Discovering Children's Books: Creative Campaigns
Projects, programmes and workshops
Termly creative literacy projects for primary pupils from the British Library.
Free
KS1, KS2
Education Endowment Foundation
CPD resource
Summaries and guidance reports based on the latest educational research covering literacy and other areas of the curriculum and school management.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
EMC Teacher Conference
Conference or Trade Show
A one-day conference exploring inclusive practices in the secondary English classroom taking place on 11th June in London.
£
KS3, KS4 ...
Emerging Voices Award
Competition
A political opinion writing competition for young people aged 16-25. Open for entries from 10th January - 15th February 2025.
Free
KS4, KS5
EmpathyLab
Booklists and book reviews, CPD course
Booklists, CPD training and other resources that help promote and develop empathy through reading.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
English & Media Centre CPD
CPD course
A programme of online CPD training for secondary teachers covering all aspects of the English curriculum.
£
KS3, KS4 ...
English Hubs
CPD course
A network of schools appointed to improve the teaching of early language acquisition, phonics and reading in England.
Free
KS1, KS2
Excelsior Award
Book awards
Take part in this annual award celebrating the best graphic novels and manga published for 9-18 year-olds. Shortlists are announced in December.
£
KS2, KS3 ...
FCBG Children's Book Award
Book awards
The FCBG Children's Book Award is an annual book award voted for entirely by children. Shortlists are announced in February.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
FCBG Conference
Conference or Trade Show
Hear best-selling authors and illustrators talk about their work at the FCBG annual conference from 11th -13th April 2025.
£
Adult
Fiction Express
Online learning and apps
A platform that engages primary pupils with reading through the co-creation of online stories with professional children’s authors.
£
KS1, KS2
First News
Newspapers, magazines and comics, Online learning and apps
A weekly newspaper and associated literacy resources created for children between the ages of seven and fourteen.
£
KS2, KS3
Global Media and Information Literacy Week
Event
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2024 takes place from 24th - 31st October .
Free
KS2, KS3 ...
Harry Potter Book Day
Event
Celebrate the magical world created in the best-selling Harry Potter series of books on 17th October 2024 .
Free
KS2, KS3
HFL Education National Primary English Conference
Conference or Trade Show
This year's HFL Education National Primary English conference takes place online on 6th February.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
HfL Education: Consultancy and INSET Training
CPD course
Consultancy and INSET packages covering all aspects of English available for primary and secondary schools.
££
KS1, KS2 ...
HfL Education: CPD Training
CPD course
A programme of CPD training to support the literacy curriculum in EYFS, primary and secondary settings.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Event
This day of commemoration for all victims of the Holocaust and genocide takes place annually on 27th January.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Information Book Award
Book awards
An annual award celebrating information books. The shortlist is announced in June.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
International Literacy Day
Event
International Literacy Day takes place on 8th of September every year.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Jane Considine Training
CPD course
Online and in-person training courses covering writing, spelling and comprehension from primary educational consultant and author, Jane Considine.
£
KS1, KS2
Just Imagine Training and Consultancy
CPD course
A range of training and consultancy programmes covering all aspects of primary literacy.
££
KS1, KS2
Kamishibai Storytelling
Books, ebooks and audiobooks
Use this traditional form of Japanese storytelling to promote creativity and support key speaking and listening skills.
£
KS1, KS2 ...