READING FOR PLEASURE is the single most important thing in education. More than any test scores, more than anything that can be measured, we need to help every single child fall in love with reading. And here's more evidence, if you need it. #literacy independent.co.uk/news/uk/childr…

Congratulations Katya Balen winner 7-10+ UKLA Book Award 2023 with ‘The Light in Everything’ Reading Cloud LoveReading4Kids @katyabalen Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK#UKLA23 #teachersbookawards

It’s been another frantically busy week in the world of children’s books! Here’s your chance to catch up with what you may have missed. I hope it’s useful. 📚 Reading Matters - children’s book news alibrarylady.blog/2023/07/01/rea…

🎉Congratulations to all the Hackney Year 6 pupils for their amazing provisional results in key stage 2 SATs! 👏70% met the expected standards in reading, writing and maths combined, 11% above the national average. We couldn’t be more proud! Hackney Services for Schools #SATs

Todays session for Get Islington Reading’s celebration event has started well with @SitaBrahmachari and the story telling quilt

Sav Akyüz, our Patron of Reading, kicks off #WorldBookDay in style 📚 Sav Akyüz is visiting schools across Hackney 🏫 Children at Our Lady and St Joseph School loved watching him create a character and talking about how he made his book Bear Moves 🐻 Looks like great fun! 😃

Spotted in Waterstones Don't forget to use your vouchers on the £1 #WorldBookDay books. worldbookday.com/books-and-toke…

📣 A big shout out to our Hackney Reading Champions and Ambassadors. 📚 Hackney pupils are promoting reading in their schools and making book recommendations. 🌟 Keep up the great work! hackneyservicesforschools.co.uk/extranet/hackn… #WorldBookDay

Create a love of reading in your schools and celebrate books all year round by using one of our literacy/reading programmes in your school. For further info contact [email protected] Find out more about the support we offer: hackneyservicesforschools.co.uk/categories/rea… #WorldBookDay 📚

Wow 🤩 Free virtual visits available for shadowing groups with one of our #YotoCarnegies24 shortlistees! #ChooseLove 👇

✨WIN✨ We’re looking for a teacher/librarian to be part of the #Lollies2024 judging panel! To enter, all you have to do is fill in the form and let us know your thoughts about how we can make the Lollies even more engaging for all schools. Enter now: surveymonkey.com/r/3NNDLYC

ICYMI: Some of the fantastic coverage of our #YotoCarnegies24 shortlists announced last week. 📰📚📑 Thank you to the ed public relations team ✨ Guardian Books: theguardian.com/books/2024/mar… The Bookseller: thebookseller.com/news/poetry-an… The Times and The Sunday TimesBooks: thetimes.co.uk/article/who-wi… & @TheTimes 👇

The FREE #EmpathyDay resources are fun AND educational - the activities give young people a deeper understanding of empathy and how to build it ⚡️ Register now to get everything you need to start planning, and to begin the Mission Empathy challenge 🔍 empathylab.uk/empathy-day

New schools interested in hearing about the UKLA/OU RfP Quality Mark opportunity invited to register for the RfP CPD and QM Introductory Session Wed.24th April: 2pm- 4pm. #uklamembers & non-members welcome. Register: loom.ly/y6kH9oo Find out more: loom.ly/pN5EhtU

My thought experiment about the complexity of how we read, decode new words, comprehend them & make meaning in the wider context of the sentences they’re in, (& of other reading).

Better together. Raising achievement through a collaborative approach to literacy. #PrimaryLitConf24 National Literacy Trust Looking forward to the day #islingtonlibs here too

With Eid approaching, why not download the free activity pack for A.M. Dassu BOOK UPDATES - Insta: @a.m.dassu's CAN YOU FIND MY EID PRESENTS? Including a DIY bunting to decorate your home or classroom! Download now: shop.scholastic.co.uk/resources/4770…

One of our shortlistees Tia Fisher (only here for a bit) shares the inspiration and personal story behind her Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlisted book Crossing the Line. #YotoCarnegies24 Bonnier Books UK Hot Key Books ✨📚 Discover Tia's video in full at yotocarnegies.co.uk/books/crossing…

✨Our phenomenal book supplier Scholastic UK is giving away shortlist packs so that more young readers can be involved in this year's Shadowing scheme for the #YotoCarnegies24 #Scholastic 📚 For more information on how to enter head over to: shop.scholastic.co.uk/the-yoto-carne…

@Blackett_kt Helpful #TopTips from @Blackett_kt for being high performing leaders. ➡️ Be clear of your values ➡️ Build trust with colleagues ➡️ Demonstrate adaptive leadership ➡️ Have emotional intelligence ➡️ Thank people ➡️ Flex your comms style ➡️ Broaden your network