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Lynda Graham

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UKLA Book Awards Team. Croydon NEU Committee.

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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
October's #UKLALucky13 #giveaway is Hometown - a thought-provoking and stunning exploration of belonging, home, and identity, by globally celebrated author Shaun Tan. RT for the chance to win! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Have you supervised outstanding student work this year? If you are the supervisor of an exemplary literacy-focused work taken at Masters or Doctoral level, nominate it for the UKLA Student Research Prize, deadline Dec 1st 2026. Submit here: buff.ly/Kkv0XDP
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Members could win this spooky book to cower under the covers with for our #halloween #giveaway! The Worst Thing is a collection of illustrated creepy short stories, comic strips, and verse by Guy Bass and David Roberts. Just repost to enter!
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nike's super shoes foam factory looks to cut 100 Croydon jobs insidecroydon.com/2026/09/23/n... #Croydon #Zotefoams @mattlawtontimes.bsky.social
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Nike’s super shoes foam factory looks to cut 100 Croydon jobs
The foam for the super shoes that help star runners like Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson break records is made in a factory off Mitcham Road. The company wants to move production to Vietnam and m…
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The #uklabookawards2027 Longlist is here! Our 89 teacher judges now have until March to deliberate with their classes which titles they think should make the Shortlists. See the full list here: buff.ly/sHLtEsm #uklabookawards #bookawards #teachers #education
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So wonderful to be at the Longsight Library in Manchester to launch the 2027 UKLA Book Awards with this year’s amazing teacher judges - watch this space for Tuesday’s longlist announcement! @uklitassociation.bsky.social @lyndajgraham.bsky.social @joyisreading.bsky.social @lockwoodcm.bsky.social
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Call on Camden Council to intervene in Great Ormond Street & UCL Hospital School NEU Dispute. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/call...
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Call on Camden Council to intervene in Great Ormond Street & UCL Hospital School NEU Dispute
We stand with NEU Members at Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospital School and call on Camden Council to intervene. NEU members have been overwhelmed by the incredible support from so many, and want t...
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This month's #UKLALucky13 #giveaway is Kitty and Mary! 6 months after Pride and Prejudice, discover the lives and loves of the other Bennet sisters! RT for the chance to win a copy! @imogenrw.bsky.social @thisisjuliagray.bsky.social
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A highlight of every year: two days of impassioned debate as we selected our four longlists for the UKLA Book Awards. The books we have chosen represent the very best writing for young people today - watch this space for the longlist announcements in September! @uklitassociation.bsky.social
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“I came away with tonnes of new ideas” Thank you to our NEU sponsored teachers, Chris, Kerry, & Kathy, who joined us to share research & champion literacy at our 2026 International Conference! #Literacy #TeacherCPD #NEU
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Study shows that ULEZ helps improve children's lung health insidecroydon.com/2026/08/19/s... #Croydon #ULEZ #Health @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Join us for the next UKLA National Year of Reading Webinar with Louise Walter, presenting key findings on how parents with limited literacy navigate supporting their children’s reading. Tickets here: buff.ly/gX6KlyY. #nationalyearofreading2026 #cpd #education
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Congratulations to UKLA’s 2026 Literacy School of the Year, Lift Lea Forest, Birmingham You can read more about the award, sponsored by Hays, and how @lift-lea-forest.bsky.social support their students here: buff.ly/w6lisKu #literacy #education
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This month's #lucky13th giveaway is Traitors' Nest. This brand new spellbinding fantasy from award winning Frances Hardinge is original & beautifully told. It features 9 stunning illustrations by Nick Hayes. 5 copies available for UKLA members who repost #TraitorsNest #giveaway
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Paul Ainscough @pwea.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Primary schools are hit by strikes over 'toxic bullying culture' insidecroydon.com/2026/07/15/p...
