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. We all have our favourites but it can be difficult 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 we have been on. For many, the earliest memories are Read more…
‘There can be no greater legacy than giving young people the tools they need to save our planet.’ (Sir David Attenborough)
Another year of national testing is over. Whatever your thoughts on the test itself – its readability, the appropriateness of the texts, the expectations on pupil’s vocabulary, or whether our 10- and 11-year olds should even be subjected to it – there’s lots we can learn to inform next year’s Read more…