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A great day @The_UKLA conference in Brighton sharing our work on teaching the incredible 'Punching the Air' @dr_yusefsalaam & Ibi Zoboi discussing all the best bits of English teaching - creativity, connection and representation! @The_UKLA @NATE_diversitea

@WRDmag @sparky61 @AmeliaGrinyer @SandraC0206 Sorry I'm having issues sending you a message at the moment! Is there another way I can contact you directly?

@MissGreads @sparky61 @AmeliaGrinyer @SandraC0206 You're very welcome. Could you message me your postal address and I'll pass that on to the publisher to get your prize out for you.😊

Happy 🐰🐣🍫📚💕Weekend Everyone! I’m here to announce the lucky #100WaysToSaveThePlanet competition winners… Congratulations to: @sparky61 @MissGreads @AmeliaGrinyer @SandraC0206 Please DM me your postal details, thanks xx

@WRDmag @sparky61 @AmeliaGrinyer @SandraC0206 Thank you so much! 😀

@sparky61 @MissGreads @AmeliaGrinyer @SandraC0206 Thanks Sandra and Chris for your details 💕 @AmeliaGrinyer & @MissGreads Please DM me your postal details to pass them all on to the publishers. Many thanks 😊

We have 4 GORGEOUS HB copies of #100WaystoSavethePlanet by @MrTomJordan & @joshrice_pics to #WIN! Illustrating 100 fun ways that you & your young eco-warriors could become Green Superheros! RT & Flw by Apr 3 to enter @GMCbooks #WRDMagComp #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026

Discover fresh reading inspiration, recommended by teachers! This month’s recommendations come from Gary Pidgeon, Reading Lead at Wellington College International Bangkok, sharing a selection of engaging texts for KS2 and KS3 readers. ourfp.org/top_texts/top-…

The time has come to bring you the 2026 UKLA Book Awards Shortlist! This year's list features a range of accessible and inclusive titles that really encourage reading for pleasure. Find out more here: ukla.org/ukla-book-awar… #kidslit #bookawards

Here is my March newsletter in celebration of the Year of Reading! Celebrating the vast and eclectic genre of fantasy for children with some teacher resource and ideas also! Check it out and tell me what you think. tomsbookcorner.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/the…

If you believe in the value of English as a humane, creative and essential subject, joining NATE is one of the best ways to support its future so we can ensure that English remains rich, dynamic, and meaningful — for teachers and students. nate.org.uk/2025/03/05/why…

Our latest newsletter is out now 📬 In this edition we’re sharing updates from across the Reading for Pleasure community, , and a range of new opportunities, research and initiatives supporting young readers. Take a look: preview.mailerlite.com/b7t6k2e5n2

Join Professor Teresa Cremin CBE and Dr Roger Macdonald on 25 March (2–5pm) for a briefing exploring what achieving the RfP Quality Mark involves — from evidencing impact to strengthening whole-school culture. Find out more: ukla.org/reading-for-pl…

@LitdriveUK There is extensive research on this by organisations like @Literacy_Trust & intiatives like @OpenUni_RfP, where @TeresaCremin & several colleagues have written a brilliant report on 'The Decline in Volitional Reading'. Worth taking a look: ourfp.org/publications/

A recent TES article reports on the evidence presented by Professor Teresa Cremin CBE and Dr Helen Hendry to the House of Commons Education Committee on the decline in children’s Reading for Pleasure. Read the full TES coverage: tes.com/magazine/news/…

Delighted to be joined by @NateLessore today! What a session! Over 2000 students from our Reading Schools Programme ! Staff session later today! @kashleyenglish @ChilternEnglish @TeamEnglishNC @StWEnglishHub @WSHEnglishHub

It’s not either/or - encouraging volitional reading OR teaching how to read. It’s both. And not one first, then the other. The two are interconnected. Research points up all kinds of ways of doing that, to support the reading development of a student like the one described.

Volitional reading matters. It may be pleasurable, or it may be that it's just the thing you do a lot of, to inform yourself, communicate with others, engage in the world. I read a lot - not *all* for pleasure. Reading a lot matters. Let's not get so hung up on the 'p' word!

UK schools, win the Children's Book Award shortlists🎉 We have 15 sets of books to give away (5 per category). To enter: ✅Follow us ✅Share this post ✅Comment with your category choice: Younger Children, Younger Readers or Older Readers. #FCBGCBA26 #WorldBookDay 1/2

#peripeteia @Team_English1 @NATEfeed @EnglishAssoc On the geniuus of Jane Austen: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

The Feb issue of emagazine is now online for subscribers & the print copies will be out in schools in about 2 weeks! An amazing array of articles, as usual. If you don't already subscribe, it's not too late to do so! englishandmedia.co.uk/emc-magazines/

With a Philip Leverhulme Prize, @ian_cushing is leading a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools. The research aims to drive systemic change, challenge deficit views of language, and build more just educational futures. tinyurl.com/4r3cys76 #NATE

The schools and early years offer for the National Year of Reading has been released. The links to the @Literacy_Trust videos are below. EYFS: youtube.com/watch?v=x8YH4B… Primary: youtube.com/watch?v=Kw8XD6… Secondary: youtube.com/watch?v=VpLQQ0… Please share widely.

✨✨✨ HUGE NEWS!!!! ✨✨✨ I am so excited to reveal that Authorfy is going to be an official resource for the National Year of Reading 2026 AND the whole platform is going to be FREE for the entire year from 1st January. 🎥 13,000+ hours’ worth of author videos - FREE! 📖 Thousands of resources & activity packs - FREE! 📚 Hundreds of downloadable book extracts - FREE! ✍🏼 Printable author letters, writing challenge videos, authors & illustrators sharing their reading habits & book recommendations - ALL FREE! Free to use in classrooms. Free to use in assemblies. Free to use in libraries. Free to use at home!!! No passwords needed. No logins required. The whole site will be free and open for anyone to access and I could not be more excited to see children get even closer to their favourite authors & illustrators - and be introduced to some they might not have heard of yet. 📣 Please help us spread the news far and wide. We want as many teachers, librarians, home educators and parents / guardians to hear about it as possible. Do give us a follow on Instagram if you haven’t already (Instagram.com/authorfy) and we’ll update you with more info at the start of January 2026. 🎉 And do sign up on the GO ALL IN website to register your interest in the National Year of Reading 2026 and receive regular updates on everything they’ve got planned: ➡️ goallin.org.uk/join-us. They’ve just launched some brilliant videos explaining the different offers for Early Years, Primary & Secondary settings too - you can find those on YouTube! I’m very busy behind the scenes preparing to GO ALL IN for the National Year of Reading 2026 (not as busy as the BRILLIANT National Literacy Trust team!) and can’t wait to help (re)connect people of all ages with reading as a meaningful, modern, and social activity. The ambition is that the National Year of Reading 2026 will make lasting change to the reading habits of the nation to reverse the decline in reading for pleasure and unlock one of the most powerful tools for equity and opportunity: a love of reading that lasts a lifetime ❤️✨📚