Sky Blue Education

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On Monday 20th October, I'm running an online session with the brilliant @joshuaseigal.bsky.social all about raising the profile of poetry in the primary classroom. It will start at 3:45pm and end at 5:00pm. More information here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-dont-lik...

Heritage for all, with free access Heritage Open Days, England's contribution to European Heritage Days, started in 1994; then there were 701 events; now there are over 5,000

Grind bones, pull levers, explore the strange side of history.
From Norfolk’s Narborough Bone Mill to Cromer’s old signal box, Heritage Open Days reveal the quirkiest corners of England’s past.

Free to explore, but may need booking.

Kate Viscardi reports

NEW* for June 2026 onwards: AQA Lang P1 specimen papers and accompanying PPT slide decks. I’ll add to this folder as I update them. Includes:

✅ Enduring Love
✅ Hound of the Baskervilles
✅ Whole Town’s Sleeping
✅To Kill a Mockingbird

Help yourself 😊

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*NEW* for 2026 onwards: updated and some brand new specimen AQA Lang P2s with accompanying PPT slide decks to support teaching. Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish

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Recommended new children's and YA books | School Reading List The School Reading List top picks from recently released children's, YA novels and non fiction titles; including our books of the month.

Browse our picks of the best new fiction, nonfiction, poetry and picture book children's and YA released over the past few years schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/new... #kidlit #teachersofx #picturebooks

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

The Most Common Reason Why Children Don’t Become Fluent Readers… And What We Can Do About It There are myriad reasons why a child might struggle to become a fluent reader: they might have extreme difficulties in learning to decode words relating to phonological issues, working memory or ot…

**New blog** - It's been a while so reposts hugely appreciated.

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Large pale pink flower heads on leeks

Accidentally ornamental leeks #flowers #bloomscrolling

Words to describe the NYOR aims

A National Year of Reading 2026 👏👏 to ‘change the nation’s culture’ is Good News! 👏👏 A DfE initiative with NLT as delivery partner @jonnybid.bsky.social @jonny-walker.bsky.social @rootedinreading.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social Do share and get involved! 👏 www.nationalyearofreading.org.uk

Teasels and wild flowers against grey sky

Widdington, Essex UK

Portal, Wandlebury

Missing, one lost red sweater. #paris #luxembourggardens #travel #haveadventures

Fern

Morning all.

Photographer Bert Hardy “The Pool of London,” 1949.

Red painted shop front: Acupuncture and sign listing ailments treated. Bike leaning in front, reflection of other side of the street and photographer. Sun and shadow on pavement in front.

Romsey Town, Cambridge UK #photography #cambridge

Street sign: Sedgwick Street, above sign reading ‘Wash and dry your duvet here’, both on side of brick building, glimpse of street with car and red traffic lights. Small heron mural above street sign.

Romsey Town, Cambridge UK #photography #cambridge

Vine (?), telegraph post and wires and brick chimney, looking skywards, with grey clouds

Romsey Town, Cambridge UK #photography #cambridge

When Sorolla painted 'Niña en mar plateado,' in 1909, it was amongst the most luminous and freely handled works he had produced. In 1906, the newspaper 'La Nación' had written: 'Sorolla is one of the glories of Valencia...one of the glories of modern Spain.'

Me, sitting in my local public library after voting, wearing a T-shirt that says “y’all means all”

I don’t know why anybody finds this particular T-shirt objectionable, but here we are: y’all means all.

Spiral staircase from below - Courtauld Gallery, London

#spiral #staircase #CourtauldGallery #BlueSkyArtShow #underneath #stunday #classicMono

Self-portrait in close association with The Joy of Street Furniture, Southwark Bridge

A photo of me, reading my own book, with a baboon, erm, that's made out of a spoon

You know the feeling when you post a little advert for your own book, and it barely gets a 'like' . . . then you post a throwaway clip of a paper plate, and it gets over 500 'likes'. 😆😅 erm, anyway, here's me with a baboon.
* Art Shaped is available on Amazon and most online booksellers. 🤔 #edusky

Would you like to see a tiny Ancient Greek warrior running across a paper plate? Of course you would. 😆😮
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

Terracotta pots of red, pink and white pelargoniums in a conservatory

Pelargoniums at the Challis Garden challistrust.org.uk #photography

SHEFFIELD! Very honoured to be artist in residence for this Saturday’s Get Together Festival.
More info and free download of my celebratory Sheffield collage below👇👇👇
www.gettogetherfestival.com/line-up

Drama on 4 - Local Hero - BBC Sounds A radio reimagining of Bill Forsyth's beloved 1983 film.

This is an affective reimagining of the most wonderful of films.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Yellow background. Cartoon hands hold up a sign which says “Stephen Spender Prize”. Image text reads “Stephen Spender Prize 2025, 1 May – 31 July”. Brightly coloured confetti on either side. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities." www.stephen-spender.org SST logo in yellow bottom left.

Calling all teachers and budding young translators!
#SSTPoetryPrize2025 is open for entries!
Translate into English any poem from any language, or a Portuguese poem from our Spotlight booklet, for your chance to join the SSP hall of eternal fame!
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Join The Poetry Society for a workshop on facilitating poetry with prize-winning poet and founder of Hive Young Writers Network Vicky Morris and learn the nuts and bolts of kickstarting beginner poets on their writing journey. poetrysociety.org.uk/event/facili...