What We Do

Literacy Kicks takes primary and second students inside the exciting world of sports journalism and presents innovative, authentic writing tasks for them to complete.

Available as a six-week programme or individual workshops, the lessons include elements of research, note-taking, editing and working under pressure.

Developed alongside experienced teachers, the lessons include writing assignments which see students compile match reports, profile features or opinion pieces centred around notable sporting topics.

During a Literacy Kicks lesson, pupils can expect to learn note taking skills before putting together a report on a leading football international, or to research the life of an iconic Paralympic star and write a profile feature on them.

They could uncover incredible historical stories, or debate issues such as the importance of winning in sport, or the role of match officials, before writing their own opinion pieces.

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Becoming a live blogger sees students report on thrilling sporing events as they unfold, while the crucial skill of editing is covered when they become sub-editor, ensuring that spelling, grammar and capital letter mistakes don’t appear in a newspaper.

Through communication with teachers prior to the lessons, we can incorporate key learning indicators that individual classes are working on during each session that is delivered. Workbooks for learners are provided whichever programme is chosen.

Literacy Kicks is also able to tailor lessons to link with sporting clubs and organisations who want to be the featured subject. Clubs or governing bodies delivering schools projects into their area can add a literacy element to it where their organisation becomes the focal point of the lesson.

In May 2024, Literacy Kicks and the Sheffield Eagles Sporting Foundation were awarded the ‘Celebrating Sporting Heritage in Schools Award’ following a project that celebrated the 25th anniversary of the club’s 1998 Challenge Cup final win over Wigan at Wembley.