Literacy Week Competition 2025: Celebrating Our Words of the Week

We're excited to announce our Literacy Week Competition, starting today, Monday, 16 June 2025! This year, we're celebrating the richness of language with a creative challenge for all pupils in Years 7 to 10. We hope all pupils will get involved, and we encourage parents and carers to support the great talent we have here at the College.

Beyond simply fostering a love for reading and writing, developing strong literacy skills is fundamental to a pupil's success. It equips them not only to excel in English but also to thrive across all other subjects and prepares them for future challenges in their lives. As part of this commitment, this year's competition theme is "Celebrating Our Words of the Week." Throughout the 2024-25 school year, pupils have explored many interesting words through our 'Word of the Week' initiative, and now it’s time to use those words in a new and exciting way!

Click here to jump down to the Word Bank of this year's Words of the Week.

Your Creative Challenge

We're inviting all pupils in Years 7 to 10 to get creative and write an original poem or song. Your piece should be inspired by one or more of the 'Word of the Week' entries from this academic year. This is your chance to make those words your own and express yourself! You can focus on a single word that stood out to you, or you can weave multiple words together into your poem or song.

This competition is all about celebrating your unique voice and creativity while also strengthening vital vocabulary and expressive skills. Whether you enjoy rhyme, rhythm, or crafting powerful lyrics, this is your opportunity to show what you can do. Please remember that all submissions must be your own original work; using AI tools like ChatGPT is not allowed.

Competition Details

Who Can Enter: All pupils in Years 7-10
Theme: Celebrating Our Words of the Week 2024–25
Format: Poem or Song (typed submissions of lyrics only, no recordings please)
Deadline: Monday, 30 June 2025
How to Submit: Please email your entry directly to Mrs Bushnell at mrsbushnell@swanmore-school.co.uk

Recognition and Rewards

We're really looking forward to seeing the different and imaginative ways our pupils use their vocabulary. Winners will receive prizes, recognition and be celebrated in the College for their outstanding work and creative efforts.

To help you get started, you can find the full list of 'Words of the Week' further down this page.

We encourage all eligible pupils to take part in this exciting literacy event. Parents, please support and encourage your children to share their creativity, understanding that this competition is a valuable way to enhance their essential literacy skills.

Let's make Literacy Week 2025 a wonderful celebration of words and imagination.

Here’s a reminder of our words:

🧠 Word Bank – Words of the Week 2024–25:

Summer Term
Ideology | Anthropomorphism | Magnitude | Solidarity | Obsolete