Membership for student and early career teachers
We offer support to student and early career teachers, through access to research, resources, and best practice to prepare you for the classroom and support your early professional development.
Premium membership access:
If you are undertaking school-based training, find out if your school has a whole-school membership by asking your literacy coordinator or emailing us at membership@literacytrust.org.uk. If so, you can be added to the membership for free as part of your school's account.
Premium membership gives schools access to premium literacy strategic planning and classroom teaching resources, discounts on some professional development events and training, logins for up to 20 staff colleagues, plus discounts with partner organisations.
Free membership access:
Our free, individual membership provides you with:
- a website login for free teaching resources that are curriculum-linked, evidence-informed, and flexible
- access to National Literacy Trust research to enhance your understanding of key issues and effective practice
- the option to sign up for our fortnightly Education Resources and Training newsletter for teachers and practitioners, with news of programmes and events you can sign up for, new resources, plus details of our CPD training.
Useful resources
Whether you are working in early years, primary or secondary settings, we have a host of free resources you can access to get ideas and inspiration for your classroom practice.
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Supporting schools and early years settings with literacy teaching resources to help enrich your lessons linking to literacy moments and awareness days throughout the academic year.Learn more about Literacy teaching and school events calendar 2024/25-2025/26.
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Let students be inspired by the characters they love in the reading they enjoy in their free time, and then battle it out in this oracy-based classroom activity.Learn more about The Ultimate Character Champion Battle: oracy activity inspired by reading for pleasure.
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Learn how to make and use story sacks, and find out about the benefits of using them.Learn more about How to make and use a story sack.
Related Research
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Research
These reports share findings on children, young people and teachers' use of, and attitudes to, generative AI and literacy in 2024View details about Children, young people and teachers’ use of generative AI to support literacy in 2024 -
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Three reports outlining findings from our 2023 Annual Literacy Survey for TeachersView details about Teachers and reading, writing and whole-school literacy in 2023 -
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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
Learning from good practice: case studies
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Learn how St Thomas More Catholic High School prioritised disciplinary literacy practice to develop and embed high-quality subject-specific literacy and benefit student academic...Learn more about Creating a culture where disciplinary literacy can thrive: a case study.
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An example of parental engagement from Mayflower Community Academy, Plymouth, where families take part in morning workshops making, decorating and filling bookshelves...Learn more about Community bookcase project: how Mayflower Academy are engaging families and raising the profile of reading.
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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.Learn more about Shared reading and PSHE: a case study from Pool Academy.
