Feb 2022

Reading strategy updated

Why must reading be a priority? Reading is at the heart of our curriculum. If children can’t read, they can’t access the lessons. Poor literacy leads to negative-life outcomes, low confidence and high frustration. BBC documentary: Jay Blade Learning to read at 51 brings this topic firmly into the spotlight. I have written about theContinue reading “Reading strategy updated”

Epic Adventures

Non-fiction has never looked better! Sam Sedgman, author of Adventures on Trains and Illustrator Sam Brewster, introduce a new way to explore the world: through 12 amazing train journeys. From the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific, Silicone Valley to the African savannah, and beyond, Epic Adventures is the ultimate guide for train and globeContinue reading “Epic Adventures”

Blog Tour: The Wind Child by Gabriela Houston

I am delighted to be hosting the penultimate stop on The Wind Child blog tour. Stories have been told for over thousands of years, to entertain, to inform and to escape. I really love books that transport you to a faraway land – a land of make believe, where anything is possible. Gabriela Houston, selfContinue reading “Blog Tour: The Wind Child by Gabriela Houston”