Looking forward to facilitating a Talking about Texts Matters workshop at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social and National Literacy Trust conference next week!
literacytrust.org.uk/events/prima...
We’ll be mardling about mags and music! @jonbiddle.bsky.social do join us!
Wow ! Such a rich, fun and authentic session with Nate Lessore today and 2000 Young people! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social
Last call for our Reconnecting Teens and Texts Conference - March 6th- Milton Keynes. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/overcoming... It’ll be an inspiring day! We have just 5 tickets left! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social
Absolutely- we have a professional responsibility to know and understand a wide range of contemporary children’s texts- so we can make a bridge from banded Books to supported choice- but it’s a high demand.
Last call for our Reconnecting Teens and Texts Conference - March 6th- Milton Keynes. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/overcoming... It’ll be an inspiring day! We have just 5 tickets left! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social
WORLD BOOK DAY® World Book Day Conversations: from Celebration to a Reading for Pleasure Strategy The Open University Reading for Pleasure EnglishHubs Wandle at Chesterton Primary |
I’m really proud to have worked on this new podcast series with @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social and @openuni-rfp.bsky.social.
We worked with teachers and school leaders to discuss what taking a strategic approach to World Book Day looks like.
"We can't make children read for pleasure... but we can entice, invite, model, engage..." @teresacremin.bsky.social
It was interesting to listen to the Education Select Committee session on the decline in the number of children reading for pleasure.
This is why we slowed down our phonics learning and built in a school wide reading for pleasure programme (thank you @teresacremin.bsky.social and team). CLPE has helped us to shift away from atomised grammar and we have 'every place is a reading place' nooks and crannies all over. Our kids ❤️ books.
Just got to this - thanks - it is a tragedy I agree - personal relational education pushed to the limits.
Looking forward to reading this! Well done
Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt, professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London, brings together numerous research projects confirming what we have always suspected - art is good for us. It helps us enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives. One study found that people who engaged regularly with the arts had a 31% lower risk of dying at any point during the follow-up period, even when confounding socioeconomic, demographic and health factors were taken into account. Studies also show that visiting museums and attending live music events can make people physiologically younger, and a monthly cultural activity almost halves our chances of depression. As Fancourt argues, if a drug boasted such benefits governments would be pouring billions into it. Instead, funding has been slashed across the culture sector and arts education has been devalued and eroded in the UK.
‘If a drug boasted such benefits [as the arts] governments would be pouring billions into it. Instead, funding has been slashed across the culture sector.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And a damn good book it is too!
That’s very kind, thank you🙏
Shrewd move! But I’ll bet you can anyway !
Not sure what to say Gordon- but thank you ☺️
I too will read everything you write. From our first encounters in Macclesfield your insightful capacity to cut through to the core of all things educational shone through. Write - share - I’m listening and so are others ( and swearing this is happening) . Go for it Megan. Xx
👏 Huge congratulations to @teresacremin.bsky.social on being awarded a CBE for services to education in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours List. Any Little Wandle members who have attended her Reading for Pleasure sessions will know just how well deserved this is.
!!! To the king?!
With the National Year of Reading now here, a few people have asked if I'm running the online 'Building a Classroom Reading Community' session again. Doing it twice, on Sun 11th Jan and on Mon 12th Jan.
Sun 11th Jan
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977168230...
Mon 12th Jan
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977168128...
Thanks so much Barbara-
Cheers Stephen ! Happy new year!
Good timing I agree! Thanks for your generous words !
Thanks Gordon - hope you are well?
Why that’s very kind of you Kathryn -
Thanks for the encouragement to come back here more Mark - I’ll try!
So delighted to share I’ve been awarded a CBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List!
Very much a shared honour- so many folk nurture #readingforpleasure - making a difference to today’s young people. @barbarableiman.bsky.social @karlduke8.bsky.social @whatsfsaid.bsky.social @misterbodd.bsky.social
Agreed!
Do join us on Tuesday for this free seminar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-to-r... it’ll be useful! @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social @primarychamp.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social please share! All welcome!
Do join us at this free research and practice seminar www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-to-r... @jonnybid.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social @firststory.bsky.social @minilebowski.bsky.social
Thanks Simone! Do check out the year long programme too ourfp.org/schools-teac... it was good to be with you all
