Our recommended class texts have been selected for text-based teaching in your classroom. We have chosen the best in classics and newly-published fiction & poetry to inspire your class to read, write and love their English lessons. We always choose books with our shared values in mind ~ kindness, celebrating diversity, encouraging curiosity and promoting self-confidence & well-being.

We’ve included some teaching ideas and curriculum links so you can see how each story will fit into your planning. Select a story to take a look.

As well as being brilliant stories, these books are perfect for teaching from because they all fulfil the following requirements:

• Diverse range of characters ALL your class will love & be inspired by

• Stories that reflect your children’s lives as well as experiences, lives & perspectives that differ from theirs to develop their wider knowledge

• Books with ‘big ideas’ at their heart with themes to encourage development and expression of opinions

• Appropriate chapter length for each age group (we aim to challenge but ensure children don’t lose interest)

• Rich vocabulary

• Beautiful, engaging illustrations for younger children

• Strong narrative that children will be inspired to read again or continue to the next book in the series

• Examples of grammar & spelling that match teaching objectives for each year group

• Lots of opportunities for creative writing (diaries, instructions, newspaper articles, letters… inspired by events in the story)

• Progression between year groups

Can’t see the text you’re planning to teach? Get in touch and we’ll arrange a quote for your chosen books.