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When kids become mere test scores instead of humans with dreams, we’ve already failed them. Education will continue to collapse as long as money drives it - it will only be fixed when children are truly at the heart. When did chn actually get taken out of all decision making?

We've just posted the second of our interviews with CLiPPA shortlisted poets. This time it's Brian Bilston talking about poetry in his life and his collection, Let Sleeping Cats Lie. Full video interview and transcript here justimagine.co.uk/2025/05/03/bri… FCBG Joy Court

One in five children in the North East entered school with no health visitor input at all, and over 40% of health visitors have been lost nationally since 2015. Time to reverse the cuts to health visitors. Time to invest in children.

🔎 'A new framework, particularly one that is open to different interpretations, won’t solve the problem of Ofsted’s subjectivity' Chartered College of Teaching CEO, Alison Peacock buff.ly/EQFcbrK

🚨🌱 The Chancellor is currently reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition to remind the UK Government: the arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/spen…

🌟Schools and Teachers🌟 A wonderful opportunity to see award winning poet Kᗩᖇᒪ ᑎOᐯᗩ 🕶 talk about connections in and through poetry at the Education Greenwich Primary PartnershipsPublic Lecture series on 10th June. Book via: gre.ac.uk/__data/assets/…

Finally got my hands on this and devoured it in a day. If there’s still anyone out there who’s not read Matt Goodfellow’s ‘The Final Year’ or its follow-up, be prepared for some ugly crying #kidlit #versenovel Otter-Barry Books Charlotte Hacking

This is such an important blog. Something I’ve been thinking and talking about a great deal since coming back to the classroom. Emma Turner FCCT has written on an incredibly important topic so articulately. Please read…👇🏽

We are so very proud to run the Little Rebels Award for Radical Children’s Fiction alongside Housmans Bookshop - and on behalf of Alliance of Radical Booksellers 🥳🥳🥳AND we’re very proud to announce the 2025 longlist!🥳🥳🥳

Out now! #BfK272 May issue. Authorgraph interview Matt Goodfellow, Windows into Illustration Rébecca Dautremer, new Beyond the Secret Garden, new Picture This, plus Owning It, Peter Hunt on Alice's Oxford, comment, extra interviews, reviews & more #KidLit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-272-…

Look out for the great Authorgraph feature by #CliveBarnes on @earlytrain, #MattGoodfellow. Bounce Sales and Marketing ❤️📗 Bounce Waterstones Charlotte Hacking Joe Todd-Stanton. Thanks Books for Keeps!

ICYMI, the NEW issue of #BooksforKeeps is out now. Packed with interviews, features, comment and reviews, it's essential reading for anyone interested in children's books. Huge thanks to all our contributors and the publishers who support us. booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-272-…

🧵These things I know… This weekend sees me celebrate a big milestone birthday and also reflect on almost 28 years of teaching and leadership. After working across 4 decades with our youngest learners in formal education, these things I know.

Looking forward to hearing wonderful Frank Cottrell-Boyce on the Saturday morning ( 9.30am- 28 June) of UKLA International Conference #thisismyukla Not too late to book last few tickets ukla.org

Looking forward to hearing the inimitable Dominic Wyse on Saturday June 28th 2.30pm at UKLA International Conference in Liverpool! Not too late to buy a ticket! #thisismyukla ukla.org

What?!? Is anyone in power ever going to think beyond the immediate ‘political gains’ to the long term, life changing, health and financial benefits of ensuring all children get the best start in life? Getting it right now is key for children’s futures. Come on The Labour Party.

Michael Rosen: Bernard Newsome and this question: What else is writing other than 'grammar'? michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/bernar…

Congratulations to our authors Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking on receiving a Highly Commended award from the UKLA for their ground-breaking book ‘The Balancing Act’ 🏆 🎉 Learn more 👉 spr.ly/60124zsho #Phonics #Literacy

Following recent headlines from HarperCollinsUK and now from National Literacy Trust, here’s an article I wrote for the fabulous Books for Keeps about the decline in Reading for Pleasure, what’s involved and what might be done about it: booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/readin…