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What National Poetry Day means to poet Dommy B and his tips for young poets
Published: Tue 5th October 2021
Children's Poet Dommy B took the time out of his busy schedule to write us a special blog post about his love of National Poetry Day!

The new SPaG Monsters video is here! Support learning today
Published: Tue 28th September 2021
Check out our brand new SPaG Monsters video where we dive into the SPaG world and introduce this crazy bunch.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Parents, Teachers, Virtual, SPaG Monsters

The Shine School Media Awards 2021 Winners' Lunch
Published: Mon 27th September 2021
Find out more about these fantastic awards, how they celebrate with the winners and how your school can get involved in the 2022 awards...
By Lilly Evans | Event, Family, Guest Blog, Kids, Parents, Teachers

Interview with our first toolkit author! Xavier age 6
Published: Thu 23rd September 2021
6-year-old Xavier is our first ever completed toolkit user, and he's now an author! We talk with the new writer about his first-ever book and how he used the toolkit to write

Accepting failure – moving forward positively
Published: Mon 20th September 2021
Failure can be a difficult topic for many, but it’s an important part of life. We’ve got some tips on accepting failure and how to make it a positive!
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Top Tips, Poetry

The wonderful whacky world of Roald Dahl
Published: Fri 10th September 2021
To celebrate this year’s Roald Dahl day we’ve created this wonderful blog all about the whacky author
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Family, Recommended Reads, Teachers

Join in the International Literacy Day fun!
Published: Wed 8th September 2021
It’s International Literacy Day and we’re celebrating with some of the biggest names in literature!
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview

Recipe books - A different side to literature
Published: Fri 27th August 2021
Recipe books aren’t just for dinner, they’re an important part of the book world too.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads

Check out these Paralympic recommended reads to celebrate the Tokyo games
Published: Tue 24th August 2021
To celebrate the beginning of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics we’ve collected some recommended reads to get in the spirit of the games.
By Luke Chapman | Family, Kids, Recommended Reads

Piers Torday talks about The Wild Before, his career and advice for Young Writers
Published: Wed 18th August 2021
Author of the Wild Series Piers Torday talks about his brand-new book and advice to other writers.
By Luke Chapman | Author, Family, Interview