Membership for student 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:
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-led, 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 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
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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 2024-2025.
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A compilation of recent research and policy developments to support whole-school and disciplinary literacy in secondary schools.Learn more about Secondary School Literacy Research and Policy Guide.
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Refresh and secure subject knowledge of grammar across all staff with these presentations.Learn more about Developing grammar subject knowledge for practitioners.
Related Research
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This report summarises findings from a pilot delivery of Early Words With Childminders. It focuses on the feasibility of delivery and the learning benefits for this group of...View details about Early Words With Childminders evaluation report -
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An evaluation of The Guardian Foundation's NewsWise programme supporting media literacy in children and families in BirminghamView details about Evaluation of NewsWise in Birmingham -
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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
Learning from good practice: case studies
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This case study is a great example of how to address children's literacy needs from school and from home.Learn more about Top 10 strategies for supporting family learning in secondary schools.
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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.
