School Reading List Book Club
Book club
Advice and book recommendations to help primary and secondary schools set up their own book club.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Scottish Book Trust Learning Resources
Lesson plans and teaching aids
A range of free learning resources covering reading and writing from the experts at Scottish Book Trust.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
Shakespeare at School
Lesson plans and teaching aids
Online cross-curricular programmes of learning based on a Shakespeare play.
Free
KS2
Shakespeare Week
Event
A week-long celebration of Shakespeare's life and work for primary schools that runs from 24th-30th March 2025.
Free
KS1, KS2
Shropshire Bookfest Book Awards
Book awards
A bi-annual book award and reading for pleasure project for primary schools in Shropshire.
£
KS1, KS2
SLA Weekend Course
Conference or Trade Show
Hear from academics, librarians and best-selling authors at the SLA annual Weekend Course taking place on 6th and 7th June 2025.
££
KS1, KS2 ...
Spark! School Book Awards
Book awards
Annual book awards where the winners are chosen by primary and secondary pupils across the UK. Register to take part between September and November. Shortlists announced in January.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
Spoken Language Progression and Audit Tools
Planning, progression and assessment
Audit and progression resource to support schools in developing an effective spoken language curriculum.
£
KS1, KS2
Storytime
Newspapers, magazines and comics
A monthly illustrated story magazine for children aged five to nine.
£
KS1, KS2
Summer Book Club
Book club
A transition project to promote reading for pleasure and build a sense of community for pupils moving up to secondary school. It runs from July to September.
£
KS2, KS3
Summer Reading Challenge
Projects, programmes and workshops
An annual programme that encourages children aged 4-11 to read for pleasure over the summer holidays.
Free
KS1, KS2
Take 10 To Read Challenge
Projects, programmes and workshops
An annual challenge to highlight the link between reading for pleasure and wellbeing that takes place on 10th October.
Free
KS2, KS3
Take One Book
Whole-school scheme
A flexible, literature-based framework for teaching English in primary schools.
£
KS1, KS2
Teachers' Reading Challenge
Projects, programmes and workshops
A reading challenge for teachers that runs from July to end October .
Free
Adult
The Commission Conversations
CPD resource
Over 50 short interviews with oracy experts exploring the role of oracy in education.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
The Day
Newspapers, magazines and comics, Online learning and apps
Online, subscription-based news platform for primary and secondary schools.
££
KS1, KS2 ...
The National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE)
CPD resource, CPD course
NATE is a professional association that supports English teachers through publications, research and training.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
The Oracy Benchmarks
Planning, progression and assessment
An audit and planning tool to support the implementation of a high-quality oracy curriculum.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
The Phoenix
Newspapers, magazines and comics
A weekly, high quality comic for children aged 7-14 featuring stories and non-fiction topics.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
The Speaking Summit
Conference or Trade Show
Voice 21's annual oracy conference takes place on 25th March 2025 in London.
£
KS1, KS2 ...
The Week Junior
Newspapers, magazines and comics
A weekly news and current affairs magazine for KS2 and KS3 students.
£
KS2, KS3
The Week Junior Book Awards
Book awards
Awards celebrating the creativity of children's publishing across 14 different categories. Shortlists announced in June.
Free
KS1, KS2 ...
The Week Junior Science+Nature
Newspapers, magazines and comics
A monthly STEM magazine for KS2 and KS3 students.
£
KS2, KS3