"What a great opportunity for young people! My class are all very excited to be sharing the poems they've worked so hard on."

Ruth Thomas, Berger Primary School London

"We loved this and felt very inspired."

Sarah Townsend Worcestershire

"Once again, thank you for such wonderful resources and inspiring the children I work with. We are a group of home-educators: many of the children had additional needs and/or have had horrible experiences at school. Many of the children thought they didn't like English or weren't goo at it - it's great to change that perception. "

Kelly Louise Riding Head of English

"The children absolutely loved taking part! They are excited to become published authors!"

Carly Hargreaves Oldham

"Wonderfully creative competition - my class loved it!"

Chris Oxley Lancashire

"The children enjoyed creating their poems!"

Katy Rooke Kent

"Excellent way of interacting children to writing creatively."

L Carroll Yorkshire

"Vibrant, well-prepared teacher resources for use with the class. An exciting context for writing - look forward to using Young Writers again"

Nichola McIntyre Dumfries

"The children were really excited about writing poems and were keen to perform them to each other. "

Keara McGivern London

"Year 6 pupils enjoyed the challenge of writing a poem for a competition. They loved exploring the own imaginations! "

Louise Legg Essex

"Fun and engaging activities. Great opportunity to introduce different aspects of poetry."

Kate Lee Somerset

"The children loved writing these poems! Thank you!"

Gary Wicks Hertfordshire

"Thank you for a lovely competition!"

Elizabeth Vogel London

"Our pupils had great fun using their imaginations"

Harriet White Isle of Skye

"Children loved this, lots of different ideas for poems!"

Mrs A Johnston Co Tyrone

"An enjoyable competition, allowing pupils to experiment with language!"

Mrs Northcott Mid Glamorgan

"Children loved this and were very enthusiastic!"

Catherine Flynn Bedfordshire

"Brilliant ideas for teachers to allow children to explore ideas. I had great results using this. Thank you!"

Gillian Brown County Antrim

"The children from a range of classes and KS2 year groups thoroughly enjoyed the freedom and approach to the concept!"

Oliver Phillips Derbyshire

"Thank you for a fantastic opportunity for the children. "

Angela Gibson South Yorkshire

"The children loved the resources and were really excited to write their poems!"

Emily Clark Cheshire

"This was a stimulating and enjoyable writing activity."

Nicola Wilson, Khalsa VA Primary School Middlesex

"The children were very engaged with this experience and enjoyed letting their imaginations run wild."

Gillian Thomas, St Andrew's VC Lower School West Bedfordshire

"We set this as a homework challenge and had great feedback from parents and the children really enjoyed the freedom."

Hayley Jennings, St Michaels CE Primary School Walsall

"Children were very excited to create their own wonderland."

Emma Hawkes, Park Hall Primary School Staffordshire

"A fantastic way to inspire young writers!"

Laura Chapman, St Cleer Primary School Liskeard

"Our children really enjoyed this competition - they could be as imaginative and as silly as they wished - fantastic!"

Vicky James Wolverhampton

"Lovely leaflet to provide inspiration this time :)"

Sarah Cadogan Rochdale

"The children always enjoy the variety of genres and find the leaflets stimulating."

H Gerrard Wiltshire

"Children loved being creative and coming up with their own wonderlands."

Linsey Buchanan Belshill

"Great competition!"

R Palmer London

"A wonderfully engaging competition. The children loved it."

Tom Curr, Beaudesert Park School Gloucstershire

"6K have absolutely loved writing their poems for this competition! They have written original and creative poems!"

Daniella Keen, Brushwood Junior School Buckinghamshire

"Our pupils really enjoyed this task and the resources for teaching were brilliant! "

Louise Callan Blyth

"Fantastic, engaging resources. Our children really enjoyed completing the booklets. "

Emily Wilkinson West Yorkshire

"This competition has stimulated our juniors - especially our reluctant writers. "

Mrs Judges County Durham

"We have just done an Alice in Wonderland drama day so this came at the perfect time! I love how creativity is endless with this theme. The children are so proud of their poetry creations. "

Nicole Jackson Leicestershire

"Our children loved this idea and really enjoyed writing their poems! "

Mr Lathwell Middlesex

"Children found the worksheets really helpful when they were writing their poems. Thanks."

