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Never participated before or looking for inspiration? Our guide to the day is a good place to start!
Plan and promote your day
Our lesson plans and promotional resources are tailored to different age groups and needs. They can be used as they are or edited to suit your school and pupils.
Simply select the relevant category below to browse our free resources for promoting and planning your No Pens Day Wednesday 2021.
Promote your day
- Early years poster to pin up in your setting
- Share your experience of the event with your local press using our adaptable press release template:
Press release template for your early years setting - Letter for parents about taking part
- Social media pack
Download our social media pack for example wording and graphics you can use to post about No Pens Day Wednesday on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. We'd love to hear what your pupils have to say about the day. Share your photos, videos and anecdotes with us on social media using the #NoPensDayWednesday hashtag.
Plan your day
Evaluate your day
- Feedback survey
Please complete our brief feedback survey and let us know what you thought about No Pens Day Wednesday including the resources available and anything additional that would have helped you. Your feedback will help us to plan an even better No Pens Day Wednesday next year!
Promote your day
- Primary poster to pin up in your setting
- Share your experience of the event with your local press using our adaptable press release template:
Press release template for your primary setting - Letter for parents about taking part
- Social media pack
Download our social media pack for example wording and graphics you can use to post about No Pens Day Wednesday on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. We'd love to hear what your pupils have to say about the day. Share your photos, videos and anecdotes with us on social media using the #NoPensDayWednesday hashtag.
Engage your pupils before the day
- Primary pupil survey of speaking and understanding
This survey aims to capture children's views on communication as part of a nationwide study. Fill it out in the lead up to your day. You can use the following 'starter activities' to introduce the survey in your lessons and get pupils thinking about communication:
- Survey starter activities for KS1
- Survey starter activities for KS2
Plan your day
- Staff Briefing Presentation - Primary
- Assembly Presentation - Primary
- Year 1 lesson plans
- Year 2 lesson plans
- Year 3 lesson plans
- Year 4 lesson plans
- Year 5 lesson plans
- Year 6 lesson plans
- Activity ideas for primary (more generic and flexible than full lesson plans and can be incorporated into any session)
- Vocabulary teaching template
- Evaluation ideas - Primary for pupils to share their views on the day
Evaluate your day
- Feedback survey
Please complete our brief feedback survey and let us know what you thought about No Pens Day Wednesday including the resources available and anything additional that would have helped you. Your feedback will help us to plan an even better No Pens Day Wednesday next year!
Promote your day
- Secondary poster to pin up in your setting
- Share your experience of the event with your local press using our adaptable press release template:
Press release template for your secondary/further education setting - Letter for parents about taking part
- Social media pack
Download our social media pack for example wording and graphics you can use to post about No Pens Day Wednesday on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. We'd love to hear what your pupils have to say about the day. Share your photos, videos and anecdotes with us on social media using the #NoPensDayWednesday hashtag.
Engage your pupils before the day
- Secondary pupil survey of speaking and understanding
This survey aims to capture children's views on communication as part of a nationwide study. Fill it out in the lead up to your day. You can use the following 'starter activities' to introduce the survey in your lessons and get pupils thinking about communication:
- Survey starter activities for KS3
- Survey starter activities for KS4
Plan your day
- Staff Briefing Presentation - Secondary
- Assembly Presentation - Secondary
- Year 7-8 Lesson Plans
- Year 9-11 Lesson Plans
- Year 12/13 Further Education Lesson Plans
- Activity ideas for secondary (more generic and flexible than full lesson plans and can be incorporated into any session)
- Vocabulary teaching template
- Evaluation ideas - Secondary for pupils to share their views on the day
Evaluate your day
- Feedback survey
Please complete our brief feedback survey and let us know what you thought about No Pens Day Wednesday including the resources available and anything additional that would have helped you. Your feedback will help us to plan an even better No Pens Day Wednesday next year!
Promote your day
- Letter for parents about taking part
- Social media pack
Download our social media pack for example wording and graphics you can use to post about No Pens Day Wednesday on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. We'd love to hear what your pupils have to say about the day. Share your photos, videos and anecdotes with us on social media using the #NoPensDayWednesday hashtag.
Plan your day
- KS1 Special Schools lesson plans
- KS2 Special Schools lesson plans
- KS3 Special Schools lesson plans
- KS4 Special Schools lesson plans
- Activity ideas (more generic and flexible than full lesson plans and can be incorporated into any session)
- Activity ideas for Primary Special Schools
- Activity ideas for Secondary Special Schools - Assembly Presentation - Special Schools
Evaluate your day
- Feedback survey
Please complete our brief feedback survey and let us know what you thought about No Pens Day Wednesday including the resources available and anything additional that would have helped you. Your feedback will help us to plan an even better No Pens Day Wednesday next year!
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Beyond No Pens Day Wednesday
Don't forget to also check out our tips for supporting SEND and taking your spoken language focus further.
