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Support for schools
Building outstanding literacy leadership
“Improving standards of literacy must be a priority for all our schools,
as it is instrumental in helping children in every subject.”
– Michael Cladingbowl, Ofsted’s Director, Schools
“All of the National Literacy Trust resources are excellent and influence
and contribute to our whole-school literacy programme.”
– Rosalind Buckland, Ripley St Thomas CE Academy

Contents
Support for schools .................... 4
National Literacy Trust Network ......5-7
Professional development............8-9
Routledge ........................ 10-11
Early years literacy support........ 12-13
KS1 – KS4 (P1-S4) literacy support.. 14-17
Take part in our research .......... 18-19
Product summary............ back cover
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www.literacytrust.org.uk

The National Literacy
Trust is an independent
charity that transforms
lives through literacy.
One person in six in the UK is held back by
poor literacy skills which compromise
employability, health, confidence and
happiness. All proceeds allow us to improve
reading, writing, speaking and listening skills
in communities where poverty is increasing
and where literacy levels are low.
Our research and analysis make us the
leading authority on literacy and drive our
interventions. We campaign to make literacy
a priority for politicians and parents and we
provide schools with resources to transform
their literacy teaching.
Looking for ideas and
activities to improve literacy
in your classroom?
Are you looking for activities to encourage better
grammar or to support creative writing in the classroom?
Are you struggling to engage your pupils in reading, or
have you identified pupils who need additional support
on spelling?
Drawing from the experience and knowledge of experts
such as Pie Corbett, Alison Wilcox, Sue Palmer and
Julie Cigman, Routledge books and resources can offer
you ideas, activities and useful information on spelling,
grammar, creative writing, reading, writing and speaking,
as well as titles on supporting students with special
educational needs.
If you are increasing your focus on literacy in the
classroom, or just looking for new ideas for classroom
activities, you can find out about all our latest titles in
our Focus on Literacy online catalogue here:
www.routledge.com/u/literacy
@Routledgeed
David Fulton Books
RoutledgeEducation

Support for schools
The education system has seen major changes over
the last three years. Through all of this change, the
development of literacy skills has remained central to
a young person’s life chances. Without these skills,
full participation in the workplace and society as an
adult will be a constant struggle.
The National Literacy Trust provides the resources and training for schools
to develop outstanding literacy leadership. Taking advantage of the
National Literacy Trust offerings will help your school embed reading, writing
and communication outcomes within the wider curriculum, develop a creative
and purposeful teaching and learning environment and maximise the impact
of your Pupil Premium spend.
• Network membership provides literacy leaders with tools, resources and
inspiration to audit, plan and evaluate provision, create a whole-school
ethos, improve quality of teaching, close the attainment gap and reach out
to the wider community.
• New Outstanding Literacy Leadership training programmes use
an evidence-based approach to improve your literacy outcomes. Areas of
focus include raising boys’ literacy, reading for enjoyment and classroom
assistants as literacy champions.
• Early years literacy support includes the Talk to Your Baby conference,
downloadable resources and Early Words Together, a programme bringing
local authority multi-agency teams and other partners together to support
families to improve their home learning environment for two to five-year-olds.
• KS1 – KS4 literacy support including Premier League Reading Stars which
harnesses the power of football to have a dramatic impact on reading
enjoyment and attainment.
Read on to discover how together we can ensure that all children gain the
literacy skills they need to access employment and fulfil their potential in life.
Jonathan Douglas
Director, National Literacy Trust
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National Literacy Trust Network
We help members to:
• Audit, plan and evaluate provision
• Create a whole-school ethos
• Improve quality of teaching
• Close the attainment gap
• Reach out to the wider community
Additional benefits:
• Discounts on products and services, including 30% off
Browns Books for Students
• Opportunities to meet and learn from other schools
• Fortnightly email updates with the latest news from
the network
• Email and phone support from our network team
The National Literacy
Trust Network supports
schools to develop
outstanding literacy
provision by providing
literacy leaders with tools,
resources and inspiration.
How can the National Literacy Trust Network help me?
“A goldmine of resources, activities and ideas.”
Keith Hore, network member, Sowerby Bridge High School
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National Literacy Trust Network
How much does membership cost?
One year
subscription
Two year
subscription
Schools* £100 £190 £270
Individuals £90 £171 £243
Organisations* £150 £285 £405
*Up to five members of staff entitled to their own membership login.