Alex Watson, Wallsend Jubilee Primary School Wallsend

"The children were so motivated to do their writing knowing it had a purpose and they had something to work towards. "

Zoe Cray, Worthingmead Primary School Bradford

"It is always more pleasurable to write for a real audience. "

Wendy Edwards, Manley Village School Cheshire

"Lovely, colourful and engaging pupil entry forms."

Luci Brown, Rake Primary School Hampshire

"Our children are really enjoying the mixture of writing. The competitions are colourful and engaging."

Lauren Murray, Newfield Primary School South Lanarkshire

"We're big fans of Young Writers - so much so that these entries are from a Y6 visit to us from a feeder school! Great activity!"

Emma Laing, Cullercoats Primary School Tyne & Wear

"We all thoroughly enjoyed this!"

Samantha Turvey, Orchard Academy Milton Keynes

"The children were thinking of lots of super vocabulary!"

Sarah Catchpole, South Lee School Suffolk

"Fun and engaging! The pupils were inspired by the subject matter and the colourful competition form. "

Joan Van Zyl, St Joseph's Primary School Hampshire

"Bright, colourful, and engaging. Great structure to build up to writing a poem. The example poem was particularly helpful."

Ben McKean, St James' CE Primary School Lancashire

"We love the writing competition! It really engages our class of boys who struggle to write and get excited about writing."

Chloe Vethamony Lancashire

"The children were really challenged by this but did enjoy thinking outside of the box. "

Karen Timbrell, Kingfisher Academy Staffordshire

"Great resources. The Powerpoint generated ideas and discussion. "

Amanda Weldon, Uffculme Primary School Devon

"Children were inspired by the resources and competition and it gave them a reason to write - especially the reluctant writers. "

Suzanne Roxby, Manston Primary School Leeds

"Love these tasks! More, more, more! "

Ms Nerys Jones, Ysgol Y Lawnt Tredegar

"Thank you so much for recognising us! We LOVE your competitions!"

Kristie Parkinson, Hasland Junior School Chesterfield

"This competition really inspired our pupils! "

Niamh Crowley, Auckland College Liverpool

"A great competition, the children loved taking part!"

Carlie Morley, Alleyn Court Preparatory School Southend-On-Sea

"Children were very enthused to be writing poetry for a real book!"

Victoria Murphy, Bickershaw CE Primary School Wigan

"It is one of our whole school benchmarks in year three for every child to get published! What a great opportunity!"

Thomas Jepps-Finn, Greatstone Primary School Greatstone

"Thank you for sending us lots of copies of the lovely planning sheets."

Riah Hornett, Paston Ridings Primary School Peterborough

"Very inspiring - the children loved this!"

Matthew Jackson, Stowford School Ivybridge

"A super competition, initiating much creative thought. Students enjoyed thinking outside of the box."

Jessica Payne, Meadowdale Academy Bedlington

"The children really enjoyed participating in this competition."

Monica Choudhury, St Barnabas C of E Primary School Leicester

"Good resources, an engaging activity for the class. "

Michael Robinson, Londonderry Primary School Newtownards

"The children were very excited by the competition and enjoyed using the worksheets provided."

Yvette Overfield, Abbey Park First and Nursery School Pershore

"A lovely idea to promote creative writing!"

Fahema Sultana, Whitehall Primary School London

"The children genuinely enjoyed this challenge - the concept was fantastic and the examples really helped!"

Alys Haddon, St Catherine's RC Primary School Newcastle

"A super idea and resources. Thank you."

Mrs Drummond, St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School Preston

"The pupils enjoyed this project and the resources provided were really useful."

Laura Tapper, Cromer Junior School Cromer

"Excellent competition that really engaged pupils. The wonderland idea allowed children to really become emersed in their own fantasy ideas."

Kings Heath Primary School Birmingham

"We had great fun doing this. Pupils from year three to year six enjoyed thinking outside the box!"

Maggy Terry, The Old Hall School Telford

"Excellent and user friendly resources."

David Redfern, All Saints CE Primary School Alrewas

"A lovely task to promote and encourage creative writing and imagination! "

Lisa McMenemy, Glencairn Primary School Motherwell

"All children loved this challenge. All abilities delved deep into their imagination. Thank you!"

Jessica Booth, Bradley Green Primary Academy Hyde

"Children loved this idea - great free online resources which were much appreciated! Thank you!"

Lorna Grierson, Kirkmichael Primary School Maybole

"The kids loved taking part in this. It was great fun allowing them to be imaginative."

