We celebrate the written word through POETRY and PROSE Reading and Writing with competitions in both - we begin the year with NATIONAL POETRY DAY in October 2024.

National Poetry Day - Forward Arts FoundationNational Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK It’s a chance for all of us...

National Poetry Day Competition

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Read this year's collection for inspiration:

And I Climbed And I Climbed by Stephen Lightbown (Troika)

Choose Love by Nicola Davies (Graffeg)

Heroes and Villains edited by Ana Sampson (Macmillan Children's Books)

On Poetry Street by Brian Moses (Scallywag Press)

Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight by Alex Wharton (Firefly Press)

Somehow, Somehow by Nyanda Foday (Andersen Press)

The Big Amazing Poetry Book edited by Gaby Morgan (Macmillan Children's Books)

The Day The Numbers Spoke by John Agard (Hachette Children's Group)

The Hidden Story of Estie Noor by Nadine Aisha Jassat (Hachette Children's Group)

Where the Heart Should Be by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury YA)

Who Let the Words Out? by Joshua Seigal (Bloomsbury Education)

You Are Not Alone by Shauna Darling Robertson (Troika)

Theme: COUNTING (literally or metaphorically)

The theme of COUNTING literally refers to the connection to and use of numbers, the mass of poems that will be produced and the high quality of numerous entries submitted this year (a great one for all you Mathematicians looking to express your love for the subject).

The theme of COUNTING metaphorically refers to our reliance on others, our dependence on each other for support, reassurance and stability (great one for you empaths looking to express your gratitude to others).

Using the theme of COUNTING, write a poem of any style or structure between 2 - 8 stanzas, a maximum of 2 entries per student, to enter this year's competition. As usual, there will be house points given for every entry and a stack of house points with prizes for the winners in each year group. Email your entries to Mr Kirk with the title of your poem by Friday 27th September 2024.

All poems will earn a place on display in the English corridors to celebrate you as you ALL COUNT!!

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ x National Poetry Day - Forward Arts FoundationTake part in a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title attempt this National Poetry Day! This autumn, we’re collaborating with poet Laura...

World Book Day Assembly competition (I will be awarding additional House points for all who are actively involved in the assembly as well). This means you can not only present your competition entries but you can choose to talk about your favourite book, something you read recently or read your original short story.

Bookmark - it must be environmentally friendly and clearly promote the book it is based on; be as original as possible (KS3 only)

Book cover redesign - these must be original versions, not simply a slight variation on the existing one; it must be on A4 or A3 paper and of an imaginative (KS3 - KS4)

Short Story - using the theme of the Reluctant Reader (people who say they dislike reading or never read a book on their own), write a story between 250 and 500 words maximum (a limited of 2 entries for each competition) and it can be of any genre (KS3 - KS5) These can be presented as written prose or scripts for a play/film or short film 3 - 5 minutes long with the script

Submit entries for ALL by Fri March 1st 2024 deadline.