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Books, and the importance of keeping up to date and changing what we use/what we do with it. Lockdown provided me with a great opportunit...

On returning to school in September, it may be that some children have not had extended time with their peers in groups for nearly 6 mont...

(First published as a blog by @MenTeachPrimary on twitter, July 2020) Does that make sense? Let me explain… I saw a quote on Twitter rece...

Horror books and primary schools...not a great mix in my previous experience...a viewing-gone-wrong of The Literacy Shed's 'Alma' having ...

‘Kindness’ (UPDATED FOR THURSDAY 9th JULY 2020) UPDATE: It may well be the case that you read the blog below, or saw it on Twinkl or Twit...

Wow. Just wow. This book! Anyone who knows my reading preferences knows that asking me what my favourite book is could be a long conversa...

I thoroughly enjoyed Ewa Jozefkowicz's short novel about a young girl's quest to solve the mystery of a hidden key belonging to her broth...

This review has been updated for my part in the blogtour in advance of the release of this brilliant book on 5th November 2020. Many than...

It couldn't be better, could it? A book-lover's dream - a book, with the central theme or subject of the story being books themselves? Si...

So...chilled morning, doors to garden open, sitting in kitchen eating toast, drinking coffee, trying to read to the end of #TheMidnightGu...

As a Year 6 teacher, bound by the requirements of the National Curriculum, it’s sometimes the case that certain Science topics or areas b...

I've added this image as it's a bit of a mantra for me as a teacher, but I very rarely apply it to myself. Sure, I have a notebook, I scr...

Early in May, I was lucky enough to be invited to help co-curate an online book festival, the #HeyKidsBookFest with @ST3AMCo, whose found...