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BAME Characters in Children’s Books
A recent study called ‘Reflecting Realities’ by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) found that of all the children’s books published last year in the UK (9,115), only 4% featured characters from a BAME (Black or minority ethnic) background. This is a remarkably low figure, given that the report also states that 32% of […]
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New football season
How did your team do last week? Or do you support someone in the Premier League, so your first match is tomorrow? I went to the opening match of Huddersfield Town v Brentford and it was excellent. Apart from winning 2-1 (a novelty for us - we rarely win our opening matches) everything about the […]
Highfield Priory, Fulwood, Lancashire
I spent a super morning with pupils at Highfield Priory Independent School in Fulwood, near Preston, on Wednesday. The main school building is a rather imposing large Georgian/early Victorian house that once probably (I say probably because I can’t find a specific history so I’m guessing) belonged to one of the affluent industrialists in the […]
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World Cup 2014
In case you missed it because you live on a desert island or you hate football (in which case, you might want to Google another writer but please come back after July 13th) - England kick off their World Cup campaign in Brazil tonight at 11.00 pm. Meanwhile, publishers and book people have been going all out with World Cup 2014 […]
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World Book Day part 2: questions from Hillside Primary
Note to self: Stop setting challenges where you promise to give a book as a reward to anyone who meets that challenge. Either that or face bankruptcy. ‘I’ll give away a copy of ‘Football Mad’ to anyone who asks a question I’ve never been asked before,’ I glibly told the teachers at Hillside Primary School […]
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Premier League Reading Stars
I was in London earlier this week on a ‘training day’ for the National Literacy Trust’s Premier League Reading Stars Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to motivate children to read for pleasure using football as the spur. Schools, libraries, youth groups etc from all over England can participate. They receive a pack […]
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We’re on our way to Wembley…
Forget the Champions League and EURO2012. There’s only one big football match this season and it’s Huddersfield Town versus Sheffield United at Wembley on May 26th. Whoever wins will be promoted to the Championship in the npower League. That’s only one down from the Premiership. Bring it on! Now, for fans of both Yorkshire teams that […]