“What kills the joy of reading is not being able to read…You don't love to read if you aren't taught how.” Joanne Babstock

Book giveaway: a hardback anthology of poetry that follows the school year from the first day back in September to the end of the summer term, stopping off for every school event and holiday in between. RT or follow to be in with a chance. Ends Midnight 18th June.

A WW1 memorial in Vácrátót, Hungary, a family missing their father.

I think many teachers secretly love comic sans but won't admit it because of peer pressure. 😏😏

When your nan is both a avid knitter and Elvis fan 🤣

I'm delighted to be presenting at #SLF22 next Wednesday at 2pm on the Science of Reading 😲 📚🧠. Please do come if you can. 🙏 Registration is free and allows access to all sessions which are also recorded. 😁 slf2022.com/registration/ #SoR #Dyslexia #RightToReadScotland

‘There is a deep-seated problem of arrogance and overconfidence and ‘doctor knows best’ that I think we need to challenge’ Exclusive: The journalist Merope speaks to @emmabarnett about her anger at her 13-year-old daughter Martha's preventable death in hospital.

"Success in life and living is not ultimately measured in the times when things have been going well but rather in the many times when we have failed and fallen down and somehow got up again to face the future without fear or favour of the crowd." Norman Drummond #WednesdayWisdom

Good morning folks. This is where I spent the night. In one of the wonderfully warm & comfortable ‘caves’ at Kayaker’s Cove, Cuan Sound, Isle of Seil. I was treated to dinner as well. Again, I’m truly grateful for the kindness of strangers who then become new friends.

Love is all about your time

If this photo does not upset you in the slightest, you've disqualified yourself as a human. #RefugeesWelcome

This is dynamite from Kaveh Solhekol on Sky Sports News. Absolutely nails it. He has the Tories and BBC on toast. Well done!! 👏 Take 2 mins and watch👇#garylineker #ImWithGary #MOTD #ToryFascists

If yer speirits need a wee heize up the noo, thir Kenyan bairns singin Flouer o Scotland at Tannadice micht jist dae the trick. Braw.

"It is relatively easy to think up cool stuff for students to do in classrooms, but the problem with such an activity-based approach is that too often, it is not clear what the students are going to learn."

.Dr. Gabor Maté on Gaza: "In a certain deep sense, I feel that it's the worst thing I've seen in my whole life."

Glasgow...

Two Mothers watching over their sons. Same place in the world, over 2,000 years apart.

When my children were wee I took them to the mobile library which used to come down the road once every three weeks. Foster a love of reading and you’ll foster a love of writing.

Just because you're stuck in traffic, does not mean that others are! 🚗🚓🚚🚜🏍 #BeAware of motorcyclist filtering through areas of heavy traffic!