National Schools' Handwriting Competition (Deadline May 2011)

The Competition opens on 22nd November 2010 and closes on 16th May 2011. Full information and entry form are included on this official website, which is generously being hosted by John Catt Educational.
This national competition offers all 4-14 year olds the opportunity to show off their handwriting and provides the opportunity for teachers and individual pupils to ensure handwriting continues to be an essential part of our educational process. For a teacher, competition is a great way to motivate children and for an individual pupil a way to show off a skill, demonstrate artistic flair, control of a medium and individual style. There are prizes to be gained by Class winners and Individual Age Group winners. We are very pleased to announce that prizes in all categories will be generously supplied to us by the Manuscript Pen Company Ltd.
Satips will donate the cash prizes for the winning school and runner-up school. We are delighted that Patricia Lovett, expert, scribe and lecturer, will be again working with the panel of judges to evaluate the entries for legibility, flow, consistency, individuality, layout and tidiness. Please read the report from the 2010 competition which gives hints and tips on how to win.
Schools can read the rules and download the application form from this website. The entry checklist gives a step-by-step guide on how to enter the competition.

How to Enter

There are five entry classes. Click on the class appropriate to the entrant.

Class A (6 years and under) : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/poema.htm
Class B (7 - 8 years) : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/poemb.htm
Class C (9 - 10 years) : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/poemc.htm
Class D (11 - 14 years) : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/poemd.htm
Class E (Staff Prize - open to all school staff) : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/poeme.htm

Class A and B entrants may use a pen or pencil and lined or unlined paper.

Class C, D and E entrants must write with a pen on unlined paper.

Class D entrants should submit a poem of their own choosing, giving the name of the poem and its author.
The Poem should be not less than 12 lines long nor greater than 16 lines long.

Entrants must write their name, age and school postcode on the back of each entry.
(Please do not include the school name)

Click to download (all the poems). http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/Poems.pdf

Click to find out what to do with completed entries. http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/competitionrules.htm

Entry Form

From here you can download a copy of the entry form for the 2011 Handwriting Competion. Just click on the link below.

Entry Form 2011 http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/handwritingform.pdf

Competition Rules

1. The competition is open to all schools with children aged 14 years and under.
2. All postal entries must bear the correct amount of postage or they will not be accepted.
3. All entries must include an entry form
4. Only entries on A4 paper will be accepted. Entries in Class A and B may be written in pen or pencil and on lined or unlined paper. Entries for classes C, D and E are to be written in ink on A4 unlined paper.
5. Entries may be illustrated but may be disqualified if these illustrations or decorations overlap the writing.
6. In order to maintain anonymity during judging, the entrant's name and age (at the date the entry was written), together with the school's postcode, must be written on the BACK of each entry. Please do not include the name of the school on the back or the front of the entry.
7. All entries should be grouped together according to the age of the entrant, e.g. all 8 year-olds together.
8. There is no limit as to the number of entries per school, but only one entry per person is allowed.
9. The closing date for receipt of entries is 16 May 2011. No acknowledgement will be sent.
10. All entries should be addressed to: Mrs P Harrison, Cherry Trees, Stebbing, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 3ST
11. Judging will take place by the end of June 2011. Prize winners will be notified in July 2011.
12. Entries will not be returned, and copyright of the entries shall become the property of the organisers who have the right to publish or exhibit them. The organisers cannot accept liability for lost, defaced or damaged entries.
13. The decision of the organisers shall be final, and no correspondence shall be entered into.

Checklist

We receive many entries each year and to help us sort them quickly please ensure that you have included the relevant information with the entries from your school. Please make sure you have read the full Competition Rules. Good Luck!

• Is each entry on A4 paper?
• Is the name and age of each child written on the back of each entry?
• Is the postcode for the school clearly marked on the back of each entry?
• Are all the entries clearly divided into batches according to the children's ages (not entry class) e.g. all 7 year-olds' entries together?
• Have you packed your entries well in order to prevent damage?
• Have you completed the entry form, weighed your parcel and put on the correct amount of postage?

Prizes

Provided by satips :
£500 for the school with the best collection of entries.
£250 for the runner-up school.

Pens and certificates will be awarded to the winners of each class as well as prizes for individual age group winners.
Runners-up will receive certificates.
Satips is grateful for the generous support of the Manuscript Pen Company Ltd.

If you are experiencing any difficulties downloading anything from this site, please email enquiries@johncatt.com

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SOURCE : http://www2.handwritingcompetition.co.uk/

Deadline :  16th May 2011

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