Showing articles for "Teachers". (Show All)
Published: Fri 8th Dec 2023
Kim Culbertson, teacher and author of 100-Word Stories: A Short Form of Expansive Writing talks about the potential of 100-word stories in the classroom..
By Kim Culbertson | Fiction, Guest Blog, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Fri 1st Dec 2023
Leavers' Books offers a simple and stress-free way of creating lasting memories for your leavers with their easy-to-use online yearbook creator.
Published: Fri 10th Nov 2023
Tips and techniques to improve writing stamina in children of all ages.
By Jenni Harrison | Parents, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Fri 15th Sep 2023
A list of resources and tips to help teachers find new ways to teach poetry to their students.
By Young Writers Admin | Poetry, Recommended Reads, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Tue 18th Jul 2023
This case study examines the experience of Flint High School with Young Writers' competitions and explores the impact on students' writing skills and their school community.
Published: Fri 30th Jun 2023
The primary objective of Solefield School's participation in Young Writers' competitions is to enhance students' creative writing skills, foster a love for storytelling and provide opportunities for their work to be published.
Published: Fri 2nd Jun 2023
We give you practical tips and advice on how to bring diversity and inclusion into the classroom using literature, engaging pupils and teaching them about the communities and people around us.
By Jenni Harrison | Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Fri 17th Feb 2023
In this blog, we will explore the benefits of using emotions and tone in poetry and provide tips on how teachers can effectively incorporate this into their lesson plans.
By Ross | Poetry, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Tue 7th Feb 2023
Keeping a diary or a journal has been shown to have many benefits for mental health, especially in children. With the increasing pressure and stress that kids face in today's world, it's more important than ever to provide them with healthy coping mechanisms.
By Ross | Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Tue 10th Jan 2023
Take a look at one of our poetry competitions - The Big Green Poetry Machine - to see examples of how eco-poetry can cross the curriculum!
Published: Sun 9th Oct 2022
Check out Mariam's review of this YA page-turner...
By Mariam Zaheer | Book Reviews, Family, Kids, Teachers
Published: Fri 6th May 2022
The role of a teacher is endless. Supporting young ones in developing and finding themselves can be hard! That’s why we’ve created this teacher guide on how to help your class on their journeys of self-discovery.
Published: Fri 29th Apr 2022
Twitter can be a fantastic place for educators. Rife with teaching resources, networking threads and thousands of experienced friends, it's a fantastic place to be.
By Luke Chapman | Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Sun 20th Mar 2022
Support your pupils in creating original characters for their Bonkers Monsters stories with these handy ideas!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Competitions, Kids, SPaG Monsters, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Mon 7th Mar 2022
Let’s dive into the most iconic historical fictional villains through time. Perfect to inspire writing and develop all angles of any story.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Kids, Teachers
Published: Wed 23rd Feb 2022
How to find inspiration, top tips, and how not to be boring! "Read How school visits and meeting readers has inspired my writing" by Dan Smith now...
By Dan Smith | Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips
Published: Fri 4th Feb 2022
Writing a story in the style of a diary is a brilliant way to get your readers inside the mind of your main character straight away. Here's author Kathy Weeks' inside knowledge to help you!
By Kathy Weeks | Activities, Author, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
Published: Thu 3rd Feb 2022
Learn about the history of Afro Hair with Kandace Chimbiri in her latest book. Diversify your reading list and learn about the world!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Lit in Colour, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Wed 2nd Feb 2022
Mollie has written up her experiences with the Empowered competition and how she inspired her class to take on the challenge extracurricular.
By Mollie Hogg | Guest Blog, Poetry, Teachers, Alumni
Published: Tue 1st Feb 2022
The amazing Gill Lewis has written a guest blog for us to celebrate the launch of "A Street Dog Named Pup!"
By Gill Lewis | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Mon 31st Jan 2022
Celebrate your favourite person in verse with Poetry Idol and you could win them, and yourself a fantastic prize!
