It's Superbowl Sunday! So here's our traditional, and predictable Superb Owl. 🏈🦉 #SuperbOwl #SuperbOwl2026

Thrilled that Phoenix Brothers by Sita Brahmachari from @oxfordsecondary.bsky.social is on the Teen Fiction list!

We're delighted to have a new download available in our EMC Teaching the Novel series, this one for Sita Brahmachari's latest, the wonderful Phoenix Brothers www.englishandmedia.co.uk/publications...

Sharing my #RefugeeWeek picks – it was a delight to hear Sita Brahmachari talk about 'Phoenix Brothers', her brilliant new OUP Reading Rollercoasters novella for teens at our recent SailFest launch – the recording will be up on our YouTube channel soon! www.youtube.com/@SailFestUK/...

The 2026 Read for Empathy collection of 65 books for 3–16-year-olds has been revealed. Find out more about @empathylabuk.bsky.social, download the free reading guides and register for the 2026 Empathy Day Festival. #KidLitUK #BookSky #ReadForEmpathy booksforkeeps.co.uk/2026-read-fo...

Some great books in this year’s #ReadForEmpathy collection. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit #EduSky

The new @empathylabuk.bsky.social #ReadForEmpathy collection is released today. Both the primary and secondary lists consist of a wonderful range of children's books, including graphic novels, poetry, picturebooks and non-fiction. Find out more about the lists here: empathylab.uk

🎉 The 2026 #ReadForEmpathy collection is here! Celebrating 10 years with 65 diverse, brilliant books for ages 3–16+, curated to reflect our world and spark meaningful conversations during the National Year of Reading. 📖 Download our free guides (link in bio) 🗓️ Join our FREE webinar: 12 Feb, 4pm

Was International Zebra Day on Saturday. We're a bit busy, so here's a mosaic of a zebra. That's us done. 👍 #MosaicMonday

🏛️ The beautiful mosaic floor of the Roman baths at the sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia, Greece. The baths were built in 150 CE on the site of pre-existing ancient Greek baths. 📹 My own.

POV you're a Peacock butterfly soaking up every last scrap of winter sunshine We'd hiss too if someone was blocking our sun! 📹: Jake Hearney

#FridayFive Literature. 1. Scentless Apprentice. Nirvana. 2. Wuthering Heights. Kate Bush. 3. Dignity. Deacon Blue. 4. Romeo and Juliet. Dire Straights (The Killers version is gorgeous too). 5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.

ICYMI: "Peace" has been chosen as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025, according to research carried out by Oxford University Press. More than a third (35%) of children chose the word 👇 #BookSky

🕊️ ‘Peace’ is Children’s Word of the Year 2025!
Kids aged 6–14 across the UK chose it to reflect empathy, togetherness & awareness of global events. A great prompt for KS1 learning. #ChildrensWordOfTheYear www.twinkl.co.uk/l/jabau

Each year, Oxford University Press names a Children’s Word of the Year. For 2025, children across the UK chose peace. With 1 in 5 children worldwide now living through or affected by conflict, it’s no surprise. They’re paying attention. They’re asking for change. It’s time the world listened.

"Over a third (35%) of surveyed children voted for peace as their Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025." @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social global.oup.com/education/co...

I had so much fun being part of the revealing of the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025! @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

What connects the meme slang “six-seven” and “peace”? 🤔💬 Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025🏆📚 I’ll be on BBC radio outlets from 11am–1pm🎙️ to explore what these choices tell us about how children use language and what adults can learn from it 👀✨ Read more here 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Find out more ⬇️ #OxfordCWOTY global.oup.com/education/co...

Six-seven has also been named the Oxford Children's Slang Word of the Year 2025. Almost half (47%) of children chose six-seven as their slang word of the year, followed by aura (24%) and delulu (7%). #OxfordCWOTY

The research, which was carried out in 2025 and surveyed opinions from almost 5,000 children across the UK aged 6–14, highlighted children’s awareness of current affairs. #OxfordCWOTY

CONFIRMED: Oxford University Press has announced Peace as Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025, with six-seven crowned Children’s Slang Word of the Year. 35% of children chose peace, followed by a third (33%) choosing AI & 21% opting for resilience. #OxfordCWOTY @oxfordeducation.bsky.social

The Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2025 is 'peace', though it was narrowly followed by 'AI' and 'resilience.' Find out more, including how #schools can participate in the next Oxford Children’s Word of the Year survey @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/peace-is-oxf...

