It is a huge thrill to be on the panel for this…Aaron Becker creates extraordinary books-he is a genius-and this latest book is rich, profound, a thought provoking meditation on what it means to be human. Come and listen to the master interviewer Nikki Gamble finding out more

I’ve been thinking about an underappreciated element of professional development.

In general, CPD is provided through inset, staff meetings and department meetings and this is great

Through engaging with new ideas and research I am likely to improve my practice.

However...

Book Breeze is back with a special spring edition - this Friday at 5.00 pm. Join Nikki Gamble for a whirlwind tour of some of the most exciting books published this spring. Register here vimeo.com/event/4230480

The wonderful, inspirational Sonia. Have a listen.

I cannot recommend this webinar - and Take One Book - more highly. Nikki Gamble has taught me SO much - she is an inspiration (and she is joined by the wonderful H Morgan who I have loved getting to know through the amazing RfP community).

An amazing maths CPD opportunity is available for all primary teachers. Please see the info attached. Karen ‘EYMaths’ Wilding #collabuae Nord Anglia Education Thomas Sale MCCT

Please don't leave class storytime to videos and audiobooks. My pupils evolve after every book we share together. Relationships changed, ideas put forward, friendships built, opinions challenged, empathy developed, discussions had. It builds a class like nothing else.

Now this IS exciting…! I cannot wait

Don't forget to sign up for this inspiring and very practical webinar. You will come away with your own draft policy, which will help you withstand challenges to your stock, whether on gender, religious or diversity grounds. CILIP CILIP Events

Today at #PrimaryLitConf24 … one of my heroes, the indefatigable, inspirational Sonia… ISOBEL ABULHOUL

Well. What a day. I was so busy listening, thinking and taking notes that there was no time for any tweeting…! Thank you Martin Galway National Literacy Trust for a formidable day of learning. Teresa Cremin Megan Dixon Sonia James Clements Helen Hendry Marc Rowland Knights Of

I’ve just had my last Great School Libraries meeting with Nicholas Poole before he leaves CILIP He has taught me so much It has been the greatest privilege to be in meetings with him-his insightful wisdom and ability to cut through (my!) waffle with wit and clarity will be much missed

“Show me a child who doesn’t want to hear a story and tell it back. We put them through a utility education and say that the arts are a luxury. The arts develop our natural creativity. If creativity is a luxury, then being human is a luxury.”

Jeanette Winterson, being brilliant.

Interesting that this extract on the need for relaxed social interaction has been quoted the most 👇👇👇Tes

We are on a really exciting journey towards inquiry with High Performance Learning and The FOSIL Group and these podcasts are required listening for everyone who wants to know more about inquiry and about how school libraries are integral to the inquiry process.

'The library is a promise of freedom'( Darryl Toerien The FOSIL Group) is a wonderful phrase from our latest podcast, FOSIL, Education and School Libraries: A Vitial Conversation about Education and Purpose.

On #InternationalWomensDay , Hartland Intl School hosted a Mothers' Day Breakfast and I took the chance to talk to them about #reading , #reading forpleasure and how they can support their child to read at home. They voted for the story I read - they voted for Duckworth! Michael Sussman

New Key Issues booklet - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) slgconnect.org.uk/2024/03/07/new…