@debbiethomas.bsky.social
OU Lecturer in Reading for Pleasure, Co-founder of the Spark! School Book Awards, Independent English Advisor, book lover & mum
Trying to remake my trg connections. π
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Oxfordshire-based school staff!
Chris is running a Teachers Reading Group again this year (without me as I am on maternity leave!). It's a wonderful group and Chris is so knowledgeable. Details below - please share!
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Do read and share! Free and worth debating the individual- social and reflective ways forward rb.gy/4ih4ez @profsarahmcg.bsky.social @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @openuni-rfp.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social @debrakidd.bsky.social as well as the evidence on the associated benefits of reading!
02.07.2025 18:15 β π 29 π 22 π¬ 1 π 3If youβre nearby why not join Chris - heβs continuing great work with running an OU/UKLA Teacher Reading Group.
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Booking now LiVE for our Oct. 18th Conference! tinyurl.com/bn6d2x3m Milton Keynes πDo Join us! π@openuni-rfp.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social @readingrocks.bsky.social @kashleyenglish.bsky.social @debbiethomas.bsky.social An engaging reading community focused day π@uklitassociation.bsky.social
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A Friday bonus! Our second spotlight video features both the author and the illustrator - here are @trygv.bsky.social & Ella Okstad on the inspiring 'If I Were Prime Minister' - shortlisted in our Picture fiction for Early Readers Category. @debbiethomas.bsky.social
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The winner of our longlist draw is... King Athelstan Primary School in Kingston! π Congratulations - you have won a set of longlisted books in the category of your choice. πππ #Spark12BooksOfChristmas
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We're thrilled to present our full Early Readers Longlist in the #Spark12BooksOfChristmas πππ
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The #Spark12BooksOfChristmas are our longlists, 12 books in each category, specially curated by our panels of teachers and librarians. We will be announcing one book from each category for the next 12 weekdays. Without further ado, here are our first 5 books... π₯
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Exciting news! We will be posting the '12 Books of Christmas' (our longlist) for each category, one a day, starting on Monday 2 December. Watch this space... πππ
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π Our 7th annualβ―#ReflectingRealitiesβ―report is out now! This yearβs report shows a significant drop in the presence of racially minoritised characters in books published for children in 2023 in the UK.
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Itβs tomorrow - do come along!
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A warm welcome to the new schools who have signed up to the Spark! School Book Award, and to our returning schools! We're looking forward to seeing you at our Intro Meeting tomorrow. If you want more info before you sign up, you're also welcome to join us: www.sparkbookawards.co.uk/contact-us
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