09 Dec 2025
9:30am - 10:15am
Online
About the event
Football is well known for bringing people together across different backgrounds. What if we told you poetry can too?
The National Literacy Trust and Premier League Primary Stars are excited to invite you to meet award-winning poet Joseph Coelho alongside CBBC presenter Lauren Layfield to explore the theme of diversity and how it can be celebrated through poetry.
Join us on Tuesday 9 December 9.30am-10.15am for a free, inspiring online workshop that connects football and literacy by using the No Room for Racism campaign as a lens for pupils to reflect on how football brings people together and to create their own poetry celebrating that greatness comes from everywhere. This online workshop will help pupils to begin planning and writing their own poems using some fantastic free resources!
Before the event
- Register below for the event.
- Download (and ideally print) the Premier League Primary Stars resources for this event. We recommending printing the 'Diversity and Me' worksheet for use during the workshop and the 'Writing Sheet' for use after.
- If possible, complete the challenge and share with @literacy_trust and @PLCommunities on socials.
- Send any questions for Joseph to sport@literacytrust.org.uk and we will answer as many as we can on the day.
What you need to know
- This webinar is for pupils aged 7 to 11 (Key Stage 2, Years 3, 4, 5 and 6).
- This session will have something for everyone. Your pupils do not need to be massive footy fans.
- This event will take place as a Zoom Webinar and, although the best way to take part is live, it will remain on the National Literacy Trust website as a resource video after the event.
- Webinars are open to all teachers based in primary schools, public or community libraries across the UK and Club Community Organisations working in schools.
- You will be able to interact with the presenters through the chat function, but you will not be able to chat with, or see the chat from other schools.
- Unless asked by the National Literacy Trust within the event as part of the event, schools will not be able to turn their camera or microphone on.
Session benefits
- Encourage pupils to reflect on and celebrate diversity
- Provide pupils with poetry writing tips
- Showcase writing role models
- Engage your pupils in fun and interactive literacy activities
- Give your class the chance to submit questions to the presenter and poet
- Offer exciting insight into Premier League Primary Stars
- Give you the chance to win great prizes for you and your class