Sky Blue Education

Graphic showing a portion of a timeline, with a white line representing the timeline, punctuated by photos of poets Ben Jonson, Joseph Coelho, Siana Bangura, A.F. Harrold and Vachel Lindsay. Above the timeline, text in black reads 'Timeline Anthology 4+'.

Calling all primary school teachers! @poetrybyheart.bsky.social has launched a brand new Key Stage 1 timeline, packed with free-to-access poems by some brilliant children's poets, accompanied by helpful kid-friendly explanations.

poetrybyheart.org.uk/timeline/4plus

Space art. An astronaut made by some of today's Year 5 children.

Space art. A rocket made by some of today's Year 5 children.

Space art. A rocket made by some of today's Year 5 children.

Space art. An astronaut made by some of today's Year 5 children.

I've been up to the lovely Manor Court Primary in Chard today to work with the Year 5 children. They've created these 'space' inspired pieces in just one day, working in 4 teams. None of this was pre-made, all constructed and painted by the children.
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#edusky #skyart #UKEd

Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.

The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.

Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

The Ghost of James Joyce, Dublin

Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13 Year 8 reading books - a selection of exciting easy reads and challenging titles, suitable for Year 8 pupils in secondary schools aged 12-13.

Year 8 KS3 recommended reading list for school pupils aged 12-13. Our list includes books by Anne Fine, Elizabeth Laird, Adeline Yen Mah, Jamila Gavin and Meg Rosoff schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit #ukedchat

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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