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Black History Month - Recommended Reads
Published: Thu 14th October 2021
Black History Month is a crucial time in any calendar. We've collected some recommended reads to help use this occasion as an opportunity for education and enlightenment.
By Luke Chapman | Event, Family, Kids, Recommended Reads
Nurturing Opinion - You have a voice!
Published: Tue 12th October 2021
Nurturing opinions is important, young people have a voice and should be heard. Empower the youth and let them find their voices
By Luke Chapman | Kids, Poetry
Happy National Poetry Day!
Published: Thu 7th October 2021
The big day has finally come... Check out our heaps of Poetry resources, interviews, guest blogs, superstar poets and more!
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Event, Family, Illustrator, Interview, Kids, Parents, Poetry, Teachers, Top Tips, Writing Tips
Joshua Seigal's (very general) top poetry tips
Published: Wed 6th October 2021
Poet, writer and funny man Joshua Seigal has shared with us his top poetry tips to mark National Poetry Day.
By Joshua Seigal | Author, Family, Interview, Kids, Poetry, Top Tips, Writing Tips
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
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
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
Exclusive writing challenge from author Emma Carroll
Published: Thu 26th August 2021
Author of ‘The Week at World’s End’ and Letters from the Lighthouse’ Emma Carroll has created an exclusive writing challenge for Young Writers. Have some fun and practice your skills.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Author, Holiday activities, 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