I can see the joy of learning in the room Laura ☺️📝🙏🏼

@openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @natecommunity.bsky.social It is so often the artists, the writers who see and speak to tyranny whilst the rest stay quiet

@thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

It’s such a privilege to support Boorley Park. Big shout out to Mr Stevens and Yr 6 for these wonderful outcomes

✍️ Have you seen the incredible collections of writing over on the @crownhousepub.bsky.social Opening Doors web page? 🔉 *New pieces of writing* - do take a look. You're sure to be impressed! @openingdoors.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social #EduSky #Writing

On a roll today! Part 4 of my blog series is about literacy - what we know and what we know how to do to ensure children learn to read and write. It is a mix of research, resources, and just stuff. Part 4 b - some ideas about handwriting. Enjoy. meganjanedixon.co.uk/2026/01/23/p...

Calling all English teachers. Do these two things. 1. Go to www.nate.org.uk. 2. Tap to share and add to home screen. You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE

The ‘Opening Doors’ team has been across the UK in the last couple of days from Plymouth to west London to Hampshire. #excellenceinEnglish @juliesargent.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social Contact me to find out more: www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk

Wonderful way to kickstart the term at St Lawrence Primary, Alton who over 3 years have grown and are now embedding @openingdoors.bsky.social approaches to ambitious English for all.

I had the privilege to Open Doors to Ambitious English @openingdoors.bsky.social at Twyford School nr Winchester yesterday. It was one of those days when you know the INSET has come at the right time for a great team. Huge thanks to Katy Iliffe and Olaf Mather for putting your faith in us.

Heard of Melissa Milner's podcast 'The Teacher As?'- your new fave Edu Pod for 2026? I had the pleasure of chatting with Melissa about Opening Doors to Ambitious English - using @openingdoors.bsky.social principles and strategies.

Merry Christmas from all the Opening Doors team and we hope you enjoy this extra treat! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social

A fabulous text and a creative unit of work to start the #NationalYearofReading with! @openingdoors.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social

Aww!!! Thankyou for posting! The Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree poem. Just the right tenor and tone for the world we find ourselves in

Great turnout! Kafka in primary- now there’s ambition ☺️

@beckyfrancis.bsky.social @darrellwakelam.bsky.social @edfinch.bsky.social #EduSky All the latest! searchingforexcellence.co.uk

Wonderful! Can’t wait to hear the poem ☺️

This looks amazing! Years 7-11 app.shakespearecurriculum.com/sign_up

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!

How valuable is this right now? Thankyou @englishassociation.bsky.social

🥳📚📖Tomorrow ! Free! Online! Sign up! 18 November, 16:45 – 17:30 How schools can nourish a reading-for-pleasure culture with community fundraising, wishlists,purpose-driven support. Deborah Maclaren @LoveReading4Kids.bsky.social& Sana Siddiq primary teacher 💫 englishassociation.ac.uk/reigniting-r...

After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay

The Next Chapter for high pitch English at Diocese of Chichester Trust schools. Case studies of impact and new doors opening to high pitch writing provision: more oracy more poetry and grammar for purpose. What a joyful and professional group to work with! @openingdoors.bsky.social

Love this- wish I’d read it at 13!

Poetry is the key to unlocking creativity in thought and language! 26th November ⬇️ with my wonderful colleague @lauraspargo.bsky.social

Unmissable with @lauraspargo.bsky.social presenting! @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @justimaginecentre.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @natefeed.bsky.social 👇👇👇👇👇

What a joy to present the @openingdoors.bsky.social approach to ambitious English at Worcestershire’s ‘Write to Inspire’ conference alongside one of my heroes, Debra Myhill. Huge thanks to Jessica Blakeman and all attendees who kept thinking, reading, writing with me up to 4pm! 🙏🏼

This is a good round up. Anyone who tries to say ‘teachers work so hard we can’t reform the system’ isn’t speaking for me. I’ve been working within but railing against the system for most of my career!

'But pleasure — true pleasure — is a multitudinous and ferocious thing.' Katherine Rundell, wise and ferocious on reading for pleasure. So worth reading. www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

Amazing event! Thankyou 🙏🏼

The #ReconstructingReading online festival takes place during the week of 17th November. @literacy-trust.bsky.social have put together a line-up of outstanding speakers. Tickets are available for individual sessions or the entire week. More info here: literacytrust.org.uk/training-and...

How amazing is this! Live online masterclass and free teaching and learning materials. @openingdoors.bsky.social schools should lap this up! literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/y...

Bloody brilliant 👇

Comments and pictures from the superb @englishassociation.bsky.social ‘Opening Doors’ conference. Scroll to autumn term news. www.searchingforexcellence.co.uk

Looking for routes to ambitious English? Rich, cost-effective resources? Case studies from our UK network? Do contact me😃 Pictured is last week’s @englishassociation.bsky.social conference searchingforexcellence.co.uk

Thanks! ⬇️🎃

Dropped in my inbox courtesy of Poetry by Heart. What a voice of playful disturbance. poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/we-rea...

Spot on as ever ☺️

💡Poetry, prose & penny dreadfuls. A wonderful way to end the afternoon, hearing how @ipatedu.bsky.social have created exciting writing opportunities using the Opening Doors strategies. The OD team are feeling inspired! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social? @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social #edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing

Do scroll down my feed today to see so many examples of teachers passionately presenting their routes to excellence for all, with a bit of help from the ‘Opening Doors’ team. Big thanks to Dr Becky Fisher @englishassociation.bsky.social for backing our work.

Poetry as the master key to unlocking creative thinking through language at Blackfield Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social What a metaphor!

A journey of innovation for pupils and teachers @openingdoors.bsky.social from Inspire Partnership @englishassociation.bsky.social conference ☺️

Penn Wood sharing their journey of Opening Doors through high quality texts - inspiring! @openingdoors.bsky.social #Openingdoors

The pitch of Year 6 Reading into writing at Mulgrave Primary @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social conference ☺️

Mulgrave Primary kick off! High pitch global English 🌍 @openingdoors.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social

We are off! @openingdoors.bsky.social conference thanks to @englishassociation.bsky.social All presentations by creative, critical practitioners in schools

*NEW* @openingdoors.bsky.social writing hub opened at Richmond Hill Primary near Doncaster. High pitch, inclusive teaching seen live in classrooms and rich professional exploration of texts and ideas. A wonderful group of teachers and leaders ☺️🙏🏼

@marymyatt.bsky.social @mradamkohlbeck.bsky.social @nicolamansfield.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social @justimaginecentre.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social

I know this is obvious when you think about it but we don’t think about it enough: fascists have to cow & persecute decent journalists to prevent them from reporting exactly what they, the fascists, are doing. Fascist-adjacent ‘journalists’ help by insisting that we shouldn’t call fascists facsists.