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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

After 400+ hours, they're finished! ☺️ @leaftrust.bsky.social's suite of #WritingExemplification materials for Y1-Y5, showing the journey to EXS from September-July for pupils reaching the lower end of the standard. Feel free to get in touch if you're interested in buying for your school.

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I'm so proud of the @leaftrust.bsky.social moderation team. They ran all of the Y1-Y6 moderation sessions last week using our new exemplification materials; supported 140 teachers & had amazing feedback. 👏 There's a real buzz about writing across the Trust. It's so exciting seeing it develop.☺️

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Oh wow, well done #TeamBlackhorse. Your poetry recitals for the #LeafLiteratureFestival are brilliant! @brianbilston.bsky.social you'd be impressed! 👏👏👏

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

THANK YOU so much to the wonderful @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social for his brilliant session with @leaftrust.bsky.social's Reception & KS1 children this afternoon. We loved it...and the sea creature sign language! 🧜‍♂️⛈️🧜‍♂️

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Alexander Hindle Curriculum Consultancy @currcon.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

@leaftrust.bsky.social are a fantastic group of schools! I know you'll be welcomed and well looked after. 🍃Hope you've been able to share Glitter Boy as much as Nen - both brilliant! 🌈🎣

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Congratulations! 👏 So excited about your headline session at our @leaftrust.bsky.social #LiteratureFestival on Friday!! 😁📚🌈

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

What a great start to our #LiteratureFestival this morning. Over 4000 children in our launch assembly; bookmark & story competition winners announced; winning stories read aloud and a host of exciting reading events shared. It's going to be a fun-packed couple of weeks! @leaftrust.bsky.social #RfP

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Jasbinder Bilan @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’ve been busy with my second newsletter MARCH edition!! And if you want to get inside the mind of this children’s author I can promise lots of child/ teacher/ librarian friendly content as well as the chance to win a signed hot off the press copy of PULOMA AND THE BEAR!! www.jasbinderbilan.co.uk

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The longlist for #KlausFluggePrize 2025 is here! This is the 10th year of the prize which recognises the most promising & exciting newcomers to picturebook illustration. Congratulations to the 15 talented illustrators on the list 🎨 💐 #Illustration #Picturebooks buff.ly/4h3zdgZ

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Parents! If your kid wants to be Loki for World Book day I'm putting together a newsletter next week with simple costume tips. If you're not signed up yet, please do! There will be WBD activity ideas too. louiestowell.substack.com #KidLitUK

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The Louie Stowell Newsletter | Substack

News, books and nonsense. Click to read The Louie Stowell Newsletter, a Substack publication.

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Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Fancy some half term arty fun? Well, THIS FRIDAY at 10am I'll be posting a brand new episode of #DrawWithRob in which I'll show you how to draw a very cute... OTTER 🦦! See you by the riverbank...

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Ian Eagleton @ianeagletonauthor.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

As an author, I think it’s VERY important to give back to the community and support other writers and illustrators. I’m doing lots of picture book recommendations on my Tik Tok (@ianeagletonauthor) channel if you’re interested! #KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Another very successful jaunt to @bookhaus.bsky.social this afternoon...🤗

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Year 1 ✔️ Year 3✔️ Year 4✔️ Year 5✔️ Year 2...started at last! Looking like we'll be ready to send to the printers after half term! ☺️ @leaftrust.bsky.social #Writing #Assesment #Exemplification

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Hazel Pinner @hazelmpinner.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Congratulations 🎉 in particular some of my favourites #Carnagies25 I Am Wolf @alastairc.com 👏🏻 The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow 👏🏻 Island of Whispers by @franceshardinge.bsky.social 👏🏻 The Wild by Yuval Zimmer 👏🏻

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Simon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Spent a lot of yesterday talking with children and helping them find the right book. We talked about what they liked, we laughed, we got excited about books they loved, we explored the library. I believe every child is a reader they just have to find their right book.

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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 12/02/2025

We only have limited #SparkReading packs available for secondary schools - don't miss out! They include all these brilliant books - and you'll get six copies of the group reading titles to support fun reading experiences. Find out more 👇 www.booktrust.org.uk/spark-readin...