By Lynsey | Activities, Competitions, Kids, Parents, Poetry, Teachers
Published: Thu 27th Jan 2022
Go from novice to finished podcast in no time with this simple podcast guide for teachers and young writers.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers
Published: Tue 11th Jan 2022
To celebrate the release of Gillian Cross & Alan Snow's latest book "Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure", Gillian shares with you some amazing mystery writing tips...
By Gillian Cross | Activities, Author, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Writing Tips
Published: Thu 16th Dec 2021
Here is Thursday 16th December 2021 Book In The Nook Giveaway! Win a copy of "Clarice Bean - Think Like An Elf" TODAY ONLY!
By Lynsey | Author, Christmas, Competitions, Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers
Published: Fri 3rd Dec 2021
Following the finding of Penguin Books’ Lit in Colour investigation, we began our own Lit in Colour journey with one ultimate goal: showcase the overflowing talent from minority groups that are diversifying bookshelves and making the world a better place.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Libraries, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers, Lit in Colour
Published: Wed 1st Dec 2021
This year we’re running Book in the Nook which is a book & goodies giveaway EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. from the 1st Dec to the 17th!
By Lynsey | Competitions, Event, Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Winners
Published: Fri 26th Nov 2021
The Young Writers shop has landed and we're so excited! We even have a discount code inside
By Luke Chapman | Parents, Teachers, Toolkit, SPaG Monsters
Published: Thu 25th Nov 2021
We chat with Author and English Teacher Tom Mitchell about juggling both professions, his latest book and much more!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Interview, Teachers
Published: Fri 12th Nov 2021
Welcome to the world of anti-villains! Are they all really THAT bad?
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Teachers
Published: Thu 11th Nov 2021
Chairman of Two Sides, Martyn Eustace, talks to Lilly Evans about the printing industry, its sustainability and myth-busting common misconceptions.
By Lilly Evans | Environment, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers
Published: Thu 11th Nov 2021
"The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg" author Emily shares with us her life as a librarian and writer
By Emily Critchley | Author, Libraries, Parents, Teachers, Guest Blog, Alumni
Published: Wed 10th Nov 2021
As COP26 discusses climate change, Editorial Director of Earth Island Publishing, Susan Wright tells how the print industry is sustainable & environmentally friendly.
By Susan Wright | Environment, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Guest Blog
Published: Mon 8th Nov 2021
Fun poetry writing competition encouraging budding writers to be inspired by this time of year.
By Lynsey | Activities, Competitions, Kids, Poetry, Teachers
Published: Thu 7th Oct 2021
The big day has finally come... Check out our heaps of Poetry resources, interviews, guest blogs, superstar poets and more!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Event, Family, Illustrator, Interview, Kids, Parents, Poetry, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Tue 5th Oct 2021
October 5th is International Teachers Day where we celebrate Educators across the globe.
By Luke Chapman | Teachers
Published: Tue 28th Sep 2021
Check out our brand new SPaG Monsters video where we dive into the SPaG world and introduce this crazy bunch.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Virtual, SPaG Monsters
Published: Mon 27th Sep 2021
Find out more about these fantastic awards, how they celebrate with the winners and how your school can get involved in the 2022 awards...
By Lilly Evans | Event, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers
Published: Fri 24th Sep 2021
The most hotly anticipated book of the year has arrived. Check out our review of Sally Rooney's 'Beautiful World, Where Are You?'
By Luke Chapman | Book Reviews, Parents, Teachers
Published: Fri 10th Sep 2021
To celebrate this year’s Roald Dahl day we’ve created this wonderful blog all about the whacky author
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Family, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Mon 9th Aug 2021
In our first adult book review, Young Writers’ Luke shares his thoughts on this historical non-fiction book, Saving Mona Lisa
By Luke Chapman | Book Reviews, Parents, Teachers
Published: Wed 4th Aug 2021
Who’s the youngest author you can think of? How about Guru, who aged just five created his very first book “sharing is caring”. Watch our interview with Guru here.
