10 December each year marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 19 of this important document enshrines the right, ‘to seek, receive and impart information. . .

From poetry and short stories to psychological thrillers and narrative non-fiction, there's something for everyone on this list of winter reads. Pick up these books through our bookshop.org ...

This resource will help you explore Malorie Blackman’s award winning book, Noughts & Crosses, focusing on its themes of equality, conflict and political activism, as well as introducing pupils to the ...

Poetry stones are a fun and creative way to generate ideas for creative writing, especially poetry. They are versatile and can be enjoyed by any age group. This resource includes: How to make poetry ...

The Scottish Teenage Book Prize celebrates the very best in Scottish teen fiction, and aims to encourage reading for pleasure amongst teenagers. For this list, we've rounded up every title that's been ...

This resource has been produced in association with Show Racism the Red Card Scotland(this link will open in a new window), and incorporates a selection of resources which have been developed by the ...

Kwame Alexander joins us to read and discuss his Newbery medal-winning novel, The Crossover, a story about two brothers who love basketball written entirely in verse and has been adapted into a ...

This is a complete toolkit of resources and activity ideas to help you run a paired reading project in your school, library or education setting. It is split into two sections. The first for those ...

A resource to help children improve their storytelling skills and build confidence when telling stories aloud. The activities are fun and engaging, and will fire up the imagination and will encourage ...

This resource will help you introduce and explore performance poetry and spoken word with young people. The resource is structured as a full-class project, but you can use the activities as ...

This resource has been designed to connect physical education with literacy together through creative writing, games and expressive arts activities. For more active reading activities, see our 10 ...

In this event you will hear poetry from the brilliant performance poet Deanna Rodger and the fantastic Edinburgh based poet Ellen Renton. Deanna is a spoken word and performance poet, and Ellen ...