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

It's arrived!!! 🎉🤗🥳 That's my reading for the next week or so sorted! Thanks @suchmo83.bsky.social!

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I took a bit of an unintended Bluesky hiatus over xmas (the time just seemed to disappear!) but look what Santa brought me! I fear he's going to have to bring more bookshelves next year! 🙈😂

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

If anyone's looking for picturebook recommendations and wisdom, my go-to people are @mattobin.bsky.social @marygtroche.bsky.social @smithsmm.bsky.social and @karlduke8.bsky.social. They're a combined fountain of knowledge so make so you're following them. #edusky #primaryedusky

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Darren Chetty @darrenchetty.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The amazing @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social interviewed @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and me for the latest issue- we talked about writing Beyond the Secret Garden. booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/movi...

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Moving Beyond the Secret Garden – Books For Keeps

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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

My favourite children's book of the year: SAFIYYAH'S WAR by Hiba Noor Khan. Absolutely beautiful & brilliant; every school & library should have a copy. To which end, I am giving away FREE COPIES TO SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES! Repost & follow to enter; closes 25th Jan 2025! #BooksOfTheYear #books #giveaway

Cover of Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan, showing two children running through the Paris night, over the roof of a moque

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The Literacy Company @theliteracycompany.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

📣Upcoming Literacy Competitions📣 Challenges can inspire children and get them involved with literacy outside of the classroom... and they also offer some amazing prizes! Find out more about two upcoming competitions run by the National Literacy Trust! (links below🔗) #PrimaryEnglish #EduSkyPrimary

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Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised @letterssounds.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Year 6 teacher and graphic novel superfan @richardruddick.bsky.social shares how graphic novels can spark a love for reading. Discover top picks to inspire your class in his Everybody read! blog: littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk…

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Right...I have a new stash of Nespresso pods and a whole day - let's see how close I can get to finishing this! I'm writing our @leaftrust.bsky.social exemplificatio materials for Y1-Y5, showing the journey through the year for a pupil who just reached EXS. Y3 & Y4 are done...☺️

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Kelly Ashley @kashleyenglish.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

There is still time to sign up to join us tomorrow night for Newsletter Live! Poetry edition. We are so excited to be joined by Laura Mucha. Register for free, here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ou-rfp-new...

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OU RfP Newsletter Live!

Newsletter Live! Poetry and non-fiction edition with Laura Mucha

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This is a great way to show children the difference redrafting makes. ☺️

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Christopher Such @suchmo83.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

One of the things that keeps me going back to Twitter is that I get fairly regular DMs on there asking me for advice about reading. Just to be clear: I am more than happy for people to DM on here for the same reason. Please repost this if you think this info might be useful to someone.

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Jon Biddle @jonnybid.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Have just made a couple of updates to my Reading for Pleasure Padlet. Ideas for staff meetings, teaching resources, links to a map of children's bookshops, suggested picturebooks to use in assemblies, templates for surveys, and lots more. I hope it's useful. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

This is a genius idea... actually looking forward to my 60th!! 😂

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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It’s always a pleasure and a challenge to compile the #BooksforKeeps annual #Christmas Gift Guide. Our focus in 2024 is on reading for pleasure. We were sent several sleigh-loads of new books to choose from, find out what passed the elf test! 🎁🎄 #Hohoho booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/book...

Graphic advertising the Books for Keeps Christmas Gift Guide 2024. The must-give books of the year. With the cover of Books for Keeps November issue (Seasonal special) and covers of Jonty Gentoo, One Christmas Eve, The Christmas Mouse, King Winter's Birthday, Grimm's Fairytales, Shakespeare's Folio for Children, Beanie the Bansheenie, Welsh Giants, Ghosts and Goblins, The Forest of a Thousand Eyes, Lockett and Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries, One Wise Sheelp, Cobweb and Fox Goes North.

