All places have now been filled for The Times Spelling Bee Championship 2010!
The first UK spelling Championship – The Times Spelling Bee 2009 – was a great success and a fun experience for pupils and teachers alike. It attracted entries from more than 750 schools that competed in 100 events nationwide. We are delighted to announce that The Times Spelling Bee will be staged again in 2010.
The Times is a committed supporter of standards of English and the aim of the Championship is to make spelling fun and to help teachers to raise the profile of spelling and develop the talents of their students. The Times Spelling Bee is supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Who can take part?
Registrations for The Times Spelling Bee Championship are now closed.
Live school team spelling contests
The Championship starts in March 2010 when schools go head to head in live local knockout spelling heats. The winning teams will then progress to the Semi-Finals, which will take place in May. The climax will be the Grand Final, which will be held in London in June 2010. This will be a high-profile event featured in The Times newspaper and on Times Online.
There will be prizes for the winning teams and for the schools taking part.
One thousands schools! All places for The Times Spelling Bee have now been filled.
For the second year running, The Times Spelling Bee has proved popular with schools around the UK. All places for the 2010 Championship have now been filled.
The live heats kick off on March 8. If you have not already returned the parental consent forms for your team, please do so before your first event. You should have received your pack confirming the date and location of your first event. If not, please contact us. Click the link below for more information about the live heats.
Fine out more about the live heats
Editor of The Times
I would like to congratulate the ten schools whose top spellers have made the Grand Final of The Times Spelling Bee. The standard of spelling has been incredibly high and the pupils have worked extremely hard to reach this stage of the competition. We hope the championship will encourage and inspire children, teachers and parents alike to take pride in their spelling and value the importance of spelling in communicating with others. I would like to wish the very best of luck to all those taking part on Tuesday June 23 and we look forward to reporting on your achievements in the paper.