Assistant Headteacher in Bradford. English leader. Year 5/6 teacher. Passionate about reading for pleasure. Wife and mum.
Joined November 2023
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18 Oct 2025
To be recognised with the HarperCollins UKLA Reading for Pleasure Experienced Teacher Award is such an honour. I’m so proud — and so grateful to do a job I truly love. @OpenUni_RfP @MLBookshop @TeresaCremin @clpe1 @DarrenM1974
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Yesterday we held a book tombola at our school Summer Fair. What a wonderful way to share books with our families 🎉 @OpenUni_RfP
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🏫 From the classroom: real stories, real impact.
Discover how thid school’s pupil-designed ‘Book Bus’ (mobile book trolley) and pupil-run bookshop make reading visible, social and accessible across the school community.
📥 Download here: ourfp.org/eop/the-miriam-lor…
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Exciting things are happening… 👀 📚📝 @MLBookshop @OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish
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Our school librarian team has had a busy morning voting on our new author-inspired class names for 2026–27! We’re excited to ensure they reflect and celebrate our pupils’ evolving reader identities.
@OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish @MLBookshop
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I have LOVED setting up my own bedtime stories club for our younger pupils and families. Very pleased with my DIY bags! @OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish @sarahjagger76 @MLBookshop
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I'm so excited to launch our new Bedtime Story Club for EYFS & KS1 pupils and families next week. They will take home handmade story bags filled with resources to help bring stories to life. @OpenUni_RfP @MLBookshop @TeresaCremin @kashleyenglish @debbiet99313391
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Honoured to be featured in the 20 Faces of Bradford as part of the Bradford City of Culture 2025 💕 @OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin @MLBookshop @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish
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Thrilled to be featured in English 4-11 magazine talking about our involvement in the CLiPPA Awards last year! A fabulous experience for our pupils 🌟 @The_UKLA @NATEfeed @EnglishAssoc @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @clpe1 @MLBookshop
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A huge thank you to @LisJardine and @Literacy_Trust for inviting us to take part in another fabulous Author Project. 99 UKS2 pupils were thrilled to see their work published and proudly performed their stories in front of parents and peers. @MLBookshop @OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin
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A fantastic #WorldBookDay at ML celebrating our love for reading! Our librarians led assembly, we cosied up for bedtime stories in our PJs with parents and Year 1 visited Manningham Library to watch Christopher Nibble. @OpenUni_RfP @MLBookshop @TeresaCremin
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Assistant Headteacher Rachel Saunders shares how inclusive, carefully chosen texts have transformed writer identity at Miriam Lord Primary,helping pupils see themselves as authors and poets. Read more: clpe.org.uk/blog/power-readi…
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My two little “authors” are hard at work 😍. Next bestseller pending… @OpenUni_RfP @MLBookshop @sarahjagger76 @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @clpe1
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UK Bookfest: Huge Pop-Up Book Sale (50,000 Books): World Book Day Sale: Bradford: 26th February to 5th March 2026 itsoninbradford.co.uk/events…
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A recent TES article reports on the evidence presented by Professor Teresa Cremin CBE and Dr Helen Hendry to the House of Commons Education Committee on the decline in children’s Reading for Pleasure.
Read the full TES coverage:
tes.com/magazine/news/genera…
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A Sunday morning well spent collecting 420 books in preparation for @WorldBookDayUK 📚. Thank you @TheWorksStores for your help! @MLBookshop @OpenUni_RfP @debbiet99313391 @TeresaCremin
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So proud of our wonderful school. @MLBookshop @sarahjagger76 @clpe1 @OpenUni_RfP @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish
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We attended a fabulous workshop with @LisJardine organised by @Literacy_Trust this morning at our local library 📚✨
Part one of three - and pupils will be writing their own books! So inspiring. @clpe1 @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 @kashleyenglish @sarahjagger76
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Delightful new book ! 📕 @MacmillanKidsUK - perfect for early years - board book - invites joining in and even re- enactment! 👏👏👏@WandleEnglish @JCEnglishHub @MrsRLSaunders @OpenUni_RfP
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Our co-Director, @TeresaCremin has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list announced by the King. Teresa's work with @OpenUni_RfP in building a reading community is truly inspiring. Read @OpenUniversity news post for more: 👉👉👉👉ow.ly/9FX150XNEfq
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