Thanks Letterbox Library for making it easier to get hold of some of the books featured in Beyond the Secret Garden: Palestinian People in Children's Books.

New: Suggestion by Little Wandle that Ofsted requires schools to buy resources matched to phonics scheme appears to be contradicted by inspectorate: tinyurl.com/2k8r34uc Major phonics provider states on its website that schools have to use resources provided by HarperCollins…

Gotta new book on its way.

For those heading to/near the Lake District this summer, there's a glorious exhibition at the Rheged Centre near Penrith. It celebrates 30+ years of the great Jackie Morris's work, from Tell Me A Dragon to The Lost Words & Lost Spells. Details here: rheged.com/gallery/

Is it in your calendar? ⏰Thursday 3rd October - National Poetry Day! ⏰ forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poetr…

I’ve been lucky to see a preview of this and it’s an exceptional collaboration of the powerful words of Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 and thoughtfully captured illustrations by Ed Vere. Two of the best working together - what’s not to love? I’ve a copy on pre-order & would heartily recommend

With the state of public finances, might this be a good time for dido harding to return the £37 billion Johnson gave her, or at least explain what she did with it? politico.eu/article/nhs-te…

This is a grim insight into how the Gove era wrecked so much, with back of the envelope ideas baked up without any scrutiny by the ‘experts’ Gove so derided. He & his advisors were horribly irresponsible!

So much of policymaking seems chaotic, barely rational and self-centred. Aspects of the covid response seemed to epitomise this. Below seems another good example.

This summer, to support you in providing CPD for your teachers in the new academic year, we are giving State Funded Schools 30% off our short courses in next year's in-person training programme. Book via our website with the discount code EARLYBIRD30. Ends 31st August 2024.

We love this video from patron and Power of Pictures co-creator Ed Vere sharing the writing process behind 'How to Be a Lion' and how we can encourage children to write more creatively for pleasure. See the full video: clpe.org.uk/videos/video/e…

Join Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage on their ‘grifter tour’ of America theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/p…

Free CLPE Teaching Notes right here: clpe.org.uk/teaching-resou…

Who will win gold for ignoring American TV election news? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/p…

Ice lollies should be part of school curriculum, scientists suggest theguardian.com/education/arti…

Wow! Are you serious?! Just let me know if you want any backup delivering this one! What a start to the programme, at an exemplary venue (and I know because I've been...)!

One of my favourite sights of any academic year!

It was a joyous start to the new term and academic year to meet Deepa Samani and her enthusiastic, engaged and reflective team and deliver CLPE training on Teaching Writing. There's a lovely pool behind that glass! Imagine! What a fantastic setting! whitingshillprimaryschool.co.uk

What a treat to be invited to the gorgeous #BàrdBooks in Bow for the launch of brilliant Chris Haughton 🇪🇺's History of Information, a visual and imaginative and intellectual delight and 17 year labour of love.

Lovely evening at Bàrd Books - brand-new East London bookshop that definitely has its shelving priorities right - celebrating the brilliant Chris Haughton 🇪🇺 and the equally brilliant 'The History of Information' 🩷 Congrats to all involved! DK Books UK Loonie Park