Summary

  • Hosted by Sir Lenny Henry and Naomi Wilkinson

  • We're also be joined by artist Venessa Scott who creates a Live Lessons illustration during the programme

Live Reporting

  1. Our story has come to an end...🕰️

    Thanks for joining us

    The Live Lesson is available to watch again on the Live Lessons website and on BBC iPlayer.

  2. The final chapter (for now!) 📚

    Wrapping up your shout-outs

    • Class 8 @ St Mark’s C of E Junior School, Cheltenham
    • Crofton Anne Dale Junior School, Fareham
    • Glyn Gaer Primary School, Caerphilly
    • Talycopa Primary School, Swansea
    • Enfield Primary, New Waltham
    • Crofton Anne Dale Junior School, Fareham
    • Mansfield Green, Aston
    • Forest Academy, Brandon
    • Ysgol Castellau, Beddau
    • Glenmere Community Primary School, Leicester
    • Exeter Junior School, Devon
    • 6R from Holy Trinity School in Marlow

  3. Join us for the next Live Lesson on Monday, 10 November

    Anti-Bullying Week 2025 – Live Lesson

    We're bringing you a new Live Lesson during Anti-Bullying Week 2025.

    This curriculum-linked Live Lesson, aimed at pupils aged 7–11, is designed to inspire children to recognise their 'Power for Good', whether that’s by speaking up, supporting others, or helping to create a kinder, more respectful environment in school and online.

    The 30 minute Live Lesson will be available to watch on Monday 10 November at 11:00 on this page.

    lustration of paper cut out elements, textures and doodles depicting cyber bullying.

  4. These schools have been inspired to get creative 📝

    • St Michael's CEP school, Tenterden
    • The King's School (Primary), Witney
    • St Mark’s C of E Junior School, Cheltenham
    • Fairfield Primary School, Widnes
    • River Bank Primary, Luton
    • Nether Stowey School, Somerset
    • Dunton Bassett Primary School, Lutterworth
    • Romsey Abbey School, Romsey
    • Balmullo Primary, Fife
    • The Mill Primary Academy, Crawley

  5. This school are already working away on their stories 🖋️🖊️✏️

    We are busily writing using the starting points from the 500 Words Live Lesson.

    Exeter Junior School, in Exeter.

    Exeter school

  6. Bures School are already plotting greatness 💡

    We are loving the Live Lesson here at Bures School. Years 4, 5 and 6 have already come up with some brilliant and imaginative ideas!

    Bures School, Suffolk

  7. Some more schools who have been cooking up creativity 💫✍️

    • Elmhurst School, Croydon
    • Hill View School, Banbury
    • Prep Six pupils from Mylnhurst School who are watching from Sheffield
    • River Bank Primary, Luton
    • St Nicholas CE Primary Academy, Boston
    • Swallowfield Primary, Woburn Sands
    • Year 4 at Reid Street Primary School. Darlington
    • DSLV, Daventry
    • Holly Grove Primary Academy, Burntwood
    • Wilson School, Bolton
    • Holy Family Primary School, Essex
    • Four Oaks Primary School, Sutton Coldfield

  8. Pens at the ready – Hampton Lucy are inspired!

    Hampton Lucy Primary School have been so inspired by the Live Lesson. So many ideas for characterisation and using vivid verbs. Pens are poised!

    Hampton Lucy CE Primary School & Nursery, Warwickshire

  9. Shout-out to more of our storytellers 👋👋

    • Primary 7S at Glebe Primary, Irvine
    • Bickleigh Down C of E Primary, Woolwell
    • Quinton Church Primary School, Birmingham
    • P5-7 at Kyle Primary School, West Highlands
    • Class 5 at Bacon Garth Primary, Cottingham
    • Year 6 at Regina Coeli, South Croydon
    • Kingfisher class at Paxton Primary School, London
    • Waverley Abbey School, Tilford
    • Wigley Primary School, Derbyshire
    • Elder Class at Everton Heath Primary School, Bedforshire
    • Burtonwood Community Primary School, Warrington

  10. Happy writing! 📖

    All the children in KS2 are excited to get started on their stories. They have been thinking of some great ideas for an original worlds.

    Higher Walton CE Primary, Preston

  11. A rainforest sounds like a great imaginative world! 🌳🌳

    We love writing stories and cannot wait to see what different ideas we come up with - some of us may write one linked to the rainforest - linked to our current topic. Bring it on!

    Golfinches at Edmund de Moundeford Primary School, Feltwell

  12. All of these schools are ready to get writing!

    • Year 5 at Dorchester Primary in Worcester Park
    • Year 6 at Hollinwood Academy, Oldham
    • Y4 at Leigh Academy Bearsted
    • P4 at Greenbrae, Aberdeen
    • Years 3 and 4 at Harbury CE Primary School, Leamington Spa
    • P6 children at Cranmore Integrated Primary school in Belfast
    • Year 5 and 6 at Shincliffe School in Durham
    • P5/6/7 at Coaltown of Wemyss Primary School in Fife
    • Year 5 John Blow Primary School, Collingham

  13. We hope the Live Lesson has provided you with lots of inspiration!

    Hello Nottingham College supported learning, your teacher Julie thinks you are a great group and she hopes you will take inspiration from this lesson and get creative in your English classes.

    Nottingham College, Basford Hall

  14. Plot twist! Even more shout-outs have come in...

    Hello to everyone!

    • Miss Brolly 's P7 class in St Mary's Primary school Cloughcor in Strabane
    • Year 5/6 class are joining you from the edge of Dartmoor at Moretonhampstead Primary School
    • Year 4 at E-ACT Blackley in Manchester
    • Cwmlai Primary School, Tonyrefail
    • Year 5s at Knop Law Primary in Newcastle
    • Mainland Primary School, Harpenden
    • Holy Trinity C of E (A) School, Bucks
    • Writtle Junior School, Essex

  15. Good luck to everyone entering 500 Words! ✨⭐

    Please can you say a big HELLO to Windrush Valley School - we love 500 Words and enter the competition every year - we love writing here ... hope one of us makes it to the final!

    Windrush Valley School, Oxfordshire

  16. We hope Yateley Manor School collected loads of story ingredients! 🥣

    Yateley Manor School

  17. Don't forget, you can always finish off your activities after the programme 📖

    Furious scribbling of our questions at Dunblane Primary School - looking forward to hearing them in the class at the end of the Live Lesson

    Dunblane Primary School, Dunblane

  18. A room full of budding authors!

    We’re all budding authors and cannot wait to build our stories!

    Hayfield Cross C of E, Kettering

    Kids on Hayfield Cross C of E

  19. Who is ready to get writing?! ✏️🖊️

    • Year 5 at Hautes Capelles Primary School, Guernsey
    • Year 5 and Year 6 watching at Northern Primary School in Bacup
    • Pupils in Year 5 at St Brigid's School, Birmingham
    • Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 at Lathom Junior School, London
    • 5B at Blessed Dominic School, London
    • Knop Law Primary near Sunderland
    • Class Four at Ashby Hastings Primary School, Leicestershire
    • Harbury C of E Primary School, Leamington Spa

  20. This class are working hard in Carryduff!

    Hi to everyone taking part in today’s live lesson. We have lots of great settings for our story and we’re excited to get writing.

    Carryduff Primary School, Northern Ireland

    Kids in class