Calendar of Events
The Literacy Year
Event
Resource Type Resource Type tooltip
Key Stage
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Resource Provider
Random Acts of Kindness Day

Event

Random Acts of Kindness Day is celebrated on February 17th.

logo for World Kindness Day

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Read Hour

Event

Read Hour takes place on 8th September with the aim of encouraging more children and young people to read for pleasure.

Read Hour is an international campaign to encourage reading for pleasure in primary and secondary schools

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

read&write

Accessibility and support tools

A suite of accessibility and support tools to help with reading comprehension and writing.

read&write logo

£££

KS1, KS2 ...

Readathon

Sponsored reading event

Promote reading for pleasure while raising money to provide books for children in hospital with a sponsored reading event.

Read for Good logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Reader Leader

Reading support

Training and resources for a peer-to-peer reading support programme for primary and secondary schools.

Logo for The Children's Literacy Charity

££

KS1, KS2 ...

Readers to Writers

Projects, programmes and workshops

A creative writing project and competition open to primary schools in Shropshire.

Shropshire Bookfest logo

£

KS1, KS2

Reading and Writing Scales

Assessment and progression

Assessment and planning tools for reading and writing developed by CLPE in conjunction with other major literacy organisations.

CLPE logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Reading Champions Challenges

Projects, programmes and workshops

Themed challenges to promote reading and and writing for pleasure in primary and secondary schools. The new challenge for the spring term launches on 16th January 2024.

NLT logo 2023

Free

KS2, KS3

Reading Fluency Project

Catch-up intervention, CPD course

An eight-week reading fluency and comprehension intervention for pupils in KS1 and KS2/3 who are failing to meet age-related expectations.

HFL Education logo

£££

KS1, KS2 ...

Reading for Pleasure Research Project

Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD resource

Access to the findings of the OU/UKLA Reading for Pleasure Research Project, along with supporting resources.

OURfP logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Reading Gladiators

Book club

Small group reading resource designed to widen reading repertoires and build reading stamina for pupils in Years 2-6.

Just Imagine logo

£

KS1, KS2

Reading is Magic Festival

Literature Festival

A free online programme of author events and workshops for primary and secondary schools that runs from 2nd to 6th October 2023 .

Reading is Magic Festival logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Reading Leaders

Reading support

A training programme for students in Years 9-13 to equip them to deliver one-to-one reading support with younger students.

Coram Beanstalk logo

£££

KS3

Reading Partners

Reading support

Trained reading partners provide tailored one-to-one support to primary pupils in Dorset.

Dorset Reading Partners logo

£

KS1, KS2

Reading Recovery Programme

Catch-up intervention

An intensive literacy intervention programme aimed at children who have made little or no progress by the end of their first year at school.

Reading Recovery Europe logo

££££

KS1

Reading Recovery Training

CPD course

Training courses to equip teachers to deliver the Reading Recovery programme in schools.

Reading Recovery Europe logo

££££

KS1

Reading Rocks

School book supplier or specialist publisher

A curated book subscription service for primary schools offering access to the latest new titles.

Logo for Reading Rocks

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils

CPD course

A network of teachers' reading groups that meet to discuss children's literature and Reading for Pleasure teaching practice.

Cheltenham Lit Festival logo

Free

KS2, KS3

Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils Conference

Conference or Trade Show

A Reading for Pleasure conference on 10th October , part of the Cheltenham Literature Festival for Schools.

Cheltenham Lit Festival logo

£

KS2, KS3

Reading Well

Booklists and book reviews

Booklists to support mental health and wellbeing for children and young people.

Reading Well logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

ReadingZone

Booklists and book reviews

Book reviews, author interviews and book news to help promote reading for pleasure in primary and secondary schools.

ReadingZone logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

ReadingZone Bookclub

Author events

A programme of free virtual author events to help primary schools develop a love of reading.

ReadingZone logo

Free

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.

National Grid for Learning logo

Free

KS1, KS2

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