CLPE

Improving literacy standards in primary schools for 50 years. Teach Primary Award Winners.

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is an independent UK charity that promotes the effective teaching of children’s literacy. Our work emphasises the importance of children’s literature in enabling children to become confident and enthusiastic readers and writers with all the benefits this brings.

20/08/2026

Discover our brand new teaching plans and videos based on 'New in Town' by Marta Altes designed to enhance children’s reading comprehension and composition of their own creative writing, from Early Years to Key Stage 2.

Find out more and download the resources here: https://clpe.org.uk/books/book/new-town

19/08/2026

What a delight to hear 'Why oh why do I never say UNO?' from shortlisted poet Sam Gayton from his collection 'Press Start to Play' illustrated by Jack Noel and published by Andersen Press - A huge congratulations to all of our shortlisted poets! 🎉

17/08/2026

The Power of Reading continues to be recognised as a trusted, research-informed approach to raising literacy standards.

It is proven to develop oracy, reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills, helping all children to thrive as readers and writers.

Find out more: https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/1RW5-1LLD/por

14/08/2026

Here's one of our talented Shadowing Winners bringing John Agard's poem 'Once Upon a Time' to life at CLiPPA 2026.

Thank you to all of our Shadowing Winners for helping make this year's awards ceremony such a memorable celebration of children's poetry.

13/08/2026

This week’s Lower Key Stage Two pick: 'The Lost Robot' by Joe Todd-Stanton and published by Flying Eye Books. In this picturebook, a little robot wakes up in a futuristic rubbish dump with no memory of its life before then. It sets out to discover how it came to be there, and where it truly belongs.
More: https://clpe.org.uk/blog/

11/08/2026

Here's John Agard bringing his award-winning poetry to life at CLiPPA 2026 with a performance of his poem titled 'Bogeyman Headmaster.'

Congratulations once again to John on winning this year's CLiPPA, and to all of our shortlisted poets for sharing their fantastic work with us. 🎉

10/08/2026

In this clip, Shirley Hottier talks about her experience illustrating the CLiPPA 2026-winning collection 'The Poetry World of John Agard' and what she enjoyed most about the process.

For more videos from this year's shortlisted poets, visit the CLPE website: https://clpe.org.uk/poetry/videos ✨

07/08/2026

Today we have an exciting chance to win a copy of 'Hello, Ocean' by James Carter, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman and published by Post Wave Publishing.

To enter drop a 🐳 below. Good luck!

T&C's on our website.

05/08/2026

A huge congratulations to Heathfield Infant School for a wonderful performance at the National Theatre in front of ~1000 audience members at !

Poem: 'Dinosaur' from 'Five Little Friends: A Collection of Finger Rhymes', by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Fiona Woodcock, Walker Books🎉

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