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My article on leadership and school librarians is out now in @InfoProMag. All school libraries need an experienced, professional librarian at their helm. We should be looking to our international colleagues for inspiration! @intlNadine @IFLA @GreatSchLibs @richardgerver
Excellent article by Committee Member Mary Rose Grieve on the tightrope school librarians walk in their leadership role. May we all be ‘gentle agitators’!
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"There is surely no lower educational expectation than believing a child has nothing to say for themselves. That they are empty – devoid of any thoughts, knowledge, ideas or experiences that readers would feel worth hearing about." 👇
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“This book looks to present what is presently known about the science of writing. Our understanding of how young writers develop is becoming more complete all the time. We know that writing is something that is both personal and intensely social, both cognitive and emotive…”
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Thanks to @EmiratesLitFest, we have @MeggittPhillips coming to @HartlandIntl next term. This is me in the final assembly of term revealing the news to the school. The excitement levels are intense. Not to mention my humiliation.
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There isn’t much I’d stay up past midnight for, but Newsletter Live with the sensational @lauramucha is one. Great to talk about our #Dubai TRG @OpenUni_RfP. Thank you all so much for championing poetry. @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 and @kashleyenglish @charliehacking
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CILIP, SLG, the Great School Libraries Campaign, SLA and ASCEL have written a joint response to the DfE's Curriculum & Assessment Review, highlighting the power and potential of school libraries and librarians.
Read full story and find out more:
cilip.org.uk/news/news.asp?i…
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I've never really understood why other subjects should dictate what the next class book is. Books should be selected because they'll make the children gasp, laugh, cry, think and empathise, not because there's some heavily contrived link to Squirrels & Submarines. #Edutwitter
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Debate with Hart 2024/25 is launching soon! 🗣️ If your school is interested in a virtual international debating competition, send me a DM 🌍 The competition is open to students aged 11-18. Registration closes on Wednesday 6th November ✅ Please share this tweet far and wide! ☺️
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After a bit of a hiatus on X, I return with an autumnal-looking front cover of a brilliant book, finished today after our @CILIPSLG committee meeting. It was such a good read-perfect as the nights draw in-a rich mix of history, suspense magical fantasy and lots to think about🌰🍂
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If you teach children to write by copying they will come to believe that they can only write if there is a model to copy.
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A question I am regularly asked about reading lessons is this:
How can we write learning objectives for lessons without a clear focus on a specific 'comprehension skill'?
My answer? Don't bother.
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Last night @nikkigamble spoke to @macbarnett in what must be one of the best conversations about books I’ve ever listened to. Today, I have subscribed to the substack of @macbarnett and @burstofbeaden and my life is complete open.substack.com/pub/lookin…
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An opportunity has arisen for school librarians or those working within the School Library Services to be part of the SLG team! We are looking for volunteers to join our community. To find out more about what this involves, please click on the link below👇 shorturl.at/2I67F
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So excited to be with the amazing team at @ELFDubai to hear about their schools programme for 2025 and from @WCShearer who gave us some brilliant writing tips for our student writers. This year’s @EmiratesLitFest is going to be fantastic. 📚📚📚
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Not long til our first introductory meeting in #Dubai; we have a record number of people who have signed up this year. I can’t wait to get started!
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And finally, welcome to our international OU/UKLA TRGs. @CurtinUni @SonjaKuzich @HISchoolLibrary Dr Susan Rook @SosSavage Canadian International School @MrsKirstBarrett @hannah_sycamore @samdaunt OU/UKLA Teachers' Reading Groups - Reading for Pleasure (ourfp.org)
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If we really care about opportunity then growing the school library network is a no-brainer cilip.org.uk/news/680817/CIL… Our 4 orgs (@uksla, @CILIPSLG, @ASCELUK & @CILIPinfo) wrote to @CMcKinnellMP @educationgovuk #Opportunity #Schools #Libraries #SchoolLibraries
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New term, new books! These class sets are for @imaginecentre’s Take One Book sequences; we are following @ElmhurstPrimary @WilkiePrimary and lots of other ace schools in adopting the @WritingRocks_17 & #TakeOneBook framework. Such exciting times for us @nikkigamble @lit4pleasure
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The Vital Role of School Libraries in Countering Misinformation - information for school librarians, teachers, governors and parents slgconnect.org.uk/2024/08/08… infolit @cilip_uk #SchoolLibraries #GreatSchoolLibraries
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