Mrs Burton-Gardner

Exciting News! Our Main Pupil Competition is now open and we can't wait to see your creative responses to the shortlisted books. There's a poster available in our resources folder & more details to follow via email. (The Poetry Competition winners will be announced soon!) ✨📚🏆

@PieCorbett I need to add this to my verse novel collection!

Terrific verse novel - some depth here and great characterisation

Session 1 @HertsEnglish Primary English Conference complete and I don’t think I stopped typing throughout! Thank you Dr Timothy Mills (MBE) for an informative exploration aspects of the writing framework &the research that underpins it. Onto the next session now! #WritingMatters

WATCH THIS SPACE! 👀 We're so excited about sharing our brilliant shortlists with you on Friday! Which books are you hoping to see? #SparkBookAward2026

🚨 Giveaway! 🎉 5 copies of my new book Questioning for Teaching & Learning. 💡 To enter simply repost this post. 🗓 Winners announced Monday 5th January 2026 6pm UK time. One random winner will be selected from each platform: X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok. Happy new year all. Here's to a healthy & happy 2026!

To celebrate the start of 2026, I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. For your chance to win, just **retweet this tweet**. I will pick the winner at random on Saturday January 10th. Good luck!

When a card from one your pupils reminds you why you do this job in the first place - right when you’re in the trenches! ‘For a Teacher Who Reads’

I am so enjoying delving into this long list! Reducing to four will be very tricky!

Congratulations to the amazing authors and illustrators of the 12 longlisted books in our 7+ Fiction category! #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

Congratulations to the fantastic authors and illustrators of the 12 longlisted books in our 9+ Fiction category! #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

@VocabularyNinja @chrisdysonHT @Suchmo83 @PaulWat5 @MRMICT @DeputyGrocott @mrRteaching @MrsAEYFS @Emma_Turner75 @MrsHead_SWE @MrsNCleveland Describe

🎄👹 Day 16 VN Christmas Gifts 👹🎄 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️2 winners chosen today. 🎁 1 x Descriptosaurus 🎁 1 x Descriptosaurus Story Writing To enter, just comment ‘describe’ and be sure to follow @VocabularyNinja

📣 Check your inboxes - our December newsletter is here! 📚 Author in the Spotlight, Top Texts, brilliant ideas for the classroom and RfP research! 💙 Not subscribed yet? Sign up here 👉 ourfp.org/newsletter-sig… #RfP #ReadingForPleasure #OURfP #Teaching

Day 7, 11+ Fiction: 'No Refuge' by Joe Brady & Patrice Aggs. What would you do if you were forced to leave everything behind? This tense graphic novel maintains suspense all the way through. @DFB_storyhouse @josephobrady @PatriceAggs #Spark12BooksOfChristmas 🎄🎁📚

A terrific book - poetry novel - takes us deep into coping with change and growing stronger. A wonderful story - and must have for years 4-6. Lots to think about.

Non-Fiction Day 2: Our second longlisted book in this category is 'The History of We' by @4NIKKOLAS - a visually arresting, poetic and poignant celebration of the history of humanity. @RocktheBoatNews 🎄🎁📚#Spark12BooksofChristmas

Day 1: Our first book in the Non-Fiction category is 'Choose Your Own Evolution' by @juleslhoward and @gordyjwright - an innovative and highly engaging approach to the topic of evolution! @NosyCrow 🎄🎁📚 #Spark12BooksofChristmas

Day 1: Our first book in the 7+ Fiction category is 'Solving Crimes Is Not My Superpower' by @NateLessore & Simran Diamond Singh - in a town where everyone has superpowers, Sara proves that brains always beats brawn! @LittleTigerUK 🎄🎁📚 #Spark12BooksofChristmas

#RfP isn’t about rewards or peer pressure — the real spark comes when students choose to read because it matters to them. Explore how extrinsic, social & intrinsic motivation can fuel lasting reader identities. teachwire.net/news/intrinsic… @teachwire @kashleyenglish

It's the 1st of December and that means it's time for the Spark! 12 Books of Christmas - we will be announcing our longlists over the next 12 working days, starting today... 🎄🎁📚 #Spark12BooksOfChristmas

One of those magical moments today-finished the class novel. Lion Above the Door by @OnjaliRauf . Needless to say the round of applause at the end showed how much they have loved this. I wanted to capture their thoughts so here they are - hope you enjoy reading! @OpenUni_RfP