The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a UK based charity that creates and delivers award-winning literacy training and resources for the teachers of early years and primary school children.
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Charley Rabbit shares her motivations for writing 'Monsieur Mustard: The Disappearance of Fabio Fangtooth' as well as a glimpse into her influences and inspirations.
Read more: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/monsieur-mustard-blog-charley-rabbit
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This week’s KS1 pick: Jake in the Middle: Maple Street by Michael Catchpool. Four lively, relatable stories with engaging illustrations. More: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/
Our Power of Reading training uses research-proven approaches to develop literacy. It empowers children to become engaged readers, boosting comprehension, creative thinking, and confident writing.
Booking for the 2026-27 academic year is now open — find out more at https://clpe.org.uk/training
Today is your last day to get involved in CLiPPA 2026!
👉 Teachers: record students’ performances and submit by 12pm, TODAY.
👉 Five schools (one per shortlisted collection) will perform at the National Theatre, London on 9 July.
Get involved: https://clpe.org.uk/poetry/CLiPPA/shadowing_scheme
We asked the wonderful Simon Mole how he feels being shortlisted for the #CLiPPA26 for his poetry collection 'A First Book of Bugs' published by Walker Books UK. This was his response...
And already hearing the same story from the groups we're running in Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds...
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Dr Amy-Jane Beer shares her motivations for writing 'A River Running Through You' as well as a glimpse into her influences and inspirations.
Read more: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/river-running-through-you-blog-amy-jane-beer
An amazing day yesterday with the first of our Power of Reading final days, an extra special group: the first cohort of our EEF-funded research trial. Incredible practice, huge impact on pupil engagement & attainment, esp boys, FSM, EAL & SEND. Teachers loving teaching again!
This week’s Lower Key Stage 2 book pick is Higher Ground by Tull Suwannakit (New Frontier Publishing). A richly illustrated story of two children, their grandmother, and their pet rabbit seeking refuge in a tower block after a devastating global flood. For more: clpe.org.uk/blog/
Poetic form is an obstacle to children who are beginning to write poetry. Teachers can help by introducing children to variety of poetic forms that can be used to shape experience and provide a stimulus for writing. Explore more: https://clpe.org.uk/research/poetry-primary-schools-what-we-know-works
