Resource Craze of the Month: Tour de France This month, excitement generated by the Tour de France provides a hook for activities promoting literacy and learning.
Resource Fake news and critical literacy resources These resources are designed to help teachers, parents and librarians equip children with the critical literacy skills they need to survive and thrive in today's digital world.
Resource World Cup short story writing with Kickaround magazine We've teamed up with Kickaround magazine to bring your pupils a brilliant writing competition this World Cup season.
Premium resource Transition talk - an environment-themed oracy project This Year 6 transition resource provides a set of oracy activities and ideas themed around conservation of planet Earth, based on the book This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo.
Premium resource Whole-school reading recommendations posters 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.
Resource Defenders: Russia - a World Cup 2018 football story by Tom Palmer Children's author Tom Palmer is writing a daily story during the 2018 World Cup. The story is designed to be read aloud in the classroom or at home, and follows events on and off the pitch as they happen.
Resource World Cup Football School writing resources for primary schools Welcome to Football School, a set of cross-curricular writing resources to celebrate the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Resource Craze of the Month: Royal wedding This month we're exploring the excitement around the upcoming Royal wedding and sharing ideas for how it can be used to promote literacy in schools.
Resource Free Writing Friday: Cressida Cowell's top writing tips for primary pupils Children's author and illustrator Cressida Cowell has created some fantastic resources for primary school pupils, packed full of writing tips and inspiring illustrations from her books.
Premium resource SATs reading paper: top tips and techniques for Year 6 pupils This PowerPoint acts as a revision guide for students, reinforcing key messages and techniques in preparation for the Year 6 SATs reading paper.
Resource Craze of the Month: using the latest trends to promote literacy What’s the latest craze in your school? Each month we focus on one of the latest trends to have your pupils hooked.
Premium resource Writing for pleasure Materials to support whole-school exploration of writing for pleasure.
Premium resource School libraries - the beating heart of the school 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 wider learning context.
Resource Free resources for National Tell a Fairy Tale Day Download our simple printable planner guides to writing your own modern day fairy tale or quest story based on the ever popular Rainbow Magic and Beast Quest series.
Resource World Book Day 2018 Our round-up of the best resources to help you have a great World Book Day on 1 March
Premium resource Developing lifelong readers through personalisation These resources aim to build the bridge between the emerging research and its practical application to improve outcomes for younger children through personalisation of stories.
Premium resource Understanding the language and literacy needs of EAL learners The resource includes a glossary of terms used to describe EAL learners, a whole-school audit tool, guidance about annual EAL proficiency assessment and formative assessment and advice on reading with EAL learners.
Premium resource Reading the world - promoting critical thinking This resource uses The Silence Seeker to support thinking and discussion around a range of themes including belonging, what makes a community, refugee and asylum issues and language and non-verbal communication.
Premium resource Dictogloss – improving non-fiction writing 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 Key Stage 2 upwards.
Premium resource Fifty of the best non-fiction titles for primary schools The best quality non-fiction titles from 2016 and 2017, organised by age and key stage with links to the curriculum and a brief description of each title.
Premium resource Developing a whole-school reading environment These resources for primary and secondary teachers provide practical tips and ideas for inspiring a vibrant whole-school reading environment.