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The importance of 500 Words stories: explaining the Oxford University Press report
One of our official partners, Oxford University Press, has released an insightful study into the words and themes used in the 2023/2024 competition.
Overcoming challenges in the classroom
Here's how you can support your pupil if they have dyslexia or ADHD to write their story and enter the competition.
How can reading out loud encourage better stories?
How does reading aloud encourage creative writing?
One to one writing support for children with individual needs
Check out how this school helps children with individual needs write stories.
"500 Words showed me resilience", meet the sisters who became inspired to become authors of the future
Sisters Kirsten and Aiyven first entered 500 Words in 2019 but didn't get past the first round - where did their story take them next?
