Passionate about developing readers. Runs for fitness and relaxation. Enjoys music, especially live. Education is my vocation! All views are my own
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Happy @WorldBookDayUK Encouraging young people to #ReadYourWay is deeply underpinned by research about the power of choice and agency 👏👏👏-Their purpose may be pleasure- connection- info- whatever- it’s theirs! @OpenUni_RfP Let’s celebrate that!
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We cannot wait for the first Inspiring the South West conference tomorrow! If you're joining us, we'd love you to share your moments from the day using #InspiringSW in your posts 🤩
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Did you know that reading for pleasure is the biggest indicator of a child’s future success?
That’s why @worldbookdayuk encourages everyone to let go of pressure and expectations to support children to enjoy reading.
Find out more: worldbookday.com
#WorldBookDay
ALT Pink asset featuring this year's World Book Day books.
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To Celebrate 'Wink Murder: A Bletchley Park Mystery' @bonnierbooks_uk has generously given us 1 set of the Bletchley Park Mystery Series to give to a lucky follower! Please Like & Share by 12 Noon Sunday 16th February! UK only. Winner picked at random.
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Set during the turbulent segregation era, @kwamealexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination and the unflappable faith of an American family in BLACK STAR, sequel to the acclaimed The Door of No Return. UKLA members RT to win 5 signed copies. #lucky13th
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Children's books are not a luxury. Libraries & librarians are not a luxury. The teachers who inspire kids to read are not a luxury. If you cut or undermine or lose these things – #literacy will cease to be a basic human right, and will become a luxury, available only to a few.
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It is such a joy to work with the @The_UKLA Regional Rep team! If you’d like to find out more about what we do, here is our ‘Team Spotlight’ from the recent issue of ‘UKLA Voices’ (an online publication for members giving a range of insights from across the organisation)
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Some Spurs fans losing their minds on here.
Liverpool are really good at football - an almost completely fit squad. Perhaps the best CB and attacker in the world, an unbelievable midfield. Depth off the bench.
This will make Europa League victory even sweeter!
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AT THE FACTORY, i did a signing thing... a great day of my writing life... with the best @LitAgentClare Naomi and Olivia @simonschuster
Coming 27/2
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UKLA is delighted to announce the 5 winners of NEU Sponsored teacher places for the UKLA International Conference in Liverpool, 2025! Congratulations @sam_creighton , Lyndsay Kennett, Krista Greenwood, Deborah Upchurch and Vikky Varley! ukla.org/neu-sponsored-place…
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Tickets for the 2025 UKLA International Conference are now live! With Keynote Speakers including Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dominic Wyse, and Anežka Kuzmičová, this year's Conference is not one to miss. Tickets available via Oxford Abstracts: register.oxfordabstracts.com…
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the @The_UKLA Book Awards CPD session. We are lucky to have such committed teacher judges.
@The_UKLA @Joyisreading @LockwoodCm @imaginecentre thank you for a wonderful morning of book discussion and deep thought. A great way to start the weekend! ☺️💜
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Have you heard about the UKLA Our Class Loves This Book Award? Working with the books that were shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards the previous year, this award is a great way to get your students engaged in creative responses to texts.
Apply here! ukla.org/awards/our-class-lo…
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big big day yesterday .... big big thank you @wesstreeting
If you only listen to one thing today, listen to two of my heroes - @frankcottrell_b and @SteveChalke - talk about children’s health, wellbeing, learning and love - from about 820 on @BBCr4today.
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Are you an aspiring picture book author? Do you want to learn from the best? Sign up for our one day course and help support the festival at the same time #writerscommunity #writingforpleasure #kidlit #cornwall eventbrite.co.uk/e/aspiring-…
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Had a super meeting today with @BissendenHayley planning this talk on curriculum coherence.
I’ve been lucky enough to work with school leaders and teachers in the southwest for the last 5 years and am very excited to explore more opportunities to pursue excellence!
Tickets 👇🏽
7 weeks to go until the Inspiring the South West conference with @jon_hutchinson_
in Cornwall! Secure your place now for this fascinating insight from Jon with practical strategies in designing a curriculum and assessment approach that ensures all children can flourish.
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What a fabulous film. Highly recommend seeing it in the cinema. Thanks @WTW_StAustell for another great evening
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I've said this before, but I'll say it again. READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So if you want to change their lives forever - make books & reading central to everything you do. And let them just enjoy it! #literacy
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Happy new year #uklamembers. RT to win a copy of 'Beyond the Secret Garden' by Darren Chetty & Karen Sands O’Connor. Trace how Black & racially minoritised characters have been represented in ‘the secret garden’ of British children’s literature from its earliest stages.
