Across many multi-academy trusts, leaders continue to explore how writing assessment can be interpreted and applied more consistently between schools. Schools may be working from the same assessment frameworks and, of course, the same statutory assessment criteria. However, shared criteria alone do not automatically create shared understanding. Writing assessment depends heavily on professional judgement, and…
The downward trend in the number of children and young people writing for pleasure in the UK continues into 2025, according to new research published today [Wednesday 25th June, 2025] by the National Literacy Trust. The National Literacy Trust’s survey of nearly 115,000 children and young people aged 5 to 18 from across the UK…
With one in four children leaving primary school below the expected reading standard, a charity providing crucial reading support in schools has expanded its reach to every county in England. Schoolreaders provides one-to-one reading sessions with more than 30,000 children each week, across the nation, connecting volunteers with primary schools. It is facing increased demand for its…
The new year (13 January 2025) will mark the launch of the next iteration of Wicked Writers: Be the Change, a writing competition devised by the National Literacy Trust and celebrated stage musical Wicked (as part of its acclaimed Wicked Active Learning cultural and social education programme), to inspire pupils across the UK to write…
On Saturday 17 February, charity Coram Voice announced the winners of Voices 2024, its national writing competition for children in care and young care leavers, at a ceremony hosted in London by actor Peter Capaldi alongside former Voices competition winner, Claire Wilden. Now in its eighth year, the Voices competition, sponsored by UK management consultancy Cadence Innova, is a positive…
