We’re so excited to host the CLiPPA 2026 award show on 9 July!
Here’s one of the 2025 winning school shadowing groups performing "A Short Introduction to the Doggish Language" by Brian Bilston.
We can’t wait to see this year’s winners take to the stage and share their performances.
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/
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...
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
✨ New blog post ✨
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
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✨ New blog post ✨
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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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
And already hearing the same story from the groups we're running in Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds...
