Four face cybercrime charges over Croydon selection scandal A former councillor close to Tony Newman and Simon Hall and a friend of cabinet minister Steve Reed are among those due in court next month following a lengthy police investigation. By STEVEN DOWNE…

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Fantastic offer from @uklitassociation.bsky.social
UKLA members - RT now to be in with a chance!

This month's #lucky13th giveaway is...

Patrick Ness' PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK, the first in a new trilogy set in New World, twenty years after the groundbreaking YA trilogy; Chaos Walking.

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Class sizes in England are among the highest in Europe, putting huge pressure on staff and reducing the support pupils receive.

Have your say in our online indicative ballot on pay, funding and workload.

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The writing lives of working-class children download this article ‘We can’t give children rich lives, but we can give them the lens to appreciate the richness that is already there’ – Lucy Calkins The writing lives of working-cla…

The writing lives of working-class children

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Experienced teachers are leaving in their droves and not being replaced.

We believe children deserve a minimum level of education at all times – including enough teachers.

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This afternoon at #NEU2026 Zack Polanski, leader of The Green Party, spoke out about the cost of living crisis and its impact on schools. He also spoke of the incredible Together Alliance march and committed the Greens to reverse the real-terms cuts in school budgets.

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Zack Polanski tells NEU Teachers union that Greens would abolish toxic Ofsted

Abolish Ofsted.

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Education in the UK has been pushed to the brink, Zack Polanski tells conference Education in the UK has been pushed to the brink, the leader of the Greens has said, as he pledged his party would provide more money for schools by…

"Mr Polanski added: “We have a plan to tax the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country.

“We need to make sure that money can flow around the economy to where it’s really needed, like our schools.”

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Graphic advertising the 2026 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for young people. Supported by ALCS and Walker Books

1) Encourage pupils to enter the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, part of @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social. Open to young writers age 19 and under and the theme, inspired by GLASGOW BOYS by Margaret McDonald, is a place you love or someone you know very well
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I was a longlist judge for the picturebook category. I can guarantee all those are absolutely brilliant…

The time has come to bring you the 2026 UKLA Book Awards Shortlist!

This year's list features a range of accessible and inclusive titles that really encourage reading for pleasure.

Find out more here: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw...

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Excited to be in Glasgow for our @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards shortlisting meeting - looking forward to some impassioned debates with all our brilliant teacher judges!
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A wonderful afternoon of passionate discussion and debate about books, whittling down our longlists of 20 for each category to shortlists of 6 - the very best form of CPD! Look out for our shortlist announcements on Tuesday 24th March! @uklitassociation.bsky.social

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‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline

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‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

A lovely thing: our Literary Society meets in a room full of old books from decades past, and I let them choose what they want us to read from off the shelves. Last term we enjoyed Waiting for Godot and Death of a Salesman; previously we’ve explored Sylvia Plath, Oscar Wilde and Alan Bennett.

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We're recruiting an English teacher to join our lovely department in September: a great opportunity to work with fantastic, motivated, thoughtful students and kind, supportive colleagues in a very happy school! Do pass on to anyone who might be interested! www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk/page/?title=...

LUCKY 13th!

WIN a signed copy of The Story of Art Without Men Illustrated Edition by Katy Hessel & Ping Zhu.

This informative and accessible publication allows children aged 8+ to discover a new way of looking at art

Members, RT to be in with a chance of winning a copy!

South West Water admits criminal offence over Devon parasite outbreak Firm admits supplying water unfit for human consumption after nearly 150 people fell ill

South West Water admits criminal offence over Devon parasite outbreak.

Water unfit for human consumption, 150 people fell ill.

SWW already has nearly 200 criminal convictions. Licence not cancelled, no exec prosecuted, record high customer bills, sewage dumped in rivers.

Privatisation is a scam.

Manchester teachers! Here’s what one judge said last year: It's been such a privilege to be part of the teacher judging team for the UKLA and getting to read so many wonderful children's books! The UKLA has given my students the chance to find new authors, new heroes and new stories to cherish.

Manchester teachers! Here’s what one judge said last year: It's been such a privilege to be part of the teacher judging team for the UKLA and getting to read so many wonderful children's books! The UKLA has given my students the chance to find new authors, new heroes and new stories to cherish.

Becoming a Teacher Judge - UK Literacy Association UKLA are now looking for Teacher Judges for the 2027 Book Awards in Manchester!

Applications to become a Teacher Judge for the UKLA 2027 Book Awards are now open! This year we're looking for teachers within travelling distance of MANCHESTER!

Interested? Follow the link to find out more.

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Thank you @uklitassociation.bsky.social & @nosycrow.bsky.social for my #UKLALucky13 prize. A lovely treat for half term! @lyndajgraham.bsky.social

This month's #UKLALucky13 is Chicken Hill!

Three hilarious and off-the-wall stories in one full-colour graphic novel from debut talent @beccyblake.bsky.social

RT to win a copy + goodies!

Stand with Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospital School NEU Members We stand with Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospital School NEU Members Since September 2024 NEU members at GOSH/UCLH hospital have been subjected to what the NEU believes to be a bullying, chaotic an...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stand with Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospital School NEU Members . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

HE tutors! Do put forward an application for an NEU Sponsored International Conference place, Glasgow 2026.

We are looking for evidence of imaginative teaching or planning based on one of the books shortlisted for the 2025 UKLA Book Awards.

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We're excited to announce that the 3rd Keynote Speaker at the 2026 UKLA International Conference is... Jackie Kay.

We're thrilled that Jackie will be joining us in Glasgow, and hope you will too! Find out more and purchase your tickets now: buff.ly/GgHILau

A date for your diary! Monday March 2nd 6.30-7.30
Speaker: Velda Elliot, Professor in English and Education University of Oxford, winner of UKLA Academic book Award 2022.

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