Is anyone else seriously nostalgic for this book? Just read it to my 3yo and couldn't hold back the tears ('Mummy are you ok? Did you bang your head?').

'The best moments in reading are when you come across a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things which you had thought special & particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, you have never met [...] it is as if a hand has come out & taken yours’-Hollinghurst

We’ve spent the day hosting 25 amazing trust leads of Maths and English. What a brilliant day! Lots of challenging conversations and inspiring thoughts shared on what is happening in their schools. Very luck to work with them! SparxMaths Sparx Reader Sparx Learning

I was delighted to welcome Sparx Reader to Trinity Academy Leeds today! More to follow soon... 👀 But, it's wonderful to hear feedback like this from Kate Pretsell: I cannot thank you enough for today - we were blown away by your school. Your unrelenting standards, 1/2

This is an *unreal* opportunity:

It's been a medley of RfP big hitters and major misfires for me so far in 2024. Thanks to those who recommended these good'uns (you know who you are and you nailed it): Piranesi; The Sisters Brothers (so late to this party); A Different Drummer (even later to this one!).

@Dazzalee127320 Adam Robbins (on 🧵and 🦋) Ian White Ben Karlin Peter Tse. On BlueSky as mrptse.bsky.social Carl Hendrick Emma Turner FCCT Doug Lemov Kat Howard Linda Louise @MsJasmineMN David Thomas 14/ Kate Pretsell wiv a beaut fred on reading x.com/KatePretsell/s…

It was really quite wonderful to speak to @JudithCHochman today as part of the latest instalment of the #GLTBookclub. Rhiannon Rainbow FCCT Dave Tushingham FCCT and I learned *so much* about the enduring impact of #TWR, from strong peer assessment habits to whole-school implementation advice

Here you can watch us interviewing @JudithCHochman about all things #TWR (complete with authentic NYC background noises!)

This is an *amazing* opportunity to have a very unique and creative role in a superb organisation: sparx.recruitee.com/o/communicatio…

📚Changing reading habits at secondary school – Donal Hale and Hannah Collins spoke with us about how @trinityacademyL is transforming students' reading culture. Here are 5 ways: 🧵👇