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If we really care about opportunity then growing the school library network is a no-brainer cilip.org.uk/news/680817/CI… Our 4 orgs (School Library Association (SLA), CILIP SLG, ASCEL & CILIP) wrote to Catherine McKinnell MP Department for Education #Opportunity #Schools #Libraries #SchoolLibraries

New term, new books! These class sets are for Just Imagine’s Take One Book sequences; we are following Elmhurst Primary School Scott Wilkie Primary and lots of other ace schools in adopting the #WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social & #TakeOneBook framework. Such exciting times for us Nikki Gamble Ross Young ✍️ writingrocks.bsky.social

Not long til our first introductory meeting in #Dubai; we have a record number of people who have signed up this year. I can’t wait to get started!

So excited to be with the amazing team at ELFDubai to hear about their schools programme for 2025 and from Wendy Shearer Storyteller who gave us some brilliant writing tips for our student writers. This year’s EmiratesLitFest is going to be fantastic. 📚📚📚

This is a very special day. The incredible, unique, extraordinarily talented د. عفراء عتيق | Dr. Afra Atiq has written her first book of poetry and today it was sent out int the world. I am so proud to call her my friend and so grateful to have been there to celebrate the launch. Thank you ELFDubai

This is a very special day. The incredible, unique, extraordinarily talented د. عفراء عتيق | Dr. Afra Atiq has written her first book of poetry and today it was sent out int the world. I am so proud to call her my friend and so grateful to have been there to celebrate the launch. Thank you ELFDubai

This Thursday at 7.00 pm, the chance to get a fascinating insider view into CLOTILDE PERRIN's creative process. This is a fee online event. Register here vimeo.com/event/4496059 Come and celebrate the launch of THE REMARKABLES with us Gecko Press Nicolette Jones Library Mice 📚

An opportunity has arisen for school librarians or those working within the School Library Services to be part of the SLG team! We are looking for volunteers to join our community. To find out more about what this involves, please click on the link below👇 shorturl.at/2I67F

Last night ⁦Nikki Gamble⁩ spoke to ⁦Mac Barnett⁩ in what must be one of the best conversations about books I’ve ever listened to. Today, I have subscribed to the substack of ⁦Mac Barnett⁩ and ⁦jon klassen⁩ and my life is complete open.substack.com/pub/lookingatp…

A question I am regularly asked about reading lessons is this: How can we write learning objectives for lessons without a clear focus on a specific 'comprehension skill'? My answer? Don't bother. >>

If you teach children to write by copying they will come to believe that they can only write if there is a model to copy.

After a bit of a hiatus on X, I return with an autumnal-looking front cover of a brilliant book, finished today after our CILIP SLG committee meeting. It was such a good read-perfect as the nights draw in-a rich mix of history, suspense magical fantasy and lots to think about🌰🍂

Debate with Hart 2024/25 is launching soon! 🗣️ If your school is interested in a virtual international debating competition, send me a DM 🌍 The competition is open to students aged 11-18. Registration closes on Wednesday 6th November ✅ Please share this tweet far and wide! ☺️

I've never really understood why other subjects should dictate what the next class book is. Books should be selected because they'll make the children gasp, laugh, cry, think and empathise, not because there's some heavily contrived link to Squirrels & Submarines. #Edutwitter

CILIP, SLG, the Great School Libraries Campaign, SLA and ASCEL have written a joint response to the DfE's Curriculum & Assessment Review, highlighting the power and potential of school libraries and librarians. Read full story and find out more: cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?…

There isn’t much I’d stay up past midnight for, but Newsletter Live with the sensational Laura Mucha is one. Great to talk about our #Dubai TRG Reading for Pleasure 🧶. Thank you all so much for championing poetry. Teresa Cremin Debbie Thomas and Kelly Ashley #WordPower Charlotte Hacking

Thanks to EmiratesLitFest, we have Jack Meggitt-Phillips coming to Hartland Intl School next term. This is me in the final assembly of term revealing the news to the school. The excitement levels are intense. Not to mention my humiliation.

COMPETITION FOR TEACHERS/LIBRARIANS!! If you’d like to win an exclusive signed copy of THE DAWN OF ADONIS, follow and RT. UK ONLY. Thanks all xx

“This book looks to present what is presently known about the science of writing. Our understanding of how young writers develop is becoming more complete all the time. We know that writing is something that is both personal and intensely social, both cognitive and emotive…”

"There is surely no lower educational expectation than believing a child has nothing to say for themselves. That they are empty – devoid of any thoughts, knowledge, ideas or experiences that readers would feel worth hearing about." 👇 writing4pleasure.com/the-writing-li…