Discounts of up to 25% are available for bulk membership purchases.
Three year
subscription***
*** Sign up for a three year membership and have the option to buy and decorate a BookBench as
a focal point for literacy in your school.
To find out more visit
www.literacytrust.org.uk/network.
You can also email
network@literacytrust.org.uk
or call 020 7587 1842
for more information.
Celebrate working with us by purchasing a BookBench
for your school foyer or playground.
Subscribe to our network for three years or sign up for our professional development
training (see p.8-9) and have the option to own a BookBench which you can decorate and display as a focal
point for literacy in your school. Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/ownabookbench to find out more.
13,000 children
entered our
competitions in 2012-13
Our competitions
As part of our ongoing work to support schools, the National Literacy
Trust runs exciting competitions every term, which aim to inspire
children to get involved in activities to improve their literacy (and have
lots of fun at the same time!). These competitions are open to and
completely free for all UK schools.
Find out more at
www.literacytrust.org.uk/competitions
Case study
Raglan VC Primary School in
Monmouthshire used the Night
Zookeeper Reading Torch
competition to engage their
reluctant readers and improve their
relationship with their families.
Marc Bowen, deputy head:
“The Reading Torch competition proved to be a huge incentive
for all the children in my class. In particular I have about four
or five reluctant readers that I could see a definite change in.
They went from only reading at school to reading as much as
they could. Parents have commented very favourably about
the competition and the impact on reading at home.”
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National Literacy Trust Network
“Membership is invaluable for a constant
source of ideas and good practice,
keeping up to date with news and
research and generally staying motivated.
I couldn’t do my job half as well without
the National Literacy Trust!”
Network member
“As any teacher will know, working in a
school means that there simply isn’t
always time to create strategies from
scratch. Having joined the network soon
after it was created, I continue to access
it on a regular basis and find there are
numerous resources which enable me to
save time, without cutting corners, and
offer pupils and colleagues tried and
tested approaches to shape progress.”
Simon Newman, network member,
The Folkestone Academy
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Professional development
Our new CPD series on Outstanding Literacy Leadership
is an innovative programme for Specialist Literacy Leaders
embedded in the latest research and in line with the new
curriculum. It helps schools meet their staff development
needs in literacy leadership and is focussed on improving
literacy outcomes for specific under-achieving groups.
The challenge
In the context of curriculum and assessment flux, combined
with changes in levels of support from Local Authorities and
in school networks, it is increasingly challenging for schools
to source professional development tailored to their specific
needs. Our new offer recognises this and provides flexibility
for schools to customise the training to meet their needs
while encouraging teachers to test new approaches and
examine the evidence.
Research shows that effective professional development
immerses teachers in enquiry, questioning and
experimentation, but must also be connected to their
own practice. Our Outstanding Literacy Leadership
training equips specialist literacy leaders with strategies
to enhance their own learning, while focusing on local
school and pupil needs.
Our Outstanding Literacy Leadership training is:
Effective:
• Builds on known criteria for effective professional
development
• Addresses the teaching of specific curriculum content
• Aligns with school priorities and goals
• Emphasises collaboration within and between schools
– Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools for
England: “[…] I would actually force schools to join clusters.”
• Grows a research-oriented approach
Sustainable:
• Takes place over an extended period (at least half a
term) so approaches are tested and evidence collected
• Involves more than one teacher from each school so
ideas are shared and practice is jointly improved
• Supports middle leaders to lead teaching and learning
with strategic insight
• Builds a learning community providing structure and
content for a whole-school action research approach
“Secondary schools should
strengthen whole-school
literacy work across all
departments to ensure
that students extend and
consolidate their literacy skills
in all appropriate contexts.”
Ofsted, Moving English Forward, 2012
Celebrate working with us by
purchasing a BookBench for your school
foyer or playground when you sign up
for our professional development
training. See p.6 for more information.
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Professional development
Outstanding Literacy Leadership series
Improving boys’ literacy: strategies for success
Our first training in the series takes a national issue - the
gender gap in literacy attainment - and enables primary
schools to find specific solutions depending on how this
issue affects their school community.
Training takes place over three days spread across at least
one term. There is time to test new approaches and gather
valuable evidence. Clusters of schools jointly commission
the offer.
Who should attend?
• Specialist literacy leaders and classroom teachers
with a particular interest in literacy
What does it cost?
