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 2023-2024-2025.
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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 draws on data collected in early 2023 from 64,066 children and young people aged 8 to 18 from across the UK to explore the attitudes and beliefs of comic readersView details about Children and young people's engagement with comics in 2023 -
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This report brings together insights from the various writing programmes that sit within Young Writers to highlight the important role they can play in the lives of children and...View details about The Impact of Writing for Enjoyment Programmes -
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This report highlights insight from children and young people about their reading and writing of song lyrics in 2023. The report also reviews evaluation findings from eight...View details about Lyrics in focus
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.
