-creation of online stories with professional children’s authors.
£
KS1, KS2
First News
Newspapers, magazines and comics
A weekly newspaper and associated literacy resources created for children between the ages of seven and fourteen.
£
KS2, KS3
FlashAcademy
Online learning and apps
Digital platform for schools supporting classroom and remote learning of EAL from 45 home languages.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Foyle School Library Scheme
Book gifting and grants
Grants of between £2 and £10k available to UK state funded schools to help buy books for their library.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
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
Global Media and Information Literacy Week
Event
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023 takes place from 24th - 31st October .
Free
KS2, KS3 ...
Gobbledy Books School Book Fairs
School book fair
School Book Fair service for nurseries and primary schools offering high quality books at affordable prices.
Free
KS1, EYFS
Grammar Explained
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A series of videos designed to engage pupils and parents with the primary grammar curriculum.
Free
KS1, KS2
Great Books Guide
Booklists and book reviews
An annual guide to some of the best books for primary-aged children produced by BookTrust.
Free
KS1, KS2
Harry Potter Book Day
Event
Celebrate the magical world created in the best-selling Harry Potter series of books on 12th October 2023 .
Free
KS2, KS3