• £650 per person for three days of training
Additional benefits
• One year’s FREE membership of the National Literacy
Trust Network per school*
(worth £100 – see p.5-7 for details)
*Schools that are already members of our network
receive £100 reduction per school
• A senior leader (e.g. head or deputy) receives an
additional FREE place at the first session
• The lead or teaching school that co-ordinates and
hosts the training receives one FREE place
Coming soon in the Outstanding Literacy Leadership
series
• Outstanding Literacy Leadership in secondary schools
• Literacy across the curriculum in secondary schools
• Reading for enjoyment in secondary schools
Would you like to find out about dates for spring and
summer 2015? Or do you have a suggestion for a
training focus working with a group of schools in your
area? Get in touch by emailing us at
professional.development@literacytrust.org.uk.
Other training available
Reading for enjoyment
in primary schools
This professional development training
builds on the success of our Books
about Town for Schools project,
which has seen teachers from almost
100 primary and secondary schools
across London engaging with whole
text teaching, promoting reading for
enjoyment and creating a BookBench
featuring a favourite text.
The training takes place over three days,
with a one-day option also available.
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Focus on Literacy...
Are you increasing your focus on literacy in the classroom, or looking for new ideas for
classroom activities to promote literacy?
Routledge (with David Fulton Books) offers a wide range of books and resources to support
you in teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening in your classroom.
Alphabet and Counting Sentences
Try writing ‘counting’ sentences from one to ten. You might provide some sort of
instruction such as alliteration, similes, include a proper noun, an advert or drop in a
relative clause, etc.
One wild wombat, which was white and weary, waited wisely.
Two tired toucans, which were tiny and tousled, tried to tiptoe tastefully.
Three threadbare thimbles, which balanced theatrically, threw a thrusting
thoroughbred…
Another simple way to frame sentences is to use the alphabet. One challenge would
be for each letter to start the next word. A harder constraint would be for each letter
to start the next word. Who can write the fewest sentences, using the whole alphabet
in order.
A big cat dug eagerly for gold, hourly in jealous kinship….
Sample Activity from Jumpstart! Grammar: Games and Activities for Ages 6-14 by Pie Corbett and Julia Strong.
Books to Support Early Years Practitioners…
Books to Support Primary Teachers…
SUPPORTING BOYS’ WRITING IN
THE EARLY YEARS
Becoming a Writer in Leaps and Bounds
Julie Cigman
May 2014: 150pp
Pb: 978-0-415-82611-2
TEACHING MATHEMATICS
THROUGH STORY
A Creative Approach for the Early Years
Caroline McGrath
June 2014: 174pp
Pb: 978-0-415-68815-4
COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND
LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS
FOUNDATION STAGE
Helen Bradford
December 2008: 134pp
Pb: 978-0-415-47427-6
SUPPORTING EARLY
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Spirals for Babies and Toddlers
Marion Nash, Jackie Lowe and
David Leah
August 2012: 136pp
Pb: 978-0-415-69756-9
PLANNING AN APPROPRIATE
CURRICULUM IN THE EARLY YEARS
A Guide for Early Years Practitioners and
Leaders, Students and Parents, 3rd Edition
Rosemary Rodger
January 2012: 218pp
Pb: 978-0-415-58304-6
DESCRIPTOSAURUS
Supporting Creative Writing for
Ages 8-14, 2nd Edition
Alison Wilcox
March 2013: 252pp
Hb: 978-0-415-64086-2
LET’S WRITE
Activities to Develop Writing Skills for
7-11 Year Olds
John Foster
January 2014: 186pp
Pb: 978-0-415-72850-8
JUMPSTART! GRAMMAR
Games and Activities for Ages 6-14
Pie Corbett and Julia Strong
June 2014: 216pp
Pb: 978-0-415-83110-9
SPELLING FOR LIFE
Uncovering the Simplicity and Science
of Spelling
Lyn Stone
October 2013: 280pp
Pb: 978-0-415-85693-5
SPELLING RULES, RIDDLES
AND REMEDIES
Advice and Activities to Enhance Spelling
Achievement for All
Sally Raymond
March 2014: 158pp
Pb: 978-0-415-71000-8
David Fulton Books

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Volcanoes - Descriptive Words, Phrases and Sentences
Words:
Nouns –
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clouds, steam, bubbles, fumes,
fire, smoke, ash, rocks, lava, mud
Adjectives – Smoky, black, choking, red,
white-hot, spitting, hissing,
belching, smouldering, menacing,
throbbing, awesome, deafening
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Shook, trembled, bubbled,
exploded, erupted, crashed,
rained, hissed, roared, boomed
Phrases – Nouns and Adjectives:
• White-hot steam
• Choking fumes
• Fountain of fire like a throbbing wound
• Towering, black clouds of ash and smoke
Phrases – Verbs:
• Crater loomed ominously over the town
• Ground trembled and shook
• Followed by a deafening boom
• Rained from the sky
Sentences
• The air was thick with choking fumes.
