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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, Guest Blog
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
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
Boost your Big Poetry Party entry with these writing tips
Published: Wed 18th August 2021
Looking to improve your writing and create your best entry for the Big Poetry Party? Check out these writing tips that are sure to take your poem to the next level.
By Luke Chapman | Activities, Kids, Top Tips, Writing Tips, Poetry