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Looking for audiobook recommendations for a brief spell of recovery. Ideally warm/funny or dark/spooky? Professional reads and weighty fiction sorted. Any entertaining & well produced recs very much appreciated.

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

What’s known as a chronic fib.

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Wonderful endorsements for a wonderful book. Relevant to all teachers at all stages @darrenchetty.bsky.social @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

So excited to launch our new programme tomorrow. 22 Bradford primaries, working w. children in Y2 over next 3 years - longitudinal exploration of reading/writing interrelation, drawing upon local cultural venues, reading fluency instruction. carefully sequenced teaching sequences for writing.

submitted 49 days ago • 5 comments

I’m really looking forward to @darrenchetty.bsky.social leading a webinar for the Wandle English Hub on Monday 27th January Tickets are fully-funded and can be booked here: www.wandleenglishhub.org.uk/training-cpd

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Hello, Bluesky folk! I'd love some starter pack recs for the UK children's books community, or any recs for people I might not have found / followed yet! 🙏♥️📚

submitted 54 days ago • 10 comments

Always this!

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

Heard from one of the very best teachers I have ever worked with, today, having to leave their new job after one term because of a deeply toxic leadership culture. These kinds of stories never get less shocking. Their loss, but the damage done is significant.

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

Autistic abuse case must never happen again, says No 10 “Responding to the videos, No 10 said the DfE was looking at strengthening the guidance on the use of seclusion in specialist schools and would set out more information "as soon as possible". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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I've been working a bit on modelling, as a key element of effective #adaptive_teaching, so here is a new blog post collating some thoughts on how it can be planned for. #EduSky #UKEd #UKEDU

submitted 202 days ago • 6 comments

I'm seeing a LOT of people née to the platform this morning. Which is BRILLIANT. Welcome. Here's a thread of a few tips. None of them my idea and I'm sure you see lots of other threads like this. Hope it helps.

submitted 108 days ago • 20 comments

Good call

submitted 110 days ago • 4 comments

Absolutely this, loud and clear from @emmaturner75.bsky.social. This was at the heart of the binned 2009 curriculum review, but hope it will be taken note of in the current review. Thank you for writing this.

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment

My latest writing - a piece for TES on age and stage informed practice.

submitted 111 days ago • 7 comments

National Literacy Trust report "the situation is “a particular crisis” for secondary school students: the fall in reading enjoyment was more pronounced for young people aged 11 to 14 and 14 to 16 than for those aged 8 to 11."

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

6 months post-move to Derbyshire, new bookcase in place at last and remaining boxes of books unpacked. Stuff of childhood dreams.

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Trying to engage parents in our reading a little more so have started an Instagram just for that purpose. New books, book-lists, updates about class reads, recommendations etc. plus a weekly ‘author in focus’ bit…first up, Tom Percival (music to be added later)

submitted 167 days ago • 2 comments

Listening to parliamentary debate re. new strategy for public libraries. I welcome the renewed call for a national data-set, ensuring every child is a library member, and emphasising libraries’ value. Libraries are the unsung heroes within communities- their future security should be prioritised.

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I attended the National Literacy Trust’s #inclusivelibraries conference on Friday. It was inspiring - exploring the importance of celebrating identity, the role libraries play in promoting inclusivity (and where we need to further develop), supporting diverse communities and welcoming new arrivals.

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Lovely to see posts on here from the #InclusiveLibraries conference (and a hashtag in use - something I’d been looking out for). Have added it to the list.

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

Jeffrey Boakye is such a wonderful speaker, I gave up trying to write soundbites because I wouldn't do it justice #InclusiveLibraries ...I am the worst live tweeter 😅

submitted 179 days ago • 0 comments

So much to take in, explore further and share from the brilliant #InclusiveLibraries conference today. For now I want to lift up this poem by #RakayaFetuga Thank you to the amazing speakers and National Literacy Trust! @britishlibrary.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9F...

submitted 179 days ago • 1 comment

This was awesome today. And we think the whole event was recorded and might be available to view late Thank you @bobbyjoseph.bsky.social thank you National Literacy Trust, Lit In Colour and BL and all the speakers! #inclusivelibraries

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2nd keynote of the day with Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak author of the wonderful City of Stolen Magic at @Literacy_Trust @PenguinUKBooks Lit in Colour & @BL_Learning #InclusiveLibraries Conference reflecting on libraries & melancholic Indian music. 📚Supported by @ace_national #LotterySupported

submitted 181 days ago • 0 comments

Off to a great start with our #InclusiveLibraries Conference - today in Leeds, Friday at @britishlibrary.bsky.social London, in partnership with British Library and Lit In Colour (Penguin Books & @runnymede.bsky.social ). Jeffrey Boakye keynote striking a blow for the future of study of English.

submitted 181 days ago • 1 comment

I can’t remember who recommended this, but I’ve been reading all day and nearly finished it; didn’t want to stop to cook my dinner. In incredible writing. Was it you @martingalway.bsky.social ?

submitted 206 days ago • 8 comments