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Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

New Christmas ep of #DrawWithRob... 👇

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Happy St Andrew’s Day! To celebrate I’ve put together some collections of great Scottish kids books. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #PictureBooks #MGBooks #ScottishBooks

Book covers of Scottish Picture Books:
A Cat Called Waverley by Debi Gliori
Never Tickle A Tiger by Pamela Butchart and Marc Boutavant
There’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
Five Bears by Catherine Rayner
Aalfred ans Aalbert by Morag Hood
The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog by Alastair Chisholm and Jez Tuya
Wee Granny’s Magic Bag by Elizabeth McKay and Maria Bogade
The Secret of the Kelpie by Lari Don and Philip Langson

Book covers for Scottish children’s books for P3 - P6
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales by Theresa Breslin
Scotland: The People; The Places; The Stories by Chae Strathie
An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotland by Anders Frang
Harris and Grace by John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs
Scottish Fairy Tales by Mairi Kidd
The Great Crisp Robbery by Pamela Butchart
Dragon Storm: Skye and Soulsinger by Alastair Chisholm
Saving Neverland by Abi Elphinstone

Book covers of Scottish children’s books for P5-P7
Rumble Star by Abi Elphinstone
Ice Cream Boy by Lindsay Littleson
The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie
I am Wolf by Alastair Chisholm
Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan
The Boy with the Butterfly Mind by Victoria Williamson
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
River Boy by Barbara Henderson

Book covers for Scottish children’s books P7-S1.
The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle by Victoria Williamson
Adam-2 by Alastair Chisholm
Our Sister Again tby Sophie Cameron
Keedie by Elle McNicoll
Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray
Evernight by Ross MacKenzie
The Consequence Girl by Alastair Chisholm
The Stories that Grandma Forgot and How I Found Them by Nadine Aisha Jassat
The Tzar’s Curious Runaways by Robin Scott Elliot
Haarville by Justin Davies
Keep Dancing Lizzie Chu by Maisie Chan

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Chrissie Sains @chrissiesains.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

My first post! Just to share that we have a WeWrite meet up TODAY for kids authors, writers & illustrators at the British Library - All welcome! I’ll be in the BL cafe from 1-6, if you'd like to join, just come along or drop me a DM! I don't have many followers here so please like and share!

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Anne Thompson @librarylady.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Have you been too busy to keep up with what's been happening in the world of children's books? Here's my Reading Matters - Monthly Children's Book News to help you. There are Christmas themed resources included too. I hope it's helpful. #UKKidLit alibrarylady.blog/2024/11/30/r...

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Reading Matters – Monthly Children’s Book News

Welcome to this latest round up of what has been happening in the world of children’s books over the last month. My news round ups are usually published on the first Saturday of the month but I hav…

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Our @leaftrust.bsky.social #LitFest pupil team have chosen their group name... they're the #LeafLitetatureLeaders 🌿 and they have some important work to do this year as reading ambassadors in their schools. Well done to #EmersonsGreen who chose the winning name! 👏 #edusky #kidlit

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SouthGlosHead @southgloshead.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Great @leaftrust teaching conference on maths with Steve Lomax and a host of teachers leading workshops on everything maths!

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This year's #ReflectingRealities report from @theclpe.bsky.social really shows how vital it is that, as educators, we use and celebrate a wide range of texts that are diverse and inclusive. It's shocking that the percentage of racially minoritised characters in books has dropped this year.

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hello everyone! I am Josh, a poet, performer and workshop leader. Do please visit my website for lots of fun, FREE poems and resources: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk. Below is one of my best known poems, which is one of the many on my site. I hope you enjoy, and do please gimme a follow! #EduSky #poetry

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I was in a Year 5 class today and a quarter of the class were reading Bunny v Monkey. Thanks @jamiesmart.bsky.social! 👏👏👏

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I write a free newsletter fortnightly, entitled, 'The 3Rs'. It covers new educational writing, book reviews, as well as research and resources from education, and beyond. Join over 10k subscribers here: alexquigley.co.uk/tag/newslett...

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Claire Ridsdale @claireridsdale.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

@erikadraws.bsky.social's To The Other Side is brilliant. I've recommended it to lots of schools - such a thought-provoking book and so beautifully illustrated.

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