Ruth Baker-Leask

I love spring because it brings the CLiPPA shortlist! 🌸 Visit @clpe1 to see this year’s nominees. 5 brilliant collections that inspire and entertain — new voices and old favourites! 📚✨ #CLiPPA2025 #poetry clpe.org.uk/poetry/CLiPPA

29.04.2025 23:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In some primary schools, reading, writing & talk still feel separate.Let’s bring back the joy, creativity & connection in English planning! ✨Join me on 6 June for a practical CPD day:📚 High-quality texts🧠 Evidence-based strategies✏️ Sample units & handbook👉 bookwhen.com/minerva

28.04.2025 13:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Our Class Loves This Book - UK Literacy Association This prestigious UKLA Award celebrates a class's response to books that are shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards.

I'm heading to London to judge the UKLA Our Class Loves This Book awards tomorrow. The submissions are exceptional, making this year's decision tough! Consider sharing your class's reading experiences next year :https://buff.ly/gzqM1UX ‪@uklitassociation.bsky.social‬

25.04.2025 15:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The special educational needs crisis goes mainstream SEND reforms promised to put children at the heart of the system. Now they are waiting years for support

The 2014 SEND reforms promised to put children and parents ‘at the heart of the system’.

Ten years later, youngsters are waiting years for support. Parents are fighting in court to gain help. And the implosion of the special needs system had hit the mainstream

21.09.2024 05:30 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 2

West Midlands English Leaders, join the Primary English Network (PEN), led by expert facilitators Ruth and Rebecca; you'll gain all the support you need to enhance your English CPD and drive success in your school.
#PrimaryEnglish #PrimaryEnglishNetwork https://buff.ly/3ZoWpAQ

19.09.2024 08:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

National Poetry Day - Forward Arts Foundation The biggest celebration of poetry every year since 1994. With a different theme each year and events all across the UK.

National Poetry Day is just around the corner! Poetry reveals the truths of life, relationships, and the world around us. Let's celebrate together on Oct 3rd! https://buff.ly/4d7CHwG #LovePoetry #PoetryInSchools #PrimaryEducation #NationalPoetryDay

18.09.2024 13:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The World of Graphic Novels | National Literacy Trust Welcome your students back to school in the Autumn with the exciting World of Graphic Novels reading challenge that supports book choice, reading for pleasure and literacy skills.

Are your kids keen on graphic novels and comics? The NLT's 'The World of Graphic Novels' launches this week, which is another great reason to join up. #WhyGraphicNovels #ReadingBenefits #ReadingChampions #LoveReading #PrimaryEducation

16.09.2024 13:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A beautiful, smiling pile of new books labelled "New Books for Autumn" innocently attracts the attentions of a young man. Beside him, his pile of books (labelled "Unfinished Summer Reading") notices this and scowls at him. The image is a cartoon pastiche of the ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme.

My cartoon for Guardian Books’ autumn reading special.

14.09.2024 09:02 — 👍 3152    🔁 950    💬 34    📌 94

This looks like a really informative session if you can make it...

15.09.2024 08:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

National Poetry Day is on Thursday 3rd October. We try to include the local community in our celebrations by sharing Poetry Post. The pupils (and staff) write or copy a poem, decorate it, put it in an envelope with a short message and then deliver it. ourfp.org/eop/poetry-p...

15.09.2024 08:46 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 1

A wonderful day spent organising a school's books to create a progressive literature spine... is there a better way to spend time? 📚✨ Absolute book heaven! #BookLovers #LiteratureSpine #Education #ReadingForPleasure #BookHeaven

10.09.2024 13:38 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0