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Delighted to join Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold and @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social for a panel that explored Englishness, Britishness and children’s literature at @irscl2025_usal. A great conference - thank you to all who worked to make it happen!

We’re delighted to see #CenTCS Fellow, @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social nominated for this award in recognition of her anti-racist education work. So well-deserved👏

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Oral History of Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop YouTube video by American Library Association

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop transformed how we see children's books and the world. Explore her powerful story in this oral history, created by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table for the 55th anniversary of the award.
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Book cover: The International Companion to Scottish Children’s Literature Edited by Maureen A. Farrell and Robert A. Davis Image: standing against a blue sky, with the sea behind, is a paper sculpture made from printed book pages. The sculpture combines models of a sailing ship, a one-legged pirate with a parrot, a palm tree, and a treasure chest

Contents Series Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements Introduction (Maureen A. Farrell and Robert A. Davis) 1. The Origins of Scottish Children’s Literature (Maureen A. Farrell) 2. ‘Through the Midnight Sea’: Some Dimensions of Scottish Children’s Poetry (Robert A. Davis) 3. Children’s Scottish Historical Fiction (Beth Dickson) 4. A ‘Spell of Stories’: Scottish Children’s Fantasy (Sarah Dunnigan) 5. Gaelic Plays for Children 1900–1950 (Sìm Innes) 6. Stevenson’s Junior Fiction (David Robb) 7. Mollie Hunter’s Teen Fiction: Transitioning through Enchanted Humanness to Adulthood (Ralph Jessop) 8. Adolescent Citizenship in Cathy MacPhail’s Mosi’s War and Claire McFall’s Bombmaker (Fiona McCulloch) 9. From Fairy Cauldrons to An Gruffalo: The Development and Challenges of Scottish Gaelic Children’s Literature (Mairi Kidd) 10. Scottish Children’s Picturebooks Within a European and Global Context (Penni Cotton) 11. Ambition and Identity: Scottish Children’s Literary Prizewinners (Morna Fleming)

Contents (continued) 12. Scottish Poetry in the Scottish Secondary Classroom: Seeing Beyond the Set Texts (Jennifer Farrar) 13. Scottish Children’s Literature: Where Are We Now? (Maureen A. Farrell) Endnotes Further Reading Notes on Contributors Index

International Companion to Scottish Children’s Literature
ed Maureen A Farrell & Robert A Davis

Examining Scottish writing for children – from Stevenson & Barrie to contemporary writers, & from picturebooks to YA

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It was brilliant to hear poet (and former librarian) Mike Garry perform his poem ‘Signify’ last night. Beautiful words on the impact of a teacher:

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Very cold in Glasgow (-3) but no snow yet. Bright and sunny.

Use CfE review to 'embed anti-racist education into every stage' Anti-racist education should not be ‘a bolt-on’ – it should be ‘presented repeatedly with deepening complexity’ as pupils progress through school

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I laughed a lot at this. Might have a falafel, pomegranate and hummus sandwich tomorrow to honour the “woke” sandwich 😂

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Education Scotland endorse ‘Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education’ professional learning programme - Time for Inclusive Education Time For Inclusive Education

We are delighted to share that Education Scotland has officially endorsed Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the ‘Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education’ Professional Learning for teachers which we deliver on behalf of the Scottish Government.

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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.