Calendar of Events
The Literacy Year
Event
Resource Type Resource Type tooltip
Key Stage
Region Region tooltip
Price band Price band tooltip
Resource Provider
500 Words Competition

Competition

Nationwide writing competition for primary aged children that runs from September to November .

Free

KS1, KS2

A Day of Welcome

Event

An annual event for schools to help them promote a culture of welcome and understanding for refugees and asylum seekers. A Day of Welcome 2025 takes place on 13th June.

A Day of Welcome logo

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

A New Chapter

School book supplier or specialist publisher

Independent online children's bookshop specialising in diversity and inclusion.

A New Chapter logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

ABC to read

Reading support

Trained reading volunteers come into Berkshire schools to work with up to 3 children for half an hour each on their reading skills.

ABC to read logo

££

KS1, KS2

Access All Arts Week

Event

A fully-resourced nationwide arts week for primary schools that runs eachJune.

Access All Arts

Free

KS1, KS2

Anti-Bullying Week

Event

Anti-Bullying Week is an annual UK-wide event that aims to raise awareness of bullying and ways to prevent it. It runs from 11th - 15th November 2024 .

Logo for Anti-Bullying Alliance

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Aquila

Newspapers, magazines and comics

A monthly educational magazine themed around a general-interest topic aimed at KS2 pupils.

Aquila logo

£

KS2

ARCh Reading Mentors

Reading support

Trained volunteer reading mentors provide one-to-one reading support to primary pupils in Oxfordshire.

ARCh logo

££

KS1, KS2

Authorfy

Lesson plans and teaching aids

An ever-expanding bank of author videos and creative teaching resources to promote reading and writing for pleasure.

Authorfy Logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Authors Abroad

In-school author events, Online author events

Agency helping schools organise author visits tailored to their needs.

Authors Abroad logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Authors Aloud UK

In-school author events, Online author events

Company specialising in helping schools organise author visits.

Authors Aloud logo

££

KS1, KS2 ...

Authors Live

Online author events

A programme of author and illustrator events brought directly to your classroom live on the web.

Logo for Scottish Book Trust

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Back to School

Booklists and resources to support the start of a new school year.

Free

KS1, KS2 ...

Badger Learning

Books, ebooks and audiobooks, School book supplier or specialist publisher

Educational book supplier specialising in books to engage reluctant or struggling readers, reading schemes and book band collections.

Badger Learning logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Barnes Children's Literature Festival Schools Programme

Literature Festival

A programme of free, in-person author events for state-funded London primary schools that runs from 19th May - 18th June 2025.

Free

KS1, KS2

Bath Children's Literature Festival

Literature Festival

Dedicated children's literature festival with a programme of in-person events for primary and secondary schools in September and October.

Logo for Bath Children's Literature Festival

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Behind the Headlines

Lesson plans and teaching aids, CPD course, Projects, programmes and workshops

Teaching resources and workshops to engage secondary students in the news and journalism.

The Guardian Foundation logo

Free

KS3, KS4 ...

Best Books for Schools

School book supplier or specialist publisher

Independent online bookshop offering individual titles and curated book collections for schools.

Just Imagine logo

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Black History Month

Event

Explore and celebrate the impact of Black heritage and culture during Black History Month in October .

Black History Month

£

KS1, KS2 ...

Blue Peter Book Club

Book club

A monthly book club featuring titles for pupils aged 7-11.

£

KS1, KS2

Book A Poet

In-school author events

A service to help schools organise bespoke spoken word workshops and events.

££

KS1, KS2 ...

Book Clubs in Schools

Book club

Resources and training to enable schools to run weekly, peer-led book clubs.

Book Clubs in Schools logo

£££

KS2, KS3 ...

Bookbug Songs and Rhymes

Online learning and apps

A bank of songs and rhymes to use with EYFS and KS1 pupils.

Logo for Scottish Book Trust

Free

KS1, EYFS

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