Mrs Burton-Gardner

📚 It’s time for an OU Summer Booknic! 🌳✨ Gather your school, class, or reading group for a picnic with a difference — one filled with stories, imagination, reading for pleasure… and plenty of fun activities! Download your FREE Booknic resources: ➡️ ourfp.org/2026/04/27/hos…

@RichardAyoade I have introduced my class of 11 year olds to your very amusing book by placing it front and centre of the reading corner and it was a hit - a 5/5 star review no less! I hope you their review!

@DeputyGrocott Lead by example! Provide space for talk and know your children’s literature - invaluable. I love our reading scrapbook s too.

Reading for pleasure is probably one of the most powerful things a child can do for their future, yet many children now see reading as only a school task. How do you actively promote reading for pleasure in school?

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