Do your literacy projects stand out from the IT crowd?

Schools helping pupils to communicate with confidence through clever use of technology are being urged to nominate in the Kent Literacy Awards.

Literacy Awards Launch (2019) from Inspire Schools on Vimeo.

The prestigious event will showcase successful projects used by schools for award categories including Most Effective Use of IT to enhance reading or writing.

Schools are invited to put forward the best themes, schemes and strategies for developing skills in writing and language. Organisers of the awards are calling for schools to nominate the initiatives making the biggest impact in the classroom by the deadline of noon on 1 May 2019.

Karen Brinkman of the KM Charity Team, which is running the event, said: “The Kent Literacy Awards shine a spotlight on the schemes that are resonating with pupils and getting them excited about communication whether it’s reading, writing, listening or speaking.”

She added: “Winning an award is a real pat on the back to the school as well as a wonderful opportunity to share best practice. Details of the best schemes will be collated, published and circulated to schools in Kent, Medway and Bexley.”

Winners will be selected by a judging panel of organisations including Coram Beanstalk, the Crown Foundation, Golding Vision, McCabe Ford Williams, Tribeca Technology Group, the University of Kent, Reed Education, The Education People, EduKit and KM Facilities Management.

Representatives from winning schools will be invited to an awards ceremony at the Hempstead House Hotel in Sittingbourne in July.

The full list of categories:

• Best circle time
• Best home reading initiative
• Most engaging writing topic
• Most effective use of IT to enhance writing
• Most effective use of IT to enhance reading
• Best initiative to encourage speaking and listening skills
• Best use of drama to promote writing, speaking and listening skills
• Best use of art or poetry
• Most successful programme for engaging pupils with English as second language
• Most engaging writing competition or theme
• Best use of cross curricular reading opportunities
• Best use of cross curricular writing
• Best promotion of reading for pleasure
• Best school library
• Most inspiring book corner
• Most engaging book week theme
• Best reward scheme
• Best speaking competition or debating club.

The deadline for entries is noon on Wednesday 1 May. For more information, or to nominate, visit the Kent Literacy Awards website. For multiple initiatives, please submit each as a separate nomination.

School literacy leaders can promote the awards by using the toolkit

Contact Details

Karen Brinkman
Telephone: 08442 640291
Email: kbrinkman@thekmgroup.co.uk