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New day, new books! Just picked these up and excited to explore them both! Need to think how to introduce to children of different ages and ensure enjoyment and pleasure first and foremost. #books #childrensbopks #picturebooks #RfP #primary #educhat #edusky

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Welcome to #PrimaryRocks. I'm @gazneedle.bsky.social your host. Tonight's Qs in a moment but 1st... it is World Book Day next week so...

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Wonderful conversation with colleagues today reviewing Y7 curriculum planning. We wanted to ensure we offered the most effective and ambitious transition year from primary. Some tough convos! What do you do in your setting? #educhat #engchat #teamenglish #primarychat #secondarychat

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Imagine a job where reading children’s literature counts as “research” 😍 what a treat!

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Interested in the 'How Teaching & Learning Happens' course? Join @carlhendrick.substack.com and I for these free webinars: - 27/2 at 4pm GMT Retrieval - 6/3 at 4pm GMT Scaffolding - 13/3 at 4pm GMT Checking for Understanding - 20/3 at 4pm GMT Questioning Register here: forms.office.com/r/a2w1QjfYDJ

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The latest Read for Empathy collection has been launched. As always, it's full of absolutely superb books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. The work @empathylabuk.bsky.social are doing is incredibly important. More information here: www.empathylab.uk/rfe

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Are there any English curriculum experts who can help me? I’m looking at exploring the writing of poetry…I think this is only explicitly referred to once (ONCE(x1)) in the NC. Am I correct or going slowly mad?? @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @michaelt1979.bsky.social @charliehacking.bsky.social

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To #EnglishTeachers looking for ideas for the week ahead, here's the new #PoetryByHeart Poem of the Week. Explore If You Were a Carrot by @berliedoherty.bsky.social & use our tips to inspire performances (can you make them jokey and serious?) & #Poetry #Writing ❤️ poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/if-you...

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Anon post: For those who have made the transition, what aspects of headship did being a deputy not fully prepare you for? Are there any specific experiences—big or small—that would help bridge the gap before taking on the role?

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Updates to 2026 AQA English Language exam: ‘The changes will affect current Year 10 students taking exams in summer 2026 and onwards. Current Year 11 and those students resitting exams in November 2025 will not see any changes to the exam papers.’ www.aqa.org.uk/news/gcse-en...

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Get your school involved! The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is recruiting settings to take part in a range of funded projects. Find out more: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...

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I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway

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Telling myself it’s ok to buy a new book ‘because it’s Christmas’ like I won’t be buying a new book ‘because it’s January/nearly Valentine’s Day/the start of spring/5 o’clock somewhere’

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We’re looking for great people to join our team and help ensure that all children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. You’ll get the chance to work with brilliant people in a region to improve the coherence of support families and kids receive. Have a look! www.reachfoundation.uk/join

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Great books for reception classes - with picture books, stories, and poems by Steve Weatherill, Jeanne Willis, Oliver Jeffers, Julie Fulton, James Carter & Neal Zetter.

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Books for Year 2 children aged 6-7 - 40 exciting texts by Clotilde Perrin, C.K. Smouha, Richard O'Neill, Louise Fatio, Michael Rosen & more.

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Year 3 KS2 recommended reading list of books for school pupils aged 7-8 including books by Adam Blade, Anthony Browne, Tony Bradman, John Steptoe and Adele Geras.

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Looking back on 2024 across the sector - A thread covering policy, trust leadership, primary, secondary, special schools, AP and governance 🧵

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Yeah it's time for proper restriction of smart phones for kids. Even a ban. We have enough evidence they're dreadful for us and worse for children. Let's get on with it now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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If you’re a teacher who writes fiction, then tag yourself in reply to this post. We’d love to support and promote you!

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Absolutely loved reading this! How honest, reflective, and relatable! My mistake: 1st year lead & changed curriculum without transitional work or sufficient collaboration / consultation. Unbelievable arrogance looking back! Work differently now because I saw (and value) the failure of this.

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Delighted to be collaborating with The Excellence Hub as their new primary expert. Follow this link to read about their work, to enquire about how I can provide specialist support, and to find out more about their other expert partners. tinyurl.com/567m92w3

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Well done budding writers at Boorley Park! This includes ‘The Stigadic’ ‘Within the forest of the Ick, Lurks the frightful stigadic. The creature opens its yapper wide, And shakes its furry behind.’ (Continued below) www.crownhouse.co.uk/featured-ope...

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Fabulous network meet with #primary and #middle #English leads today! Discussed high quality books to share with children 📚 and solutions for #writing challenges being faced in the classroom. Tell me: what strategies have helped with your writing provision?

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"Picture books are often quite undervalued, and sometimes seen as a stepping stone to 'proper reading'. But picture books can be transgressive and beautiful and complex." - @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social. ALL OF THIS! www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-fea...

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It’s International Mountain Day, so today’s poem celebrates that. It’s called ‘The Englishman Who Went Up a Mountain and Came Down Ill’.

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The effects of 'informed spelling' on reading and writing achievement writing4pleasure.com/the-effects-...

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“How was your day, Cora?!” This video is such a lovely illustration of toddler play that I couldn’t resist sharing. (Thread 🧵)

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I think we've all been in CPD sessions like this...

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Joint No1 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is… “Blitz, One Family’s War” by @martinimpey.bsky.social. It is a truly stunning story of the impact the war had on one family and on the city of London. It’s a masterclass of bringing history to vivid life. Astounding stuff. #Picturebookpage

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Latest news from @mediamagemc.bsky.social including latest magazine mailchi.mp/cf9edd8c84f1...

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I don't think I've shared this one here either: Reading Comprehension: Teaching a Metacognitive Approach to Inference-Making This is a write up of something I developed a few years back which saw a positive rise in KS2 reading results. www.aidansevers.com/post/reading...

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Today’s poem is called ‘This is One of Those Poems without any Rhymes’.

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Recent thoughts about Twitter / X

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This is worth sharing among English teachers as well as those involved in academic English studies. @natefeed.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social

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This is my life 😂

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Shared reading has powerful benefits for children from vulnerable family backgrounds - and can help them to bond with their parents or carers. That's why we've launched our new #StoryExplorers programme: www.booktrust.org.uk/story-explor...

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No 8 in my #FavePicturebooks24 is… “One Button and the Sea” by @saralstan.bsky.social and #VivianeSchwartz. A beautiful, powerful and thoughtful book that explores stories. The story of their “uprooting” becomes a tale of shared memory and community. A beautiful hopeful tale. #PicturebookPage

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I don't remember much about the stuff I had to learn at school. But I will NEVER EVER FORGET Mr Evans, the teacher who just read us stories – pure reading for pleasure, no assessment whatsoever. That's the stuff that changes lives! I'm so grateful to him & all the life-changing teachers out there!

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BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! I'm not on social media a lot right now, working very hard on my new book, trying to get it done in less than 9 years this time! In the meantime, I'm giving away signed copies of all my books so far. Repost & follow to enter, & say which one you'd like - closes Dec 14! #KidLitUK

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