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In this blog we share books that are available on the Platform that teachers can use around Halloween!
Audiobooks have helped people get through lockdown – and listening definitely isn’t ‘cheating’!
Amy Flinders from Listening Books shares how audiobooks have helped people through the pandemic and discusses how listening isn't cheating.
National Poetry Day 2021 resources on the Education Platform
In this blog we share our top 12 unlocked poetry books to use in your teaching for National Poetry Day 2021.
Four lessons from five years of creating school libraries in Africa
Book Aid International’s Head of Programmes Samantha Thomas-Chuula shares what she’s learned over five years of working across Africa to create school libraries.
Black History Month resources on the Education Platform
In this blog we share a non-exhaustive list of books that are available on the Platform to use in your teaching around Black History Month.
What makes teachers such great writers?
Literary agent Kate Scarborough celebrates the creative powers of teachers and highlights why they are fertile sources of new writing.
Using graphic novels in the classroom to engage students
Richard Ruddick shares his tips for using more graphic novels in the classroom.
Summer reads: Part 2
Ranging from a domestic tragicomedy to an intense psychological thriller, Alice Glasspool recommends three books for summer!
Summer reads: Part 1
For summer, Alysoun Owen shares three books that cover the ups and downs in the lives of teachers.
How reading more Historical Scholarship improved me as a teacher
Simon Beale shares how being part o a History Teacher Book Club had a dramatic impact on his historical scholarship and introducing new ideas to the classroom.