500 Words Competition
In English this week, we will be planning our own original stories so that we can enter the BBC's 500 words competition. This is a nationwide short story competition for 5-11 year olds. There are excellent prizes to be won for the children and for the school, as well as a chance to win a ticket to the star-studded final held at Windsor Castle. This year, we will also hold a school-wide competition with some local stars (Mr Holliday, Ms O and guests!) judging our in house winners!
The children will bring their plans/stories home over half-term to finish and edit. They will then need to submit these online to the BBC as well as bring them in to school on Tuesday 21st in order to enter our school competition if they would like to.
During the half term, you can finish writing your story and then bring them in after half term to be entered into the competition.
For more information about the 500 word competition visit: The ultimate guide to 500 Words 2025/26 - BBC Teach