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A cheap, tangible, reading for pleasure promotion project est in 2008 and now used in primary and secondary schools across the UK and beyond. Create a reading culture in your school - see the range at www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/books.

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myattandco.bsky.social @myattandco.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
In conversation with Steve Willshaw, George White shares his experiences as a trans Catholic teacher and explores the topic of LGBT+ inclusion within Catholic schools. #InclusiveSchools #SafeSpaces #CatholicRE #LGBT+Inclusion #Empathy #Acceptance #Storytelling
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LGBT Inclusion in Catholic RE
LGBT Inclusion in Catholic RE
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Book your ticket for my free zoom meeting on 14 May at 16.00 on how to use #RootedinReading to enhance the #ReadingCulture in your secondary school @stevewillshaw.bsky.social www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2...
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Using Rooted in Reading to develop a reading culture in a secondary school | Steve Willshaw
An interactive discussion about the best way to use the resources of the Rooted in Reading range to encourage reading for pleasure in your secondary school.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Free zoom meeting, 16.00 14 May, using #RootedinReading to develop a #ReadingCulture in your secondary school @stevewillshaw.bsky.social www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2...
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Using Rooted in Reading to develop a reading culture in a secondary school | Steve Willshaw
An interactive discussion about the best way to use the resources of the Rooted in Reading range to encourage reading for pleasure in your secondary school.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
If you are trying to establish a reading culture in your secondary school (and who isn't) you might want to join this free zoom meeting to hear how Rooted in Reading can help. www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2... #ReadingforPleasure #ReadingCulture @stevewillshaw.bsky.social
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Using Rooted in Reading to develop a reading culture in a secondary school | Steve Willshaw
An interactive discussion about the best way to use the resources of the Rooted in Reading range to encourage reading for pleasure in your secondary school.
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Simon Day and I have planned a comprehensive programme to help the staff in your school to read aloud to classes with greater confidence. Want to know more? Book a ticket for our free webinar next week. #ReadingAloud #ReadAloud #Reading www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2...
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Read Aloud introductory webinar | Steve Willshaw
The curriculum in all subjects is increasingly based on great texts which means teachers and students need to be able to read aloud to classes with confidence. To address this, Simon Day and I have de...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Setting up #RootedinReading for 100 pupils would cost just £54 (100 passports and 1 stamp and p&p). That's 54p per pupil - some online reading promotion programs cost £9 per pupil. Can your school afford to not give it a try? Free webinar to answer your qs. www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2...
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Getting started with Rooted in Reading | Steve Willshaw
An informal discussion about the best ways to implement Rooted in Reading to get pupils in your school reading for pleasure.
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Currently only 1% of headteachers are Black. In this recording I talk to Krys McInnis about why this is, why the situation is changing so slowly and why it must change. @marymyatt.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social @hannahwilson.bsky.social films.myattandco.com/programs/bre...
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Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers: The Transformative Effect of Black Educators in Leadership
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The next free Zoom webinar on how #RootedinReading can help to develop a culture of reading for pleasure in your school will be on Tuesday 25 February at 16.00. Book your free ticket now to attend or be sent the recording. @marymyatt.bsky.social www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/event-detail...
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Getting started with Rooted in Reading | Steve Willshaw
An informal discussion about the best ways to implement Rooted in Reading to get pupils in your school reading for pleasure.
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Schools are, quite rightly, expecting teachers to read aloud more often to their classes, whether this is quality texts in the classroom or shared reading in tutor time. But how confident are teachers about this? Here's a short quiz that might help identify a way forward simon-gpqhohsc.scoreapp.com
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Reading Aloud Confidence Assessment
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Free, informal Zoom session on how Rooted in Reading can improve reading for pleasure in your school - next Monday 16.00 - sign up here. #UKEd #EduSky #UKteaching #teachersky #primaryedusky swillshawconsulting.co.uk/so/76PGzZWTw...
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Getting started with Rooted in Reading
If you would like to know more about how Rooted in Reading can help boost reading for pleasure in your school, please join me for this free, informal Q&A Zoom session.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I'm hosting a free zoom chat tomorrow (Weds) at 16.00 to talk all things #RootedinReading, answer any questions and explain how it can boost #ReadingforPleasure - get your ticket now! #RfP #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd #UKteaching #teachersky #primaryedusky #edusky www.wixevents.com/viewEvent/v2...