"Peace" has been chosen as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025, according to research carried out by Oxford University Press. More than a third (35%) of children chose the word 👇 #BookSky

Mentions of “peace” in children’s stories have increased by 60% since 2015. The runner-up word was “AI”, while perhaps inevitably, the Children’s Slang Word of the Year was “six seven” which OUP generously says “fosters inclusivity and social currency”.

In a blow to Donald Trump, children across the UK have voted for “peace” as the Oxford University Press Children’s Word of the Year. OUP says that many of the respondents, aged 6-14, mentioned specific conflicts such as Ukraine and Gaza when choosing the word. corp.oup.com/news/peace-n...

Few seem to know what it means, but the slang term “six-seven” has been voted as children’s slang word of the year. Oxford University Press surveyed 5,000 children across the UK and some 47% picked “six-seven” as the slang word of the year. jrnl.ie/6933348

Oxford children's word of the year revealed #Oxon #Oxfordshire 🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...

Oxford children's word of the year for 2025 has been revealed: www.hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit...

Oxford reveals Children’s Word of the Year for 2025: Oxford University Press has declared "peace" as the Children's Word of the Year for 2025, based on a survey of nearly 5,000 children aged six to 14. "Peace" was chosen by 35% of respondents, with 33% selecting "AI" … https://ranked.news/140445?u=b

Oxford reveals Children’s Word of the Year for 2025 Almost 5,000 children aged six to 14 were surveyed by Oxford University Press © PA

What’s your Word of the Year? 🧐📖 At my non-fiction Rebel Book Club we asked this question at Torva Books event. 🗓 Wed 21 Jan, the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2025 will be revealed. 🎙 I’m on BBC radio (11am–1pm) chatting about winning word and what it says about how children use language.

Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation

WOW! This late Roman blue glass cup made an epic 12,000 km journey! Made in the eastern Mediterranean, it was excavated from the Cheonmachong Tomb, a royal tomb of the ancient Silla Kingdom in Korea! 🤯 Early AD 500s. Gyeongju National Museum, South Korea. 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology

#FridayFive. Live. 1. The Man Who Sold the World. Nirvana. Unplugged in NY. 2. Tilted. Christine and the Queens. Jules Holland. 3. Nothing Else Matters. Metallica S and M. 4. Common People. Glasto 1995. 5. Under the Pressure. War on Drugs. Live Drugs Again.

And THIS time I’ll remember to tag it: #ukkidlit #kidlituk #booksky

If you haven't yet signed up for the launch webinar for the National Year of Reading, delivered by the wonderful @teresacremin.bsky.social, then make sure you do! It's on Thursday 15th January, starting at 4:00pm. Not to be missed. The link is here: literacytrust.org.uk/events/launc...

Who is drafting England’s new curriculum? Here is the full list of experts...

A list of annual children's & YA book festivals and events for schools, teachers and parents to look out for. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #kidlit #ukedchat

Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me #Archaeology

Snow and ice! #FridayFive 1. Immigrant Song. Led Zeppelin. 2. Goodbye England.. Laura Marling. 3. In This Home On Ice. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. 4. Winter Valley Song. Fountains of Wayne. 5. Winter Fields. Bat for Lashes.

This, please.

Ok. So. Serious point. With micro excavation of a find like this we will get maximum understanding - any preserved textiles/organics will be recovered. Samples can be taken. The exact placing will be fully understood. The fragile find will be best protected. 🧵 #Archaeology 🏺

The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx… 1/…

This wintery scene of Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill is by Japanese print designer Utagawa Hiroshige II. Hiroshige II was one of the most successful students of the great print artist Hiroshige I. He continued the landscape style pioneered by his master, creating many series of landscape prints.

Want to discover great posts beyond who you already follow? The For You feed, built by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social, is a personalized algorithmic feed based on your likes. It's one of our favorites for finding cool conversations across the network. Try it here: bsky.app/profile/spac...

Good to wake up to a news headline that has the words #IronAge #WarTrumpet and #Boudicca in it www.theguardian.com/science/2026... PreConstruct Archaeology reveals a complete carnyx plus other martial objects from #Norfolk Wow 😲 We need a lie down @theguardian.com @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

My look forward to education policy in 2026.

We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” 📚 | Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass