Stakeholder Training and Events
FREE LIVE ONLINE PERFORMANCES Thursday 5th March 2026 Marta Altes at 10am for Years 1, 2 and 3 Join award-winning picture book author and illustrator Marta Altés LIVE online as she shares her stories, shows us her studio and runs a draw-along activity which everyone in the classroom can do themselves as they watch! There will also be time for a few questions on the interactive chat. Don’t miss this lovely opportunity to celebrate the joy of books!
Kwame Alexander at 1:30pm for Years 4, 5 and 6 Join extraordinary American writer and poet Kwame Alexander to celebrate World Book Day! Join online for this inspiring interview about reading, writing and poetry. There will be the opportunity to ask Kwame your own questions in the chat!
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World Book Day Event: The Great Big Footy & Booky Quiz 5 March 2026 9:30am - 10:15am (online)
Join The National Literacy Trust for their annual World Book Day Premier League Takeover quiz. This year it’s back and it's bigger and better than ever. The 45-minute quiz will feature two rounds of questions (one football-themed, one reading-themed) pitched by your footballing heroes and NLT’s writer pals. Your school will have the chance to participate live, win prizes and generally have a ball.
Webinars are open to all teachers based in primary or secondary schools, public or community libraries across the UK and Club Community Organisations working in schools. The webinar is ideal to share with pupils aged 8 to 12 (Years 4, 5, 6 and 7, P5, P6, P7 and S1). Non-footy fans will also enjoy.
Free supporting resources will be available to download on the Premier League Primary Stars website in due course. It’s recommended that you have these printed and ready to use during and after the live event.
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The Decline in Volitional Reading - Evidence Informed Ways Forward Free Online Seminar 19 March 2026 - 2-3pm
Join Teresa Cremin, Sarah McGeown and Anezka Kuzmikova online to hear their seminar: Decline in Volition Reading. In the light of the benefits associated with volitional reading, the global decline in young people’s attitudes to reading is prompting urgent policy and practice responses. In this seminar, having briefly examined this context, your hosts will consider prevailing myths about reading for pleasure that constrain effective action and propose principles and enabling, culturally responsive pedagogies that offer ways forward.
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EXPLORING BLACK BRITISH LITERATURE - LIVE! WITH MALORIE BLACKMAN Free Online Event 22 May 1pm-2pm This event is recommended for students in Year 10-13
Renowned author Malorie Blackman joins the British Library as they take their popular Exploring Black British Literature workshop live onstage for the first time!
You will see students who have worked with the British Library schools programme step up to champion the work of the Black British author who they believe has had the most profound cultural impact, drawing on the Library's exceptional collection to make their case.
The audience watching on will decide the eventual winner, casting votes in an engaging public-speaking event format before Malorie shares her own literary heroes and discusses her reader identity in an unmissable Q&A session.
Malorie Blackman has written over 70 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate.
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