CLPE is the National Poetry Centre for Primary Schools
Use our free poetry teaching resources
Poets
Introduce children to poets through film
Find out more about favourite children’s poets. Read their poems, watch their performance films and listen to their interviews. Enjoy well-loved poets and discover new ones through our resources.
See poets perform for National Poetry Day 2019
Poems
Discover hundreds of poems
Listen to award winning poets read their poems out loud with your children. Inspire them with classic favourites and introduce them to new poems from a variety of books and verse novels.
Teaching Sequences
Explore poetry in depth
Use our free teaching sequences to guide your planning (including for National Poetry Day) and use the teaching approaches to explore poetry in depth; enhancing reading comprehension and providing meaningful contexts and purposes for writing and performance.
In Truth, Poetry: National Poetry Day writing challenge resources
Nursery, Reception or Year 1 – Thinker, My Puppy Poet and Me by Eloise Greenfield
Years 3/4/5 - A Kid in My Class by Rachel Rooney
Years 5/6 – Dark Sky Park by Philip Gross

Create a Poetry Classroom
We have created extensive materials to support best practice in the teaching of poetry supporting teachers and children to become confident poetry readers and writers

CLPE Poetry Award (CLiPPA)
We run a school’s shadowing scheme alongside CLiPPA, the only UK award which celebrates outstanding poetry published for children. Use the films of the shortlisted poets performing and the specially written teaching sequences for their books to inspire your children
Teaching Sequences for CLiPPA 2019 and all shortlisted poets
See our videos of poet performances poet interviews and children performing poetry
Find out more about CLiPPA and register your interest for 2020

Join us at Let's Write! Improving Reading and Writing Using Poetry Course with Matt Goodfellow
Learn how poetry can be used in cross-curricular ways to engage children, develop effective writing and boost attainment in this one day course led by professional poet and author, Matt Goodfellow being held on 16 March 2021.
Let's Write! Improving Reading and Writing Using Poetry course 16 March 2021
Upcoming Training
An introduction to Phonics in a Rich Reading Curriculum: Practice and provision in KS1 - Webinar
Friday, 5 March 2021 - 1:00pm
An introduction to Phonics in a Rich Reading Curriculum: Practice and provision in KS1 - Webinar
Monday, 8 March 2021 - 3:30pm
Planning a Text Based Curriculum in Years 3 and 4 - Webinar
Monday, 8 March 2021 - 4:00pm
Planning a Text Based Curriculum in the Early Years - Webinar
Tuesday, 9 March 2021 - 4:00pm
Planning a Text Based Curriculum in Years 5 and 6 - Webinar
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 - 4:00pm