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Our Love our Libraries Programme Manager Victoria explains tells us about the healing power of books for both children and adults.Read post about Children’s Mental Health Week: the healing power of books -
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This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, and our Young Writers Project Manager Angus Woodhams is thinking about the impact writing has had on his mental health.Read post about Children’s Mental Health Week: writing is more than just pen to paper -
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Our associate trainer, Nicola Izibili, discusses the need to refresh our thinking on the gender gap in education.Read post about Tackling the gender gap in our classrooms -
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We caught up with Adele Parks to ask what she what she is planning as ambassador for Middlesbrough Reads.Read post about Q&A with Adele Parks, ambassador for Middlesbrough Reads -
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Alison David, consumer insight director at Egmont UK, discusses some of the challenges with encouraging parents to read to infantsRead post about Reading to children is so powerful, so simple and yet so misunderstood -
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We shared questions from the young people we work with on our Words for Work programme with our ambassador, the fantastic Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE, about her extraordinary career...Read post about In conversation with Barbara Taylor Bradford -
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Dave Neale, Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL) reflects on how children learn through playRead post about Do infants learn through play? -
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Judith Parke, our Head of the Home Learning Environment team, reflects on how chatting to babies helps to support their early language development.Read post about Changing a child’s life story starts with small talk -
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Our Love our Libraries Programme Manager Victoria shares her thoughts on the (almost) impossible task of narrowing down a choice of books for your school library.Read post about How to choose books for your school library -
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Lacking vital literacy skills puts people at extreme risk of social exclusion.Read post about Words matter: the role of literacy in combatting social exclusion -
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How does poetry help us get at the truth? Susannah Herbert of Forward Arts Foundation, which organises National Poetry Day, explains 2019's theme.Read post about Telling the truth this National Poetry Day -
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Our Swindon Hub Manager Anish has a background in social work. She shares her first-hand experience of how shared reading can help children who are looked after feel more secure.Read post about Helping foster families bond through books -
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Our Head of School Programmes Fiona Evans reflects on all the brilliant and dedicated teachers we have worked with during this school year.Read post about Celebrating the #TeacherEffect of fantastic teachers everywhere -
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Our Secondary Schools Adviser Catharine Driver explains why subject-specific literacy is so important at secondary school, and how we can help.Read post about Why does literacy matter in different subjects? -
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With the launch of a new national campaign to encourage families to fill their young children’s worlds with words at home, we reflect back on our commitment to this cause since our...Read post about It takes a village to raise a child -
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Antosh Wojcik is an award-winning poet and spoken word artist. He’s been working with students on our Young City Poets programme, helping them write their own poetry inspired by...Read post about The magic of poetry in and out of the classroom -
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Our Early Years Project Manager (and mum of twins) Alison shares what she learnt recently about the work of speech and language therapists in neonatal units.Read post about Learning to communicate with premature babies -
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The NewsWise Fake News Detective Agency bounced into Hay Festival this year, equipped with deerstalkers, poo emojis, a unicorn and lots of fake news activities for primary school...Read post about The fake news detective agency heads to Hay -
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Victoria Dilly, our Love our Libraries programme manager and a children’s book blogger over at The Book Activist, rounds up some of the best books to get children reading this May...Read post about Marvellous books for May and beyond! -
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Julia Clouter, Head of Education at Scanning Pens and a consultant SENCo, explains how she helped a struggling student access the joy of reading.Read post about Telling stories – how a young reader masked his difficulties in my class -
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There's a wealth of opportunities for teachers to use audio in lessons, tutor time and assemblies - we share some tips and ideas.Read post about Learning to listen: the power of audio in the classroom