The British Library Learning Team shares news on our collections, events & online resources for teachers, students, adult learners & families
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English teachers! Don't miss our free online CPD session exploring The Tempest on 3 February.
Join Professor Emma Smith, and teacher and author Michael Donkor for fresh ideas, tips and resources, as we explore the thorny role of magic in the play.
Find out more here: link.bl.uk/CPDTempest
ALT Promotional graphic for a free online CPD session on The Tempest, featuring the play’s title, the date 3 February.
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Want to level up your library career this year?
We’re looking for international mid-career library and archive professionals to join us this summer at our International Library Leaders Programme.
Learn more link.bl.uk/ILLP2026
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✨ We’re so excited to be joining today’s @BL_Learning LIVE lesson to create our very own fantasy adventure! 🏰🐉 From magical quests to brave heroes, we can’t wait to see where our imaginations take us! 💫 #CreativeWriting #FantasyAdventure #LiveLesson
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A busy class of artists in year 4 creating settings, characters and heroes as part of @BL_Learning
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The histories featured on South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories were informed by archival research which took place across the UK. Discover these histories by visiting your local archive: southasianbritain.org/useful…
#SouthAsianBritain @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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Our blogs have a new look: bit.ly/BL-Blogs
All previously published blogs will be available in our archive, launching in coming weeks. Watch this space for an update on when that goes live.
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Today we celebrate the launch of South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories at the British Library. The event will bring to life the rich legacies of South Asians in Britain. Discover more at southasianbritain.org
#SouthAsianBritain @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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✨ A brilliant free opportunity for KS3! Celebrate #NationalPoetryDay with @britishlibrary & Manjeet Mann on 2 Oct – perfect for bringing poetry to life in the classroom. Don’t miss it!
Join this free online event for KS3 with Manjeet Mann and the @britishlibrary to celebrate National Poetry Day on 2nd Oct and turn up the volume on poetry in your classroom! Book here: shorturl.at/FCsBg #nationalpoetryday
ALT There is a picture and portrait of author Manjeet Mann on the right. On the left there is a cover of her new book ROAR.
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South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories doesn’t just host its own oral histories - it also features interviews from external collections. Dive into these powerful stories at southasianbritain.org/oral-h…
#SouthAsianBritain #OralHistory @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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There are over 750 entries related to the histories of South Asian in Britain on the digital resource, South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories.
Begin your search at southasianbritain.org/
#SouthAsianBritain #History #DigitalArchives @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!
Visit southasianbritain.org
@QMUL @BristolUni @britishlibrary @ahrcpress @UoBArtsMatter @BL_Learning @QMULsed
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Join us for our launch event in Cardiff on 22 July at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff in collaboration with South Asian Heritage Trust for South @SAHM_UK . More details and how to book via this link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-asi…
#RootsToRoutes #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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We’ve recently launched our new website. While we’re excited to share this improved experience, you may see a 'Please refresh this page' message before accessing our website. If so, you'll simply need to refresh the page, or click on the link, to see the website. Thank you for your patience and understanding – if you need any assistance, we’re here to help.
In the meantime, please find quick links to our catalogue: bit.ly/BLInterimCatalogue and item request form: bit.ly/BLCollectionForm
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We’re delighted to have been nominated as the Best Venue for English Learning in the annual School Travel Awards, organised by @SchoolTravelOrg magazine!
You can cast your vote for the Library until voting closes on 31 July 2025: bit.ly/BL-SchoolTravelAwards…
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Ahead of #WindrushDay, we're looking back at the bold, pioneering women who left everything behind to build new lives.
Wasafiri honours the women writers of the Windrush era, including Beryl Gilroy, poet, author, and the UK’s first Black woman headteacher: bit.ly/BLWindrushWomen
ALT Image: Beryl Gilroy, courtesy of the Beryl Gilroy Estate and Peepal Tree Press.
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We’ve acquired the archive of pioneering Black playwright, Mustapha Matura.
Packed with drafts of all his plays, unrealised scripts, and personal material, this is an incredible resource offering valuable insight into his creative process: bit.ly/BLMaturaArchive
ALT Archive of Mustapha Matura, showing a pile of handwritten scripts arranged in fan shape.
ALT Archive of Mustapha Matura, showing a flat lay of two pages of a handwritten script.
ALT Archive of Mustapha Matura, showing a collection of doodles.
ALT Archive of Mustapha Matura, showing a two typed pages of script.
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English teachers! Don’t miss our free online CPD session on Macbeth, 25 June. Join Professor Emma Smith and author Michael Donkor for fresh insights, tips, and resources on themes of agency and blame.
Book your place: bit.ly/BLCPDMacbeth2025
ALT A yellow graphic card with an illustration from Macbeth and text reading: KS4 teacher CPD: Macbeth in Context.
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There's still time to book your tickets for English Grammar Day 2025!
Join us at the British Library, 7 July, for a day of talks and debate from a 'gramm-azing' line up of speakers.
Teachers: why not bring along your A-level or GCSE students?
Full programme and booking here:
events.bl.uk/events/english-…
#EnglishGrammarDay #Grammar #EnglishLanguage
@BethMalory @HWimbushEnglish @zssnas @SCPHorobin @wordspinster @RobDrummond @billylinguist @ArtsHumsUCL @eventsBL @BL_Learning @UCLEvents @engfac @northumbriauni
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We are really enjoying the live lesson @BL_Learning here in Melbourne Primary in East Yorkshire!