• It was hard to breath and hard to see in
the smoky, black haze.
• Torrents of sizzling, smouldering ash and
rocks rained from the sky.
• As the volcano erupted, there was a
deafening boom and the ground trembled
and shook.
Sample from Descriptosaurus: Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8-14 by Alison Wilcox.
Books to Support Secondary Teachers…
TEACH NOW! ENGLISH
Becoming a Great English Teacher
Alex Quigley
May 2014: 236pp
Pb: 978-0-415-71101-2
DON’T CALL IT LITERACY
What Every Teacher Needs to Know
about Speaking, Listening, Reading
and Writing
Geoff Barton
December 2012: 190pp
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TEACHING GRAMMAR,
STRUCTURE AND MEANING
Exploring Theory and Practice for
Post-16 English Language Teachers
Marcello Giovanelli
July 2014: 140pp
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TALKING POINTS FOR
SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
Discussion Activities for Hamlet,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo
and Juliet and Richard III
Lyn Dawes
March 2013: 150pp
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LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR
CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY
TEXTS 7-14
The Whoosh Book
Gill Robins and Laura-Jane Evans-Jones
May 2013: 160pp
Pb: 978-0-415-81178-1
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Early years literacy support
The challenge
The foundations for literacy skills are laid in the first years,
months and even weeks of life. Inequalities in these
experiences are frequently related to socio-economic
status. By age five, children from low-income households
are over a year behind in vocabulary compared with
children from high-income households. 1
National Literacy Trust early
years support and training
Words for Life helps parents understand and fulfil their
role in supporting their child’s literacy development with
development milestones, tips, downloadable resources
from popular children’s books and input from bestselling
authors. Spread the word about the FREE content on
www.wordsforlife.org.uk in your school community
through newsletters and websites.
Our annual Talk To Your Baby conference is held in
London and brings together leading experts in early
language and communication.
We also offer selected training opportunities for
practitioners to support early years language and
communication development.
Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/early_years for more
information and downloadable resources.
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Hansen and Joshi (2007) Millennium Cohort Study Third Survey: A User’s Guide to Initial Findings. London: Centre for Longitudinal Studies.
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Early years literacy support
Early Words Together
Early Words Together is a targeted programme which
identifies and engages parents and families with children
aged two to five in need of literacy support.
Benefits
1. Improves children’s early literacy and communication
to increase school readiness
2. Improves parental engagement and the home learning
environment
3. Provides volunteering opportunities and skills
development in the local community
Key details
• Timing: Six week programme of sessions
• Delivery: Delivered by volunteers. The National Literacy
Trust provides resources and training for the volunteers
to empower families to support their children to develop
a love of books, stories, rhymes, songs and conversation
• For whom: Families with children aged two to five
targeted via Early Home Learning Indicators
• Location: The programme has been successfully
delivered across a range of settings, including Children’s
Centres, schools, places of worship, Housing
Associations etc.
• Activities: Rhymes, songs, games, mark making, crafts,
story props, sharing books, comics, creative stories,
visits to the local library etc.
• Cost: £3,500 for resources and training to deliver the
programme to 100 families
“Some activities, such as ‘Early Words Together’,
focus very specifically on promoting children’s
communication and language development, and
tracking shows that good progress is being made.”
Ofsted Report, Staffordshire: Lichfield District Group,
May 2014
90% parents
would recommend
the programme
“I learnt the importance of speaking with my
daughter. We now enjoy reading different books
and communicating better.”
Parent
‘These sessions have been invaluable. Nathan has
changed so much. His speech is better and he has
started to point to show me things, i.e. bus, cars,
flowers etc. He is better around other children
now. I am a lot happier.’
Parent
Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/ewt for more information.
