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I am absolutely bowled over and delighted by this honour. I would like to acknowledge with immense gratitude the hard work of the brilliant people who have worked in my group over the past 20+ years and the support of my amazing mentors, without whom this would not have happened

🥳Congratulations May winners #uklalucky13th . Copies of ‘The Wrong  Shoes’ Tom Percival @simonkids_uk are on their way to you  Jane Chambers Miss Grace Emma Rogers Megan Dixon Mary Ferrier

Poetry Learn-Along (6 June, 12:00 - 13:00) | The English Association Free online event ! #EnglishCreates #PoetryFun ⁦ 😀 ⁦Poetry By Heart⁩ All welcome! Join us! Join in! englishassociation.ac.uk/poetry-learn-a…

Which activities have a positive effect on wellbeing? What helps and what prevents young people taking part in out-of-school activities? Find out in this new report!

Did you miss our live session? 🧑‍💻

Catch up with our free webinar 'Developing Whole-School Policies to Promote Language & Literacy Development' featuring our subject matter expert Dr Jim Cummins.

Watch it here:👇
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At the Journal of Research in Reading we have open calls for special issue proposals and associate editors. See our website for info and get in touch if you want to know more onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/146798…

This is an excellent development by Language Testing. Clear guidance on the preparation and reporting of systematic reviews, including pre-registration on IDESR.org, quality appraisal, open data, and adherence to PRISMA.

We are taking part in Wear It Green Day in support of the Mental Health Foundation. Education@Sheffield Mental Health Foundation

The National Literacy Trust Books Aloud Challenge is a great opportunity for schools and community settings across Birmingham - more info about how to get involved here
literacytrust.org.uk/communities/bi…

Teachers repeatedly tell us that they don’t feel prepared for multilingual classrooms. Yet Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Frameworks don’t sufficiently address children who use English as an Additional Language. Explore what needs to change bit.ly/43Ph1Ti 💡🧐

This week I trained a group of Jordanian early years teachers who will be using the Arabic version of communication supporting classroom observation tool to document the oral language provision in their schools. Really excited to look at the data we get from this pilot study.

🚨 New report 🚨

When children feel empowered, they are more likely to take meaningful action in their schools.

What can schools do to foster the leadership skills of young people?

Read the new OECD report on the importance of #ChildEmpowerment 👉 bit.ly/4bfwMpt

An infographic I just spotted based on Amy Edmondsons important work on psychological safety

Hear how the CLPE CLiPPA Shadowing Scheme impacts schools with a Q&A with head teacher and assistant head of last year's winner Carterhatch Junior School, Enfield.

Click to find out more:
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#EmpathyDay is zooming up - 6 June! Feels like we have never needed empathy strategies more urgently. SCHOOLS/LIBRARIES - do grab the powerful resources - register here
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Sue Atkins 👶🏽👧📱🎧📚 Sonia UKLA YLG Committee School Library Association (SLA) Peters

Such an important prize. Picturebooks are so vital for children’s developing literacy at all ages & stages of reading. This wonderful award celebrates the very best newcomers. What a marvellous list full of such a range of styles, themes and genres. Something for everyone here.

📢 We're hiring - come and work with us! 4 new RA/postdoc posts at DCAL. 1 post is with me, Prof Ros Herman, Kate Rowley, Nikki Botting - understanding reading success in 8-11 yr olds at Literacy & Deafness Development Research Lab and UCL Language & Cognition Deadline 29th May! Please RT! Details bit.ly/3V04460

The new definition of dyslexia includes reference to developmental language disorder 👏 !!!

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So great to see Margaret Mulholland on TV!