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Our top tips for making the most of podcasts to support pupils' literacy in the classroom and at home.View details about Podcasts and literacy resources -
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Explore how a multimodal approach to teaching literacy can support students’ learning in secondary schools.View details about Multimodal literacy: reading and viewing activities -
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Build on this current hot topic to engage children with reading, oracy and provide purposeful writing activities.View details about Hot topic: Greta Thunberg and the climate emergency -
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Guidance for teaching literacy skills though music at Key Stage 4View details about Literacy for Music -
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Tips on how to use the Great British Bake Off to inspire reading and writing in the classroomView details about Hot topic: Great British Bake Off -
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A free teaching resource inspired by Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir, Becoming, to boost secondary students’ literacy, leadership abilities and confidence.View details about Becoming by Michelle Obama: supporting literacy and PSHE education (Key Stages 3-5) -
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Guidance on planning for academic literacy in the context of Key Stage 3 and 4 history teaching.View details about Literacy in history -
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Tuesday News Day is a campaign to encourage teachers to discuss the news and current affairs with pupils for at least 10 minutes a week.View details about Tuesday News Day resources -
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This resource explores key principles for vocabulary instruction that will build the proven positive reciprocal relationship between word knowledge and reading comprehension.View details about Building vocabulary in secondary schools -
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Overview of the most commonly used command words in GCSE exam papersView details about Glossary of GCSE command words from AQA -
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In this case study we explore how a whole-school strategy for literacy has led to student achievement and Ofsted recognition in this Manchester all-through school.View details about Whole-school literacy: a case study from Abraham Moss Community School -
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Resources, posters and tips to teach children about fake news, and give them the critical literacy skills they need to navigate our digital world.View details about Fake news and critical literacy resources -
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We share the experience of how whole-school reading posters succeeded in getting staff and students talking at Eggbuckland Community College, with examples to inspire you.View details about Whole-school reading recommendations posters -
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Learning sequence and book list to accompany Letters to the future: on equality and gender by Owen Sheers and Laura Bates.View details about Equality and gender: classroom resources and book list -
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What’s the latest craze in your school? Each month we focus on one of the latest trends to have your pupils hooked.View details about Craze of the Month: using the latest trends to promote literacy -
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School libraries have the potential to have an important impact on many areas of pupil development including pupil skills, motivation and enjoyment, not only in reading, but in a...View details about School libraries - the beating heart of the school -
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This resource guides teachers through the dictogloss technique to improve non-fiction writing. Integrating listening, speaking and writing, the strategy works well with any age from...View details about Dictogloss – improving non-fiction writing -
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Ideas and activities to support your school in using diaries as an introduction to autobiographical writing and as a way of promoting family and community engagement.View details about The diary writer’s toolkit -
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Tap into your students’ passions with this motivating and structured journalism challenge.View details about My Words, My World: a journalistic writing challenge for secondary schools -
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Support staff to teach the reading skills specific to their subject area with our downloadable presentation aimed at secondary practitioners - with a particular focus on science.View details about Reading in subject areas in secondary school -
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Introduce the idea of books as personal treasures and where to find them in the national libraries’ digital collections to engage secondary students and their families with reading.View details about Treasured books: engaging secondary students and their families with reading