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Primary resources

We have a wealth of free and membership resources available to support literacy teaching in primary school.

Celebrate the power of story with premium resources that place imagination, creativity, and fun at the heart of telling, and writing, stories.
Learn more about Dream up a World: Storytelling project with Steven Camden.
A compilation of recent research and policy developments in primary literacy to support evidence-based practice.
Learn more about Primary Literacy Guide and Review.
This resource acts as a revision guide for Year 6 pupils for the Key Stage 2 Sats reading paper and the spelling, grammar and punctuation papers.
Learn more about Sats classroom revision guides for Year 6.

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Primary professional development

We offer primary CPD and training courses designed to give teachers innovative strategies and practical ideas to support literacy in the classroom.

Through our primary conferences we celebrate best practice and explore the issues most significant to primary practitioners.

Featured courses and events

Build an understanding of direct and indirect vocabulary instruction in KS1 and KS2.
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This course helps teachers develop strategies to take their Key Stage 2 pupils beyond scaffolded writing and tackle challenges across different text types.
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This one-day workshop examines oracy as a key element of primary literacy and provides strategies for improving speaking and listening in the classroom.
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Upcoming primary training

Find upcoming training dates on our events page.

Primary programmes

Our primary programmes help children to read for pleasure, use sport to inspire pupils and support primary school libraries.

We work with schools across the country to refresh and restock their libraries and book corners, and embed reading for pleasure in teaching practice. We believe school...
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Giving students the opportunity to visit iconic cultural venues in their local area as inspiration for writing their own poems supported by a local professional poet.
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Supporting primary school children to develop their reading skills and confidently read for enjoyment too. Developed in partnership with Hachette UK.
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Together schools and local businesses support primary aged pupils to develop their literacy skills, raise aspirations and challenge stereotypes.
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Reading for enjoyment is key to improving literacy skills. The Young Readers Programme runs fun events where children can choose books to take home and keep.
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Our national reading campaign that supports and celebrates reading culture within schools.
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Use the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills.
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Inspiring young girls to get active and learn about football through the magic of storytelling.
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Related Research

Research

These reports outlines findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, focusing on reading and writing in children and young people aged 8 to 18 in Scotland.
View details about Children and young people's reading and writing in Scotland in 2023
Research

This report outlines the first year-on-year findings on attitudes and behaviours around listening to audio.
View details about Children and Young People’s Listening in 2023
Research

Based on data from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey, this report tracks book ownership in children and young people in the UK.
View details about Book ownership in 2023

Reading Champions Challenges

We run exciting reading challenges every term to inspire young people and help to build a reading for pleasure culture in schools, as well as developing reading stamina and increasing reading diversity.

See our current Reading Champions Challenge.

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