Published: Wed 28th Jul 2021
The first full day with your class is scary, nerve-wracking, and important. We’ve collected some great ideas to help you and your pupils ease into the New Year with fun and excitement.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Teachers
Published: Tue 20th Jul 2021
Chief Executive of CLPE talks about the services they offer to support Primary Schools around the UK
Published: Wed 14th Jul 2021
Download our handy character fact file sheet to help you develop characters, come up with ideas and stoke imagination!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Toolkit
Published: Thu 8th Jul 2021
SPaG Monsters is an online game for 6-11 year-olds. The Monsters are here to help boost English skills in a fun and engaging way, find out more here!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Holiday activities, Kids, Teachers, Virtual, SPaG Monsters
Published: Tue 6th Jul 2021
Spine Chillers is all about gothic fiction. This blog is the perfect tool to get your students in the mood to right some ghastly mini-sagas.
Published: Fri 25th Jun 2021
Author Tom Mitchell has created a writing challenge just for Young Writers! You can win a copy of his brand-new book by using the story starter and creating your own adventure.
By Tom Mitchell | Activities, Author, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Guest Blog
Published: Fri 4th Jun 2021
We’ve gone all out this year for World Environment Day. Check out our recommended reads, environmental tips from social media, a fun eco activity and our author interview!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Environment, Illustrator, Interview, Kids, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Sun 16th May 2021
Pandemic Poetry builds a safe space for writers to create poems about their future. Aimed at empowering youth and nurturing a community, we’re encouraging everyone to look at their future with hope and excitement.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Competitions, Kids, Teachers, Poetry
Published: Thu 13th May 2021
We’re celebrating Eid this year by sharing some of our favourite Eid books with you all.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Recommended Reads, Teachers
Published: Wed 12th May 2021
To commemorate teen self-esteem month we want to share some useful resources that can help with self-esteem and mental health.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Interview, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Wed 12th May 2021
From the rules, format, and how to write them, find out everything you need to know about limericks.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Published: Wed 28th Apr 2021
We believe students shouldn’t miss out on the fun school trips bring! Read our tips to help you bring the school trip into the classroom.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Teachers, Top Tips, Virtual
Published: Mon 26th Apr 2021
Join in the fun! This Friday is our animal antics day, get creative and you could win a special prize
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Competitions, Family, Kids, Teachers
Published: Thu 22nd Apr 2021
We’re sharing our favourite sustainability focussed books along with our top tips to reduce your carbon footprint from reading.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Top Tips, Environment
Published: Wed 7th Apr 2021
This is the inspirational and empowering story of Amelia, who overcame all odds and taught hope to those around her.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Parents, Teachers, Interview, Alumni
Published: Fri 26th Mar 2021
We’re teaming up with the charitable initiative Hug a Hospital to help thank the nations hard-working heroes, find out how you can help out!
By Luke Chapman | Holiday activities, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Charity, Family
Published: Thu 25th Mar 2021
The Shine School Media Awards is a national school competition recognising the communication skills of secondary school children across the country. Entries to the competition can be hard copy magazines or newspapers, digital files, or audio broadcasts and there is a wide range of categories to ente
By Morgan Walton | Teachers
Published: Wed 17th Mar 2021
Global Recycling Day is important to us here at Young Writers. Find out what we do to help combat our impact on the environment.
By Luke Chapman | Kids, Parents, Teachers, Environment
Published: Fri 12th Mar 2021
We’re celebrating our 30th birthday this year but need your help. See how you can get involved with the celebrations here.
By Luke Chapman | Competitions, Kids, Parents, Teachers
Published: Thu 11th Mar 2021
Writing can be an important creative outlet for children and young adults, we've created these tips to help children express and understand their emotions.
By Luke Chapman | Top Tips, Writing Tips, Teachers, Parents, Kids, Family
Published: Wed 10th Mar 2021
We’ve seen comments across social media that schools are a lonely place at the moment for teachers... we hope these ideas might help banish loneliness for a while.
By Morgan Walton | Top Tips, Teachers