‘There was a boy called Odd, and there was nothing unusual about that, not in that time or place. Odd meant the tip of a blade, and it was a lucky name.’ Except Odd wasn’t very lucky! This book details Read more…
Teach Active is an online resource that provides schools and teachers with lessons plans and resources on how to teach the curriculum for maths and English through physical activity. Founded in 2014, the multi-award winning and government praised website is Read more…
This book, shortlisted for the Blue Peter 2020 book awards, tells the story of a young boy who befriends a stone soldier in the memorial garden of his local park. Lonely and struggling with life at home with just Read more…
We have joined forces with our friends at Gluu and Inspire.Education who would like to tell you more about their fantastic work with schools. Tara Jones and Christine Major from Gluu created this blog for us.
World War II can be a difficult topic to cover with children – finding the right balance of facts and experiences. Sometimes fictional accounts don’t quite have the gravity we want and real accounts are too graphic for KS2. This Read more…
Tom Wallace – Co-Founder of Balance The best part of working in schools, is every day is a ‘school day.’ Okay, that was a bit cheesy, but true. This is the case with The Literacy Company. I’ve always loved teaching Read more…
This year’s World Book day aim was to share a million stories. Why? Because the number of children regularly hearing stories being read to them is rapidly in decline and now we have a chance to do something about it. Read more…
We often start our reading courses by asking delegates to think about their favourite books. As well as being a bit of an ice-breaker this is also a great insight into how we view ourselves as readers and the journey Read more…
We love a good poetry book here at The Literacy Company and we think we have stumbled across one of the best ones out there.
‘There can be no greater legacy than giving young people the tools they need to save our planet.’ (Sir David Attenborough)