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Wishing everyone a wonderful festive break. We’re taking a break from social media and cosying up with a good book. This one, from the brilliant Alex T Smith, is a firm favourite and read again and again and again…🎄#readingforpleasure #feelingfestive

The 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature, funded by the Arts Council England, shows that 17% of children’s books published in 2023 feature a racially minoritised character. clpe.org.uk/research/clp...

Working in partnership with schools and collaborating with teachers and leaders on developing practice is fundamental to the English Hubs approach.

Delving into what makes great teaching with @walkthrus.bsky.social this afternoon. Great to get our hub teams together #keepgettingbetter

‘Books which we live through together for the sole purpose of shared enjoyment represent a rich resource for conversation, connection and for spinning webs of reader relationships’ @OpenUni_RfP Great festive opportunity for primary phase👇 @Literacy_Trust literacytrust.org.uk/events/

Can’t wait for our South West Hubs Literacy Specialist conference this week. We will be delving into the EEF implementation guidance with the brilliant Jon Eaton and coaching with the WalkThrus team

The EEF’s School’s Guide to Implementation In a previous webinar Stuart Kime and Jonathan Sharples explored the updated version of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) A School’s Guide to Implementation Guidance Report. Read more here 👉 https://buff.ly/3AQI4Dp #EduBlogShare

Delighted to speak to Marc Rowland from Unity Research School on importance of early reading in addressing disadvantage. Recording here: vimeo.com/981966726/e8...

Do all staff in your school understand what progressive reading fluency is? And what it is not? Great resources here from EEF to get you started: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/reading-hous...

So great to work with you both

An absolute must listen. A book and a child are a chemical reaction which blasts through time, space, inequality and hate argues Katherine Rundell www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

Super excited to be working with The Bell Foundation and Swindon Stories. Schools in Swindon, Wilts and Dorset watch this space!! www.bell-foundation.org.uk/news/seven-w...

It’s natural to love doing the things we’re good at. As educators it is crucial that we give children the agency and independence that comes with acquiring literacy skills. It’s equally vital that we model reading motivation and our own reading identities. www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/blog...

The stories we read as children matter. The best ones are indelible in our memories; reaching far beyond our childhoods, they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. Great tools to reflect on our knowledge of childrens’ texts here: ourfp.org/finding/teac...

What week to look forward to! Launching our funded CPD programmes for EYFS and English Leads. Plus a fabulous line up at our Swindon conference on Tuesday 🥳 Marc Rowland, Jessie Ricketts, Ann Sullivan, Anish Harrison AND the brilliant team from East Wichel Primary

And here's the full Oracy Commission report - 'We Need to Talk': oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/wp-content/u... (pdf)

Always inspiring to visit our schools. How we show that reading is valued and valuable matters. Enabling environments matter most for our most vulnerable pupils. Here is an example from St Michael’s, Aldbourne Find out more about how our hub works with schools: www.ramsburyschool.org/English-Hub/...

Following a few requests from teachers and school leaders, I've made a short video on the key ideas that I think teachers (and parents/carers) need to know about reading development, based on my reading concept map. youtu.be/JvtUxB5WM1k?...

EEF NEED YOU! The EEF sector survey will help us to understand the challenges education professionals face. It will take about 10 mins to complete. Responses will help us to make informed decisions, based on your experiences. Thanks for your help! https://buff.ly/3TmTTHp

FINAL remaining places available on our funded PD offer: pdflink.to/73fdce14/ Fully funded courses to support whole school development of #readingforpleasure #phonics #languagedevelopment

What a day! Thank you #rED24 @tombennett71.bsky.social A smörgåsbord of inspirational speakers as promised!