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Using Rooted in Reading to boost reading for pleasure | Steve Willshaw
An informal meeting where you can listen to Steve, creator of Rooted in Reading, talking about how best to implement the scheme in your school to boost reading for pleasure. Lots of opportunities to a...
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The first cohort of the Functionally Fluent School Leadership course will run from Jan to June 25 - limited to 8 leaders. To find out more please book a free ticket for this zoom chat - looking forward to answering your questions. @marymyatt.bsky.social www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/so/65PDBNIEK...
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Functionally Fluent School Leadership - free explanatory meeting
Functional Fluency guides leaders at all levels in how to use the most effective behaviours, and how to change ineffective behaviours which are draining them or holding them back. To help school leade...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
NEW BLOG POST: Introducing the Functionally Fluent School Leadership programme. #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd #UKteaching #SLT #teachersky #primaryedusky www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/post/introdu...
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Introducing the Functionally Fluent School Leadership programme
In the recent Teacher Wellbeing Survey conducted by the NASUWT, 86% of teachers surveyed said that their job had had a negative impact on their mental health during the last year. The survey also foun...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
@teresacremin.bsky.social and Scholes' concise articulation of the benefits of #ReadingforPleasure is brilliant: increased vocabulary; improved narrative and descriptive writing; better text organisation; increased grammatical accuracy and textual cohesion. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Reading for pleasure: scrutinising the evidence base – benefits, tensions and recommendations
Compelling international evidence illustrates the potential of reading for pleasure for enhancing student reading achievement along with other learning and wellbeing outcomes. Yet profound challeng...
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Barbara Bleiman @barbarableiman.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This is a brilliant blog by @teresacremin.bsky.social If you followed the debate this week on volitional reading/reading for pleasure, do read this. For KS3 the bit on verse novels is great, with reasons why they can switch on readers + fab recommendations. childrenspoetrysummit.com/2024/11/21/t...
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Teresa Cremin: Narrative Poetry – Creativity at Play
I’m a big fan of narrative poetry for young people –  are you?  It entices me in, holds me secure in a story, eager to read on, yet also enables me to enjoy the savours and flavours of poetry…
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
Have been sorting out the blogs on my website today - visit and you'll find all the Rooted in Reading blogs in collected in a category www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/blog/categor...
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Rooted in Reading - Steve Willshaw Consulting Ltd
Discover the joy of 'Rooted in Reading' with Steve Willshaw Consulting. Enhance your reading for pleasure and explore reading passports.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 30/10/2024
Join me for a free zoom meeting on "Using Rooted in Reading to boost reading for pleasure" 4 December, 16.00. Click RSVP button for free ticket swillshawconsulting.co.uk/so/53PBTsohZ... @marymyatt.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social #ReadingforPleasure #UKteaching #EduSky #primaryedusky
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Using Rooted in Reading to boost reading for pleasure
Please join me for this free event where you will have a chance to hear all about how to use Rooted in Reading to get young people in your school reading for pleasure. Just click the RSVP button below...
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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
On the 7th Nov, I'm celebrating the publication of my book. Do please join me! *12.30pm - 1.30pm Book Launch webinar* Register here: www.cilip.org.uk/event/EDIweb... *4.30pm onwards (drop in any time) Book Launch Drinks* The Fellow, Kings Cross, N1 9AA
Front cover of my book. Titled "Practical Tips for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries".
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Steve Willshaw @stevewillshaw.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
To celebrate the publication of "Herstory" by @evelynforde1.bsky.social her recording with me for @marymyatt.bsky.social has been made available for free for the next 2 weeks - inspirational! www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/so/1fPBPFg15... #EduSky #UKteaching #edusky @jillberry102.bsky.social #UKEd
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
"In this short blog I explain some of the quick, easy & cheap ways in which your school can get started on using @rootedinreading.bsky.social to boost reading for pleasure." @stevewillshaw.bsky.social: www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/post/five-ea...
