Calendar of Events
The Literacy Year
Event
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Key Stage
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Resource Provider
Usborne Author Events

Author events

In-school author events tailored to your school featuring authors from the Usborne list.

Usborne logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Usborne School Book Fairs

School book fair

School Book Fair service that allows schools to earn up to 60% of the value of sales in free Usborne books.

Usborne logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Vocabulary Ninja

Lesson plans and teaching aids

A wide variety of teaching resources to support Vocabulary, Comprehension and SPaG.

Vocabulary Ninja logo

£

KS1, KS2

Waterstones Children's Book Prize

Book awards

The Waterstones Children's Book Prize celebrates the best in children's publishing as voted for by Waterstones booksellers.

Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023 logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

We Are Heroes

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A series of six free mini magazines created to help children process the impact of the Covid pandemic in a creative way.

Storytime logo

Free

KS1, KS2

Wellbeing Through Reading

Assessment and progression

Online survey and reporting platform that measures pupils' mental wellbeing and their attitudes to reading.

Logo for BounceTogether

££

KS1, KS2 ...

Wellbeing Wednesday Teaching Schemes

Lesson plans and teaching aids

Fully resourced health and wellbeing teaching programmes for EYFS and primary schools.

logo for Teacher's Pet

£

KS1, KS2

What on Earth! Magazine

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A monthly non-fiction magazine for young people aged 7-14.

Non-fiction magazine aimed at young people aged 7-14

£

KS2, KS3

Whizz Pop Bang!

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A monthly science magazine to inspire young scientists in KS1 and KS2.

Whizz Pop Bang! logo

£

KS1, KS2

Widgit Symbols

Lesson plans and teaching aids

A system of symbol support to aid learning and communication.

Widgit logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Windrush Day

Event

Windrush Day acknowledges the contribution and sacrifices the Windrush Generation and their descendants have made to British society.

Windrush Day 2023

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Winter Mini Challenge

Projects, programmes and workshops

A reading programme that encourages children aged 4-11 to read for pleasure over the winter holidays.

Winter Mini Challenge logo

Free

KS1, KS2

Word Power

CPD resource, CPD course

A contextual vocabulary instruction programme for use in EYFS and primary schools.

Word Power

£

KS1, KS2 ...

World Book Day

Event

World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place on the first Thursday in March.

World Book Day logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

World Book Day Book Club

Book club

Monthly book recommendations and free supporting resources for primary schools.

World Book Day logo

Free

KS2

World Environment Day

Event

World Environment Day takes place on June 5th every year with the aim of encouraging global action to protect our planet.

Logo for World Environment Day

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

World Kid Lit Month

Event

September is World Kid Lit Month, a celebration of books for children and young people from around the world.

World Kid Lit Month

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

World Kindness Day

Event

World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th and is an opportunity to promote kindness in all its forms.

logo for World Kindness Day

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

World News Day

Event

Celebrate the power and impact of fact-based journalism on World News Day, 28th September .

Logo for World News Day 2022

Free

KS2, KS3 ...

World of Stories audiobooks

Books, ebooks and audiobooks

A selection of free audiobooks for KS1 to KS3 pupils.

World Book Day logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

World Poetry Day

Event

An international celebration of poetry in all its forms that takes place on 21st March every year.

UNESCO logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Writers for Life

Catch-up intervention

Writing intervention designed to increase the writing skills and confidence of KS2 pupils.

Writers for Life is a writing intervention for KS2 pupils from the National Literacy Trust.

££

KS2

Writing for Pleasure CPD

CPD course

Training packages for primary schools interested in implementing the Writing for Pleasure approach to teaching writing.

Writing for Pleasure Centre logo

£

KS1, KS2

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