Free literacy resources

Here is a selection of some brilliant literacy resources for teachers and practitioners that you can access for free. You can also browse our full selection of resources.

To support families we also have a comprehensive web portal, grouped by age, with links to lots of free home-learning activities on Words for Life.

Platinum Jubilee

In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate 70 years as monarch. We've developed new resources to help you celebrate this historic event while encouraging children to read for pleasure.

Jubilee resources

Education Recovery

We provide a range of evidence-based training, interventions, programmes and resources to support teachers and practitioners to enable children to move forward and develop their skills.

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Early years

Our early years resources will help schools, settings and parents support children’s development from birth to age 5.

Support for multilingual families at home: Time together booklet

This easy-to-read guide now comes in 22 languages and is full of suggestions for how parents can support their young child's learning at home.
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Jubilee picture books list and character quiz for early years

Discover some great picture books with royal characters to help mark the occasion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Outdoor Activities to Support Communication and Wellbeing

Resources to support the delivery of early years sessions in an outside space. These activities are aimed at children aged two to five but can be adapted for other ages.
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Primary

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

Refugee and Migrant stories booklist

Our Refugee and Migrant stories booklist celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
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Pride month: book-based literacy activities

We've worked with authors Harry Woodgate and Benjamin Dean on storytelling events and book-based literacy activities that celebrate families and communities of all kinds.
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Marcus Rashford Book Club

Fantastic free teaching resources to accompany the latest title in the Marcus Rashford Book Club - The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence. For years 4, 5...
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Cross-phase and transition

Useful teaching resources for cross-phase and transition with a literacy focus.

Royal Reading Challenge: Platinum Jubilee 2022

To celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee we're encouraging pupils to ramp up their reading whilst also discovering fun and interesting facts about her reign.
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Refugee Week 2022

Resources including a Tom Palmer instalment story plus videos and writing activities for KS2 and KS3 to support learning and empathy.
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UEFA Women's EURO 2022

Excited about the UEFA Women's EURO 2022? Join in with our free activities including a reading challenge, online events and a 'live story'.
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Writing from Nature: a poetry resource

Created in partnership with the RSPB the Writing from Nature resources are designed to widen access to, deepen knowledge of, and increase appreciation of the natural world...
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Career activity handbooks

Activities for primary, secondary and post-16 students to support career insight and employability.
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Comics Rule!

Teaching sequence and resources to run our Comics Rule! writing challenge in your classroom, exploring the exciting world of comics and graphic novels.
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Secondary

Inspire and motivate pupils with our resources to support and improve literacy provision at secondary school.

Represent sample resources

Sample resources from our new programmme for girls aged 11 to 14 in alternative provision settings or at risk of exclusion.
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Shared reading and PSHE: a case study from Pool Academy

This case study, provided by Pool Academy, Cornwall, sets out the rationale and process behind their roll out of a literacy and wellbeing tutor reading programme.
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Careers skills for CVs and interviews

Workshops to support students with CVs, elevator pitches and interviews as they prepare for future careers.
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