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Young Writers

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Our evidence-based Young Writers programme offers a solution to schools that seek to develop lasting writing-for-enjoyment practices. Believing that every young person is a writer, our programme uses a three-pillar model that emphasises the importance of memorable experiences, working with professional authors and providing a real audience and purpose for writing.

The programme prioritises agency, empowering pupils to choose what they write about and the format they write in. Pupils who take part in Young Writers feel more confident in their writing abilities, enjoy writing more, and see writing for enjoyment more positively. Teachers recognise the impact of different Young Writers projects, and how the different pedagogical elements inspire pupils to write for enjoyment in a way that also meets national curriculum requirements for writing.

If you have any questions please email young.writers@literacytrust.org.uk

Programmes

Visit the programme pages and complete our expression of interest forms to get involved!

  • An exciting project for Bradford primary schools focusing on the development of writing as pupils move from Year 2 through to Year 4.
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  • Bring the energy of contemporary poetry to your classroom with a our free poetry resources and inspire your students to become the next West Yorkshire Young Poet Laureate.
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  • Giving students the opportunity to visit iconic cultural venues in their local area as inspiration for writing their own poems supported by a local professional poet.
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  • Could your students write persuasively about a positive change they would like to see in their local community? The Wicked Writers: Be the Change competition is back for 2025!
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  • Discover our social action writing programme that empowers young people to share the stories that matter to them with a real audience and to drive change.
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  • A poetry-based programme supporting schools to explore writing as a therapeutic, self-sustaining, and low-cost tool to promote the wellbeing of their young people.
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  • Inspiring the next generation of mystery writers drawing on the thrilling work of Agatha Christie!
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Research

Our research into writing provides a strong evidence base for our writing programmes.

Celebrating writing

Explore our resources linked to key moments and practices that can be used to celebrate writing for enjoyment in the classroom.

Featured resources

Classroom resources to get your students writing.