Making Better Happen for Our Community
An Post is proud to support literacy in schools through our annual Writing Competition.
This year, the theme of the competition is “Making Better Happen For Our Community” and pupils are invited to explore how they can help create positive change within their communities through actions that support sustainability, diversity and inclusion.
Children from Junior Infants to 6th Class are asked to write a handwritten letter describing the steps they can take to “make better happen” where they live, learn and play. All participating schools will receive certificates, and there are exciting prizes for winning pupils and schools across each category!
Our classroom resources - developed in consultation with teachers - are packed with facts, activities, and support materials to help bring the theme to life in your classroom. This year’s suite includes even more lesson plans and activities for every class.
How to Take Part
Access materials below
Ask pupils to use their best handwriting and letter writing skills to create their entry. Art such as collage, painting, or drawing in lieu of writing are warmly welcomed from Special Schools for this competition.
Complete an entry form for each pupil and attach the handwritten letter
Post all entries to:
An Post Writing Competition
PO Box 13287
Freepost FDN7461
Dublin 1
Submission deadline: 20 March 2026
Entries are welcome in English or in Irish — Irish language resources
Entry Form
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Entry-Form.pdf
Junior and Senior Infants Materials
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Classroom-Slides-Junior-Senior.pdf
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Lesson-Plan-Junior-and-Senior.pdf
1st and 2nd Class Materials
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Classroom-Slides-1st-2nd.pdf
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Lesson-Plan-1st-and-2nd.pdf
3rd and 4th Class Materials
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Classroom-Slides-3rd-4th.pdf
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Lesson-Plan-3rd-and-4th.pdf
5th and 6th Class Materials
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Classroom-Slides-5th-6th.pdf
An-Post-Writing-Competition-Lesson-Plan-5th-and-6th.pdf
