secondary-11-18 Competitions

Ideal for 11-18

The poetry competition proven to inspire 11-18 year-olds!

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Friday 5th June 2026

Ideal for 10-18

The latest creative writing competition guaranteed to motivate 10-18 year-olds.

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Friday 24th April 2026

Ideal for 11-18

Give your students the ability to imagine a better world!

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Friday 27th February 2026

Ideal for 11-18

Give your students the opportunity to showcase their creativity with this brand-new writing competition.

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Friday 9th January 2026

Ideal for 11-18

The brand-new poetry competition to inspire 11-18 year-olds and get them writing.

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Friday 7th November 2025

Ideal for 11-18

Creative writing contest to inspire 11-18 year-olds to get writing.

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Friday 1st August 2025

Ideal for 11-18

The poetry competition designed to give 11-18 year-olds the opportunity to express themselves and speak their mind.

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Friday 6th June 2025

Ideal for 11-18

Creative writing contest to inspire 11-18 year-olds to get writing.

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Friday 25th April 2025

Ideal for 11-18

The new poetry competition designed to inspire your students to express themselves through words.

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Friday 28th February 2025

Ideal for 11-18

An exciting creative writing competition to engage 11-18 year olds and get them writing thrilling tales.

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Friday 10th January 2025

Ideal for 11-18

A poetry competition to inspire and engage 11-18 year-olds as they write about what matters to them.

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Friday 8th November 2024

Ideal for 11-18

11-18 year-olds will be inspired to write thrilling tales in just 100 words for Mission Chaos

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Friday 26th July 2024

Ideal for 11-18

Engage your students with poetry writing as they imagine life through someone or something else's eyes...

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Friday 7th June 2024

Ideal for 11-18

11-18 year-olds will be inspired to write thrilling tales in just 100 words for Mission Catastrophe!

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Friday 19th April 2024

Ideal for ages 11-18

Engage your students with poetry writing as they imagine life through someone or something else's eyes...

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Thursday 29th February 2024

11-18

Inspire your students to become confident writers as they imagine the consequences of The Glitch.

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Monday 8th January 2024

11-18

An engaging, exciting poetry competition that will empower students and give them inspiration to write about themselves, using poetry to express their thoughts, feelings and opinions.

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Friday 3rd November 2023

11-18

Get your students raring to write today as you inspire them to write using numbers as their muse...

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Monday 31st July 2023

11-18

'Unsolved' invites your students to write a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words) inspired by the crime & mystery genre. Will they fight for justice? Take on the role of detective in an enthralling whodunit? Or embark on an adventure as a fugitive?

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Monday 31st July 2023

11-18

An exciting, immersive poetry competition that will engage students and give them inspiration to write as well as insights on how to use the power of poetry to express their thoughts and opinions.

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Friday 9th June 2023

11-18

Can your students flip the narrative and give us a new point of view for this exciting mini saga competition?

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Wednesday 31st August 2022

11-18

Give your students purpose, passion and a platform to write a poem, a poem that makes them feel confident, gives their voice space to be heard, and showcases what is important to them with Empowered!

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Friday 10th June 2022

11-18

Imagine... invites 11-18 year-olds to enter their thought-provoking poetry into Young Writers' national poetry competition!Imagine if we were all equal... Imagine if you had one wish... Imagine if the world ended tomorrow. A simple thought can inspire so much creativity in your class!

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Friday 30th July 2021

11-18

Spine-Chillers is a fantastic way to get your students writing a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words) and using tension, suspense and atmosphere in their writing!

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Friday 30th July 2021

11-18

'Unsolved' invites your students to write a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words) inspired by the crime & mystery genre. Will they fight for justice? Take on the role of detective in an enthralling whodunit? Or embark on an adventure as a fugitive?

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Friday 11th June 2021

11-18

The clock is ticking... time is running out...Trapped. Fright. Fight. Freedom.

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Friday 6th November 2020

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Your young writer is invited to write a poem inspired by their hopes, dreams and visions for the future. I Have A Dream is a fantastic way for your child to express themselves this summer!

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Friday 11th September 2020

11-18

Grip your students with creative writing as they write their own thrilling mini-saga. Tension and suspense will have their writing leaping off the page!

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Friday 7th August 2020

11-18

Spine-Chillers is a fantastic way to get your students writing a mini saga (a story told in just 100 words) and using tension, suspense and atmosphere in their writing!

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Friday 7th August 2020

11-18

Heart racing... sweaty palms... dilated pupils... hairs on the back of your neck stand up... Hunted: Outrun. Outlast. Outwit.

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Friday 10th January 2020

11-18

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Saturday 30th November 2019

11-18

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Saturday 23rd November 2019

11-18

Designed to inspire your students to express themselves through poetry, to provide them with a platform to voice their opinions, thoughts and feelings, to break down barriers, destroy stereotypes and liberate their creativity.

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Friday 1st March 2019

11-18

The unthinkable has happened. A catastrophe so epic, it has almost eliminated the entire human race. There are just a few survivors; will they rebuild civilisation or succumb to Mother Nature, just like all the others?Dare your students tackle this exciting theme and can they rise to the challen

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Friday 11th January 2019