To deliver Early Words Together in your school, contact
ewt@literacytrust.org.uk.
Watch a short video showing the benefits of
Early Words Together at http://vimeo.com/114668301
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KS1-KS4 (P1-S4) literacy support
“All schools should develop policies to promote reading for enjoyment.”
Moving English Forward, Ofsted, 2012.
The challenge
Despite increases in literacy attainment across most key
stages, systematic gaps in attainment continue to exist
among certain groups. Narrowing the literacy attainment
gap between Pupil Premium students and their peers, as
well as between boys and girls, is an ongoing challenge.
Reading for enjoyment
National Literacy Trust research has shown that there is a
positive relationship between reading enjoyment, reading
frequency and reading attainment 2 , with children who read
stories or novels outside school regularly having better
reading scores than children who rarely read for pleasure 3 .
Reading in different formats also has value, whether paper
books, magazines, online content or ebooks. In 2013 the
proportion of children who read ebooks doubled compared
to 2011. The National Literacy Trust is currently carrying
out some exciting research into the use of ebooks in the
classroom (see page 18 to take part).
2
Ref the attainment paper.
3
PIRLS (2006) and PISA (2009) in Department for Education (2012)
Research evidence on reading for pleasure. London: DfE.
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KS1-KS4 (P1-S4) literacy support
“Maximising the progress
of Pupil Premium
students is top of every
Head of Faculty’s agenda
at the moment. The
Premier League Reading
Stars programme fits
perfectly into a school’s
intervention plan for this
cohort as it is wellevaluated,
superbly
organised and most
importantly the
students love it!”
Anna Rimington, Head of
Faculty – English & Literacy
Premier League Reading Stars
Premier League Reading Stars is a reading intervention for 9-13-year
olds that uses children’s passion for football to motivate them to
enjoy reading and to improve their reading levels.
Key details
• 10 football-themed literacy sessions, typically delivered
over 10 weeks
• Delivered by teachers and librarians. FREE training available
• Resource packs include a tactics book for teachers,
a pupil training log to track progress and Premier
League-branded certificates, badges and wall charts
• Online support includes videos of 20 Premier League
football players talking about the reading challenges
where children can unlock exclusive rewards
• Activities include learning about difference genres of
text (drama, poetry, newspapers and magazines), as
well as strategies for choosing texts and for skimming
and scanning for information
Impact
• Three out of four children made at least six months’
progress in reading in just 10 weeks
• One in three pupils made the equivalent of a year’s
progress
• Among Pupil Premium students, reading scores increased
by twice as much as their more advantaged peers
Each pack is available at the subsided rate of £200
and contains resources for 32 pupils, i.e. £6.25 per pupil.
Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/plrs for more information.
To deliver PLRS in your school contact
plrs@literacytrust.org.uk.
“The Premier League Reading Stars scheme has
had a very positive impact on the group of pupils
we targeted. The data impact has been
measurable and this was highlighted by our recent
OFSTED report. It was a fine example of a high
impact intervention which was recognised and
applauded by the inspectors.”
Mark Ratchford, Headteacher
– Castor CE Primary, Peterborough
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KS1-KS4 (P1-S4) literacy support
National Literacy Trust Network
The network holds over 150 resources, tools, case
studies and blogs to help deliver outstanding literacy
across the school. See p.5-7 for more information.
To join our network and access these resources
for your school, visit
www.literacytrust.org.uk/network.
For a list of our top 10 network resources
including best practice videos and
PowerPoints, visit
www.literacytrust.org.uk/network/top10.
Top five network resources for schools
To help you find your way around, we asked members to vote for their top five resources:
1. A showcase of outstanding teaching and learning
of writing in a primary school. These video clips and
practical tips from Wroxham School offer tonnes of
inspiration and our network adviser, Francine
McMahon said “This is proof that the teaching of
writing never need be boring or mechanical. Steve
shows how you can take a simple resource to create
an imaginative scheme of work that inspires pupils
to write.”
2. 50+ classroom strategies for supporting EAL
students. An interview with Mike Gershon in which he
explains his top teaching and learning strategies for
working with EAL pupils and shares some pearls of
wisdom about supporting new arrivals. A really
practical resource from an inspirational practitioner.
3. Self-reflection tool for supporting reading in
secondary school. This resource helps teachers think
about what they do to create better readers, drawing
on best practice, research and advice from experts.
