Simon Pollard

Happy @WorldBookDayUK Encouraging young people to #ReadYourWay is deeply underpinned by research about the power of choice and agency 👏👏👏-Their purpose may be pleasure- connection- info- whatever- it’s theirs! @OpenUni_RfP Let’s celebrate that!

Two of my favourite people, together, talking about something very important ❤️

We cannot wait for the first Inspiring the South West conference tomorrow! If you're joining us, we'd love you to share your moments from the day using #InspiringSW in your posts 🤩

@stewfoster1 Yes! Even though I was very fortunate to be gifted a pre-publishing copy, I’m bery pleased to get my shiny hardback one to go along with it

It' here.

Did you know that reading for pleasure is the biggest indicator of a child’s future success? That’s why @worldbookdayuk encourages everyone to let go of pressure and expectations to support children to enjoy reading. Find out more: worldbookday.com #WorldBookDay

@mazevansauthor Cannot wait for this 😀

I am chuffing my chuffy bits off that THAT’LL TEACH HER is Crime Time’s Book of the Month! Maxim Jakubowski’s incredibly generous review captures everything I want this book to be. And my first ever (written) comedy sex scene gets a shout out. Happy days xxx

To Celebrate 'Wink Murder: A Bletchley Park Mystery' @bonnierbooks_uk has generously given us 1 set of the Bletchley Park Mystery Series to give to a lucky follower! Please Like & Share by 12 Noon Sunday 16th February! UK only. Winner picked at random.

Set during the turbulent segregation era, @kwamealexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination and the unflappable faith of an American family in BLACK STAR, sequel to the acclaimed The Door of No Return. UKLA members RT to win 5 signed copies. #lucky13th

Children's books are not a luxury. Libraries & librarians are not a luxury. The teachers who inspire kids to read are not a luxury. If you cut or undermine or lose these things – #literacy will cease to be a basic human right, and will become a luxury, available only to a few.

It is such a joy to work with the @The_UKLA Regional Rep team! If you’d like to find out more about what we do, here is our ‘Team Spotlight’ from the recent issue of ‘UKLA Voices’ (an online publication for members giving a range of insights from across the organisation)

Some Spurs fans losing their minds on here. Liverpool are really good at football - an almost completely fit squad. Perhaps the best CB and attacker in the world, an unbelievable midfield. Depth off the bench. This will make Europa League victory even sweeter!

@chrisvickwrites 😟 so so sad

I was contacted by The Grauniad yesterday to comment on the WH Smith sale: theguardian.com/books/2025/jan… Less visibility for books across outlets and platforms impacts numbers of young people reading (which is already in decline).

@stewfoster1 @JenniferKillick The future is with the academy players. I think Alex Ferguson once showed you can win everything with kids! 😀

@JenniferKillick Best not let @PollSimon see this... oh wait, i just did 😊

Shall we all group hug? #COYS 😭

Looking forward to receiving this. #uklalucky13th is just one reason to be a member of @The_UKLA

AT THE FACTORY, i did a signing thing... a great day of my writing life... with the best @LitAgentClare Naomi and Olivia @simonschuster Coming 27/2

UKLA is delighted to announce the 5 winners of NEU Sponsored teacher places for the UKLA International Conference in Liverpool, 2025! Congratulations @sam_creighton , Lyndsay Kennett, Krista Greenwood, Deborah Upchurch and Vikky Varley! ukla.org/neu-sponsored-…

Tickets for the 2025 UKLA International Conference are now live! With Keynote Speakers including Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Dominic Wyse, and Anežka Kuzmičová, this year's Conference is not one to miss. Tickets available via Oxford Abstracts: register.oxfordabstracts.com/event/35751?pr…

@TeresaCremin @OpenUni_RfP We love a booknic

Terrific to see @OpenUni_RfP Family Booknics still going strong! 👇👇 To run one see here ourfp.org/2024/06/06/sum… Summer update coming too!

I’m so glad you enjoyed the @The_UKLA Book Awards CPD session. We are lucky to have such committed teacher judges.

Have you heard about the UKLA Our Class Loves This Book Award? Working with the books that were shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards the previous year, this award is a great way to get your students engaged in creative responses to texts. Apply here! ukla.org/awards/our-cla…