Calendar of Events
The Literacy Year
Event
Resource Type Resource Type tooltip
Key Stage
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Resource Provider
The Children's Bookshow

Literature Festival

A tour of theatre performances and in-school workshops by children's authors, illustrators and poets that runs from 29th September to 17th November .

Children's Bookshow logo

£

KS1, KS2

The Colourful Bookshelf

School book supplier or specialist publisher

An online bookshop and website dedicated to promoting the work of British children's authors and illustrators of colour.

The Colourful Bookshelf logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

The Day

Newspapers, magazines and comics, Online learning and apps

Online, subscription-based news platform for primary and secondary schools.

Online news platform with media literacy lesson plans for primary and secondary schools.

££

KS1, KS2 ...

The Diverse Book Awards

Book awards

Annual book awards celebrating the best inclusive fiction for children, young adults and adults. Shortlists announced in September .

The Diverse Book Awards logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

The Phoenix

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A weekly, high quality comic for children aged 7-14 featuring stories and non-fiction topics.

The Phoenix comic logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

The Poetry Zone

Pupil publishing

A website dedicated to publishing poems by young people.

The Poetry Zone logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

The Reader Teacher

Booklists and book reviews

Booklists and recommendations for primary school reading.

The Reader Teacher logo

Free

KS1, KS2

The Week Junior

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A weekly news and current affairs magazine for KS2 and KS3 students.

The Week Junior logo

£

KS2, KS3

The Week Junior Science + Nature

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A monthly STEM magazine for KS2 and KS3 students.

The Week Junior Science and Nature logo

£

KS2, KS3

The Writing for Pleasure Centre

Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD resource

Resources and lesson plans to support the effective teaching of writing in primary schools.

Writing for Pleasure Centre logo

£

KS1, KS2

Tir na n-Og Children's Book Awards

Book awards

Annual awards that recognise and celebrate the best literature for children and young people in Wales.

Tir na n-Og Awards logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Topical Talk

Lesson plans and teaching aids

A fully resourced programme to promote understanding and critical discussion of current affairs.

The Economist Educational Foundation logo

Free

KS2, KS3

Toppsta

Booklists and book reviews

A book review and book recommendation site based on reviews by young people.

Toppsta logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Transforming Writing Through Drama

CPD course

CPD course looking at how to use drama as a teaching tool in writing and across the curriculum.

The Primary Shakespeare Company logo

££

KS2

TransitionEd 2023

Conference or Trade Show

A free online conference exploring the issues around transition.

TransitionEd Conference

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Travelling Books

School book fair

School Book Fair service that allows schools to earn Rewards to spend on books and teaching resources for the classroom or school library.

Travelling Books logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Twinkl

Lesson plans and teaching aids

A bank of educational resources created by teachers for primary and secondary schools.

Twinkl logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Twinkl Inclusion

Lesson plans and teaching aids

A range of specialist teaching resources for children with additional needs.

Twinkl logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Twinkl NewsRoom

Lesson plans and teaching aids

Daily news stories and related curriculum resources for KS2 pupils.

Twinkl logo

£

KS2

UK Literacy Association

CPD resource

The UKLA is a professional association that supports those working in the areas of literacy, language and communication.

UKLA logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

UKLA Book Awards

Book awards

Annual book awards judged by classroom teachers that cover fiction, poetry and non-fiction for children aged 3-14.

UKLA logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

UKLA National Conference

Conference or Trade Show

A national conference run by the UKLA that explores issues of language, literacy and communication.

UKLA logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Unite for Literacy Online Library

Books, ebooks and audiobooks

Open access library of over 500 illustrated digital books with audio narration for beginner readers.

Unite for Literacy logo

Free

KS1, KS2

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