This resource is one of several self-reflection tools
within the network.
4. Making grammar work: A presentation from
Debra Myhill. This PowerPoint presentation, with
commentary from one of the leading experts in
contextualised grammar was a big hit with the
founder of the network Sarah De Zoysa, now a
primary school teacher in London: “As a teacher, this
was so helpful for me – digestible research that can
be used in practice.”
5. Exemplar Reading Intervention Process from
Bow School in London, with a video explanation from
the school’s former Literacy Coordinator. The National
Literacy Trust’s Schools Manager Julie Gibbings,
commented “The process gives a very clear structure
and can be adapted by any school – primary or
secondary – to include the interventions and tests
that are most appropriate for them.”
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Our network – examples of resources
Literacy Guide for Schools
KS1-KS4 (P1-S4) literacy support
The ultimate resource to support you to interpret the ongoing policy changes and important research in key areas of
literacy, with separate primary and secondary versions. Each section contains advice on how this translates into practice
in the classroom and wider school, and signposts to relevant content on our network that will support your planning.
Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/our_network/guide.
Whole-school literacy audit
Visit www.literacytrust.org.uk/our_network/evaluation_tools
Our new and improved
whole-school literacy audit
(updated July 2014) is a
valuable tool that supports
literacy leaders to review
their school’s current literacy
provision and develop an
action plan for moving
forward. Fully aligned to
current expectations in the
new National Curriculum, the
elements are organised into
key areas of literacy, with
each section accompanied by
supporting advice, research,
resources and support.
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Take part in our research
Our network resources, programmes and training are
underpinned by the latest findings from National Literacy
Trust research. Your school has a unique opportunity to
take part in our research and inform our work.
Impact of ebooks research project
We are looking for 100 primary and secondary schools
to take part in our exciting new research examining the
impact of ebooks on children’s and young people’s reading
motivation and reading attainment, in association with
RM Books.
Benefits
You will receive:
• Two school-specific reports outlining your pupils’
enjoyment of reading, reading habits and what they
think about reading/attitudes towards reading - one
at the beginning of the project and one at the end
• 25% discount on ebooks for your students for use in
this study
• Regular contact and support from our Research
Manager
• A copy of the study’s findings in October 2015
Please apply to take part in the project by 5 April 2015.
Register at www.literacytrust.org.uk/ebooks/takepart or contact
Irene Picton, Research Manager: irene.picton@literacytrust.org.uk
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Annual Literacy Survey
The National Literacy Trust conducts an annual survey of
primary and secondary school pupils to collect data about
their attitudes and behaviour (and attainment where
schools are willing to share data) in reading, writing,
speaking and listening, and technology use.
Benefits
• You will receive your own individual school report
• You will receive free data about your pupils, which they
can compare nationally
If you would like to take part in future surveys,
please register your interest at
www.literacytrust.org.uk/research/annual.
We will contact you when we are planning our next survey,
usually at the beginning of the school year.
Practitioner Literacy Survey
Our new annual practitioner survey will collect data to gain a
national picture of practitioner knowledge, attitudes and
behaviours around literacy. The survey explores how
practitioners feel about literacy, both in their professional
and personal lives, and how important they perceive literacy
to be for other members of staff and the school as a whole.
As a thank you, you will receive your own individual report to
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Our network >> £100/year. Discount available. Pages 5-7.
Online tools, resources and inspiration for teaching literacy in schools.
Outstanding Literacy Leadership >>Pages 8-9.
Professional development opportunities for specialist Literacy Leaders in
schools clusters. Three-day and shorter options.
Early Words Together >>Page 13.
Structured, targeted literacy support for parents and families with children
aged two to five.
Talk To Your Baby Conference >> £230. Page 12.
Annual conference bringing together leading experts in early language
and communication.
Early Years Training >> £850 per day for 10 participants. Page 12.
Training for early language and communication development.
Words for Life >> FREE! Page 12.
wordsforlife.org.uk website with information for parents on development
milestones, reading tips, book giveaways and resources to help their
children develop literacy and communication skills.
Premier League Reading Stars >> £200. Page 15.
Our reading intervention that uses children’s passion for football to
motivate them to enjoy reading and to improve their reading levels.
Competitions >> FREE! Page 6.
Look out for our exciting competitions which inspire children to get
involved in activities to improve their literacy. Competitions are open to all
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