A big event in the literacy calendar is World Book Day which will be on Thursday, 5th March. This year we will be celebrating by dressing up as our favourite characters from a range of literature. Please invite your child to get involved with this, win some fantastic prizes and join in with a range of activities that will be occurring throughout the day.
In 2026, the National Literacy Trust are inviting the nation to Go All In and discover how reading print and digital novels, non-fiction and poetry, exploring comics, magazines and graphic novels, or listening to audiobooks can unlock more of what we love. Together, we’ll re-engage one of the most powerful tools for equity and opportunity: a lifelong love of reading.
A big event in the literacy calendar is World Book Day which will be on Thursday, 5th March. This year we will be celebrating by dressing up as our favourite characters from a range of literature. Please invite your child to get involved with this, win some fantastic prizes and join in with a range of activities that will be occurring throughout the day.
Next week National Storytelling Week will be happening all across the country. This year’s theme for NSW is: Soundtrack your story.
Students and staff have been invited to share their stories and consider how they might soundtrack their story this week. What songs would be on the playlist of your life?
Here is also information about a writing competition if any students would like to enter. You have to create an account which you can do here: Log in and you can access further information using this link: National Storytelling Week 2026 Activities, Events And Resources | National Literacy Trust
Writing competition
As part of this storytelling project, supported by Amazon, pupils can share their work with us and Amazon employees, for the chance to have it published in a specially curated anthology. The anthology will feature writing inspired by the theme Soundtrack your story, in celebration of National Storytelling Week 2026. To submit your students’ work, please read the guidelines and follow the link to Submittable which will be available on this webpage shortly.
Guidelines
- Submissions will be open until 27th February.
- Submissions can be a maximum of 500 words. The submissions can be in any format eg. lyrics, fictional stories, non-fiction writing, personal narratives.
- We will not judge submissions on spelling or grammar mistakes, but the writing should be coherent and clear.
- Please upload your submissions as a Word document. Please name the document the initials of the pupil. Eg. Submission1_JD
- Please ensure no pupil names are on or inside the document, just their initials. We cannot accept any submissions including names.
- There is no cap on the number of submissions per class or school. However, please note that you will need to upload a separate submission per pupil. We only accept one entry per pupil.
- Please only submit writing created by KS3/S1-S3 pupils.
Please remember that we are a small team processing a large volume of submissions. We appreciate your patience.
Submittable
- You will need to create an account with your email address and name. You will need to verify your account. The link for you to do so will be available on this webpage shortly.
Prizes
- Winning pupils will be published in a National Storytelling Week anthology. They will receive a printed copy of the anthology as well as a copy for their school.
- These pupils and their schools will also be in with the chance of winning book bundles.
If you have any questions about National Storytelling Week 2026, please email Young Writers: [email protected]
Our Sixth Form Open Evening will be held on Wednesday 19th November 2025, 5.00pm – 6.30pm.
The whole academy came together in our beautiful church today to commemorate Remembrance Day.
The theme was the 80th anniversary of VE day and the choir sang some beautiful songs, including “We’ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn.
Year 11 History students laid poppies for the fallen from all conflicts from World War One through to Afghanistan. The cadets passed the colours to Cannon Geoffrey and all students were incredibly respectful and reflective.
We are delighted to let you know that we have secured additional funding that will enable us to offer free breakfast for all pupils for the remainder of this academic year!
We believe that a nutritious breakfast is a great way to start the school day, helping children to feel ready to learn, concentrate, and take part fully in all the opportunities school provides. This funding allows us to ensure that every child can benefit.
We encourage all pupils to take up this offer and join us in starting the day well.
Breakfast is available in the canteen from 8.00am – 8.30am and will start from Monday 20th October.
The Lincoln Book Festival 2025 programme is out now!
Lincoln Book Festival connects audiences of all ages and interests with some of the UK’s best-loved writers. Many events are free to attend and include intimate talks, readings, panel discussions, workshops and Q&As with acclaimed authors, journalists, academics, cultural commentators and public figures. This is complemented by a varied programme of events for fans of different literary genres and formats, including family-friendly activities.
It will spread across various venues through the centre of Lincoln and will run from Thursday 2nd October to Sunday 5th October 2025.
Visit this link to find out more and book your tickets: Lincoln Book Festival.