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Primary schools are hit by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture’
There were lively lines of GMB and NEU pickets outside both entrances to St Joseph’s Nursery, Infant and Junior schools off Crown Dale in Upper Norwood this morning. Teachers and school support sta…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Primary schools closed by strikes over 'toxic bullying culture' insidecroydon.com/2026/07/15/p... #Croydon #Bullying @neunion.bsky.social @gmblondonregion.bsky.social @gmbsouthern.bsky.social
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Primary schools closed by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture’
There were lively lines of GMB and NEU pickets outside both entrances to St Joseph’s Nursery, Infant and Junior schools off Crown Dale in Upper Norwood this morning. Teachers and school support sta…
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
UKLA Members, repost to be in with a chance of winning this month's #lucky13 A funny and sublimely ridiculous pacifist story about playground squabbling and peace – and a first children’s book from a bestselling author and world-renowned French illustrator. 5 signed copies are up for grabs!
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The winner of this year's UKLA Book Award in the Info 3-14+ Category is... Frog - Written by Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Daniel Egnéus! #kidslit #bookawards #nationalyearofreading #goallin2026 #ukla26
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The winner of this year's UKLA Book Award in the 3-6+ Category is... Don't Think of Tigers - Written and illustrated by Alex Latimer #kidslit #bookawards #nationalyearofreading #goallin2026 #ukla26
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The winner of this year's UKLA Book Award in the 7-10+ Category is... Reek - Written by Alastair Chisholm and illustrated by George Caltsoudas #kidslit #bookawards #nationalyearofreading #goallin2026 #ukla26
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The winner of this year's UKLA Book Award in the 11-14+ Category is... Wolf Siren - Written by Beth O'Brien #kidslit #bookawards #nationalyearofreading #goallin2026 #ukla26
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Your 2026 UKLA Book Award Winners and Shadowers' Choice Winners are here! Which is your favourite? Read the press release to find out more about the titles and awards process here: buff.ly/T23BX9w
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Thank you @maryroche.bsky.social … will explore!
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
GIVEAWAY TIME! UKLA Members, repost to be in with a chance of winning this month's #lucky13 From the brilliant @mattgoodfellowpoet, the bestselling author of The Final Year comes Six Weeks - a story of love, loss, family, repair and hope. 5 signed copies are up for grabs!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Old housemates, old school friends, family members, - they even asked a local launderette for an itinerary of what I've had washed! All this from billionaire owned media because they don't want a party to continue growing that challenges power & wealth. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hi. I'm a journalist with X in Westminster. I understand you used to live with Zack Polanski. Would you be up for a chat to help with some research? If you can help, you can reach me any time on x. Many thanks.
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thank you @marygtroche.bsky.social ! It’s just perfect. I couldn’t put it down. When I finished it I read it again, slowly, savouring every moment. Don’t you just love Artie Dam! What a wonderful teacher- all those lives he touched. Hated Evie- maybe Strout will let us see more of her later?
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thank you to our wonderful teacher judges who brought such passion and insight to our #UKLABookAwards final panel in Glasgow today: six hours of the very best discussions about our brilliant shortlisted books and what they have meant to both teachers and children! @uklitassociation.bsky.social
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
GIVEAWAY TIME! Excuse earlier's preview of next month's Lucky 13th. This month's is... The Shipwreck Atlas: an immersive, expert, accessible guide through 50+ shipwrecks lost to the treacherous seven seas. UKLA Members, repost to be in with a chance of winning a copy!
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I will! Bought it today ready for my train journey to Glasgow on Friday. ( Just finishing Young Mungo-Douglas Stuart)
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Thanks @marygtroche.bsky.social Off to the bookshop pdq
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
It's ex-teacher v 'technocrat' in Mayor debate on education insidecroydon.com/2026/05/04/i... #Croydon #Education #LocalElections @neunion.bsky.social
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It’s ex-teacher v ‘technocrat’ in Mayor debate on education
The National Education Union in Croydon sent a set of questions to the leading mayoral candidates standing for election this Thursday. Disappointingly, as far as the NEU branch secretary, Joe Flynn…
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Four face cybercrime charges over Croydon selection scandal insidecroydon.com/2026/04/21/f... #Croydon #Anonyvoter #VoteRigging #Fix #TheFraud @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @direthoughts.com
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Four face cybercrime charges over Croydon selection scandal
A former councillor close to Tony Newman and Simon Hall and a friend of cabinet minister Steve Reed are among those due in court next month following a lengthy police investigation. By STEVEN DOWNE…
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Fantastic offer from @uklitassociation.bsky.social UKLA members - RT now to be in with a chance!