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Five easy ways to get started with Rooted in Reading
Uprooted by Su Blackwell, currently on show at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford.Reading can have a transformational impact on young people and this is captured very dramatically by...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
New blog: 5 easy ways to get started with Rooted in Reading www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/post/five-ea... @marymyatt.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social
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Five easy ways to get started with Rooted in Reading
Uprooted by Su Blackwell, currently on show at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford.Reading can have a transformational impact on young people and this is captured very dramatically by Su Blackwell's piece shown here. In this short blog I will explain some of the quick, easy and cheap ways in which your school can get started on using Rooted in Reading to boost reading for pleasure.1. The original green passport. This can be used by pupils from Year 5 to Year 8, so would be ideal
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Hosting Zoom conversation about implementing #RootedinReading to boost #ReadingforPleasure in your school today at 16.00 - message me for free link.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
#RootedinReading finally has a much-needed new-look web page. Please have a look and let me know what you think www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/books #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd #UKteaching #teachersky #primaryedusky #edusky @marymyatt.bsky.social @jillberry102.bsky.social
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Rooted in Reading - Steve Willshaw Consulting Ltd
Discover the joy of 'Rooted in Reading' with Steve Willshaw Consulting. Enhance your reading for pleasure and explore reading passports.
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
If you have never come across Rooted in Reading it has been going since 2008 and is used in schools across the UK to boost #RfP - here's a short blog that explains what it aims to achieve #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKteaching #UKEd #teachersku #primaryedusky www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/post/the-15-...
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The 15 Rooted in Reading Principles
Back in November 2010 I was invited to go down to London to lead a research seminar at the DfE on the reading for pleasure promotion project, Rooted in Reading which I had begun in 2008.While walking ...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
Free zoom discussion on using Rooted in Reading to boost #ReadingforPleasure in your school. Message for link or buy discounted sample pack before the 15 October meeting (16.00) @marymyatt.bsky.social @jonnybid.bsky.social wix.to/Hf0gANl #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd #UKteaching #primaryedusky
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Ideas on how to make the most of Rooted in Reading
Tips and Q&A on how to maximise reading for pleasure in your school
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
Join me for the next Rooted in Reading Q&A on 15 October at 16.00 to share ideas about boosting reading for pleasure in your school - DM for free Zoom link or buy discounted sample pack wix.to/uxOIcgg @marymyatt.bsky.social #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd #UKteaching #teachersky #primaryedusky #edusky
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Ideas on how to make the most of Rooted in Reading
Tips and Q&A on how to maximise reading for pleasure in your school
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Mary Myatt @marymyatt.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
To mark the start of the new term, we've made the primary and secondary subject networks free to access until Mon 9 September. You just need to create an account www.myattandco.com
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
If you have never come across Rooted in Reading it has been going since 2008 and is used in schools across the UK to boost #RfP - here's a short blog that explains what it aims to achieve #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKteaching #UKEd #teachersku #primaryedusky www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/post/the-15-...
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The 15 Rooted in Reading Principles
Back in November 2010 I was invited to go down to London to lead a research seminar at the DfE on the reading for pleasure promotion project, Rooted in Reading which I had begun in 2008.While walking ...
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
Last week I ran the first zoom introduction to Rooted in Reading. The next is 15 October at 16.00 - DM for the link or buy the discounted set of sample passports1` and I'll send you the link. For new adopters or existing users. @marymyatt.bsky.social wix.to/Bl7aWv2 #EduSky #TeacherUKSky #UKEd
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Introduction to Rooted in Reading Zoom meeting, 28 August Get pack of passports worth £6 (free postage) and Zoom link for just £5
Sign up for this Zoom meeting to hear all about how you can use Rooted in Reading to encourage pupils in your school to read for pleasure. This will be an informal opportunity to find out everything y...
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Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
E. P. Thompson died on this day in 1993. The village near Worcester in which Thompson later lived has 5 plaques to Elgar, one to Cromwell and two to Charles II, but none to one of the most important historians of the C20th. (There is a plaque in Halifax though where he wrote this book).
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Rooted in Reading @rootedinreading.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
If schools are thinking about how to respond to events of the summer, they may want to consider the My Reading World passport which aims to build understanding and empathy for others through reading fiction & non-fiction. @marymyatt.bsky.social www.swillshawconsulting.co.uk/product-page...
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Rooted in Reading My Reading World Passport | My Site
Rooted in Reading My Reading World passports. These beautifully designed reading diaries/journals are a great way to encourage pupils to read more for pleasure and to boost their empathy for and under...
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