Tony Gormley, St Colmcille's Primary School Omagh

"The children really enjoyed coming up with their ideas and liked that they could be weird, wacky and wonderful!"

Michelle Armstrong, St Bede's RC Primary School County Durham

"Our children love entering your competitions. They are always fun and challenging!"

Kate Ireland, The Grange Academy Cheshire

"Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed being creative, wacky and out of the ordinary!"

Claudia Pitt, Giffard Park Primary School Milton Keynes

"Our pupils thoroughly enjoyed being creative, wacky and out of the ordinary!"

Claudia Pitt, Giffard Park Primary School Milton Keynes

"The children loved going into the crazy world of Poetry Wonderland where their imaginations could run free. "

Demelza Gibbs, St Mary's C of E Primary School Herefordshire

"The children are dreaming of becoming published authors!"

Simon Harris, Kingswood Park Primary School East Yorkshire

"The children loved the colourful booklets! "

Sophie Barnett, St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Essex

"Great resources, very engaging and interactive. We loved the idea generator and example poems to help us understand. "

Stephanie Holt, Mab Lane Primary School Liverpool

"A fantastic opportunity for the children to explore using literacy techniques in their writing. "

Charlotte Jeffs, Fordbridge Community Primary School Birmingham

"A fantastic, creative way to bring out a love of poetry within children. "

Gurjeet Uppal, Rakhill Junior School Essex

"This was a fantastic and stimulating activity which framed out topic with the most engaging opportunity for children to use poetry. "

Benjamin Johnson, Castle Academy Northampton

"What a superb idea! Our children loved linking poetry to our WW1 topic. "

Mrs Megan Martin, Springwell Park Primary School Merseyside

"The children have loved the imaginative free reign of this task. Teachers have commented how inspiring and visual the video and resources were. "

Hannah Swift, Barley Hill Primary School Oxforshire

"The children really enjoyed letting their imagination run wild! "

Simon Sweeney, Bolton Parish Church School Bolton

"We have really enjoyed this. Thank you! Great resources! "

Erika Scattergood, Grace Dieu Manor School Leicestershire

"Both classes were really excited about the topic of our poem, and enjoyed having the opportunity to write about something crazy and wild! "

Tayyaba Hussain, Earley St Peter's CE Primary School Berkshire

"The kids really loved this competition, loved the theme! "

Denise Michael, Pascal Private Primary School Cyprus

"We have really enjoyed this, thank you! P.S. great resources!"

E Scattergood Leicestershire

"The children really enjoyed letting their imaginations run wild!"

Mr Sweeney Lancashire

"The children have loved the imaginative free reign of this task. Teachers have commented how inspiring and visual the video and resources were."

H Swift Oxfordshire

"The children loved having the freedom to let their imaginations run wild and write about whatever they wanted to."

C Stanley Norfolk

"Another great resource - the video was super!"

B McCormick Co Derry

"Fantastic planning sheet that encouraged super, creative ideas!"

J Thomas South Yorkshire

"Fantastic to have such an open theme - all my class felt that they could get into it! Thank you!"

E Rodriguez Nottinghamshire

"Really engaging topic!"

K Thompson North Yorkshire

"Pupils absolutely loved this! The fact that it encouraged creativity and individuality to let them have a go enthusiastically. Thanks for the plans too."

G Ampian Surrey

"The children thoroughly enjoyed being creative with this competition!"

K Williams West Midlands

"The children at our school really enjoyed participating in the competition."

Mr Griffin London

"The children have thoroughly enjoyed this. A fantastic exercise in writing for purpose!"

E Goodes Oxfordshire

"The children really enjoyed this task. They were more inspired because of the possibility of entering a competition."

T Coleman Lancashire

"The children were very motivated and were excited to be taking part in the competition."

Barbara Thomson, Aultmore Park Primary School Glasglow

"Easy to organise, lovely resources and great fun!"

Ruth Rushton, St George And St Martin's Catholic Primary School Staffordshire

"Another inspirational resource - so easy to use! Thank you!"

J Griffiths Staffordshire

"The children loved this activity!"

Mr Thompson Lancashire

"The children loved taking part in the competition. They really enjoyed letting their imaginations run riot!"

Mrs Harris North Yorkshire

"The children loved the freedom to write about whatever they wanted. Thank you! "

Isabel Turner, Somerset Bridge Primary School Somerset