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This month's #lucky13th giveaway is... Patrick Ness' PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK, the first in a new trilogy set in New World, twenty years after the groundbreaking YA trilogy; Chaos Walking. Members, reshare this post to win! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #nationalyearofreading2026 #goallin2026
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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Class sizes in England are among the highest in Europe, putting huge pressure on staff and reducing the support pupils receive. Have your say in our online indicative ballot on pay, funding and workload. 🗳️ Vote now 👉 NEUActivate.com #SaveEducation
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Ross Young @writingrocks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The writing lives of working-class children writing4pleasure.com/the-writing-...
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The writing lives of working-class children
download this article ‘We can’t give children rich lives, but we can give them the lens to appreciate the richness that is already there’ – Lucy Calkins The writing lives of working-cla…
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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Experienced teachers are leaving in their droves and not being replaced. We believe children deserve a minimum level of education at all times – including enough teachers. Vote now in online indicative ballot for fair pay and properly funded schools. 👉 NEUActivate.com #SaveEducation
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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This afternoon at #NEU2026 Zack Polanski, leader of The Green Party, spoke out about the cost of living crisis and its impact on schools. He also spoke of the incredible Together Alliance march and committed the Greens to reverse the real-terms cuts in school budgets. Read more 👇
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Abolish Ofsted. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Zack Polanski tells NEU Teachers union that Greens would abolish toxic Ofsted
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"Mr Polanski added: “We have a plan to tax the extreme wealth being hoarded in this country. “We need to make sure that money can flow around the economy to where it’s really needed, like our schools.” www.theargus.co.uk/news/2598196...
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Education in the UK has been pushed to the brink, Zack Polanski tells conference
Education in the UK has been pushed to the brink, the leader of the Greens has said, as he pledged his party would provide more money for schools by…
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Books for Keeps, the children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
1) Encourage pupils to enter the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition, part of @branfordboaseaward.bsky.social. Open to young writers age 19 and under and the theme, inspired by GLASGOW BOYS by Margaret McDonald, is a place you love or someone you know very well branfordboaseaward.org.uk/hbwc/
Graphic advertising the 2026 Henrietta Branford Writing Competition for young people. Supported by ALCS and Walker Books
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Simon Smith @smithsmm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I was a longlist judge for the picturebook category. I can guarantee all those are absolutely brilliant…
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The time has come to bring you the 2026 UKLA Book Awards Shortlist! This year's list features a range of accessible and inclusive titles that really encourage reading for pleasure. Find out more here: ukla.org/ukla-book-aw... #kidslit #bookawards
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Excited to be in Glasgow for our @uklitassociation.bsky.social Book Awards shortlisting meeting - looking forward to some impassioned debates with all our brilliant teacher judges! @lyndajgraham.bsky.social @lockwoodcm.bsky.social @joyisreading.bsky.social
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
A wonderful afternoon of passionate discussion and debate about books, whittling down our longlists of 20 for each category to shortlists of 6 - the very best form of CPD! Look out for our shortlist announcements on Tuesday 24th March! @uklitassociation.bsky.social
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Read this!
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again
In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again
In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline
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Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A lovely thing: our Literary Society meets in a room full of old books from decades past, and I let them choose what they want us to read from off the shelves. Last term we enjoyed Waiting for Godot and Death of a Salesman; previously we’ve explored Sylvia Plath, Oscar Wilde and Alan Bennett.
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