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Robert Tregoning @bobtregoning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Dylan, Daisy, and the Disco Ball is out now! ⭐️🪩⭐️ Available at lots of lovely bookshops and online! Words by @bobtregoning.bsky.social Illustrations by Laura Brenlla Published by @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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Jacqui Sydney 📚 @jacquisydney.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Loved the first #WiskaWildflower book by Harriet Muncaster and am thrilled to have received the second,The Crystal Cave together with assorted treasure 🌺 Out now for 7+ readers, huge thanks go to @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

The book, matching tote bag, letter from the author and pink pen. The book’s cover shows Wiska dressed in bright pink and green standing on the left looking towards her friend who has brown skin and is sitting cross-legged on the ground dressed in pink and holding a crystal up towards Wiska.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Ok, it's time for Finally Read The Longread Tabs I Have Open Sunday! This one's a LONG one...the edcuation select committee report on reading for pleasure. publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm...

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Smile it’s the weekend! A liitle blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️ Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows an ancient Egyptian ‘roaring’ hippo statuette made of Egyptian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. The hippo is seated with head at left, and turned to front. The hippo’s original tusks (the top incisors and lower canine teeth are known as tusks), are missing, so it looks as if the hippo is smiling. The blue body is decorated in black with stylised images of Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts the hippo’s marsh habitat as well as having layers of symbolism associated with regeneration e.g. lotus flowers open with the sun in the morning and close at night symbolising rebirth. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. On display Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

An Oxford University Press survey of over 3,000 children, plus an analysis of the largest database of children's written language, finds that most children say that reading shapes how they treat others and helps them to navigate real-life situations corp.oup.com/feature/more...

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More than words: the real-life impact of reading - Oxford University Press

Our latest research report shows how reading helps children develop their emotional understanding and relate to their peers and the world around them.

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Sam Evans @samevans.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

New research from Oxford University Press shows how powerful reading is in helping children navigate real-life situations, understand their emotions, and learn how to treat others. Explore the More than Words report for full insights 📚 #NationalYearOfReading #UKEd #UKKidLit

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More than words: the real-life impact of reading - Oxford University Press

Our latest research report shows how reading helps children develop their emotional understanding and relate to their peers and the world around them.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Heading upto Leeds, Leeds, Leeds for #SHP26! Trying hard to contain the excitement. Loads more people coming this year, superb workshops and keynotes to look forward to, and it's gonna be great to hang out with the SHP family for the weekend.

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The Headteacher @headteacherhq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New research from Oxford University Press suggests that teens have much more nuanced opinions on AI than we might assume. What are the implications of this for school leaders? Dr Alexandra Tomescu takes a closer look at this hot topic... www.theheadteacher.com/attainment-a...

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AI in education – New research on how teenagers are using it | Attainment and Assessment | The Headteacher

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It's the final countdown, the end is nigh, just one more push, we've nearly made it! Tickets for the SHP Summer Conference close tomorrow. You know the score, don't miss out on the History Teachers' Glastonbury: store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... or store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A temperature of 34.3 °C was provisionally measured at the Radcliffe Meteorological Station on Tuesday, equalling the record for temperatures in June set exactly fifty years ago today. The highest temperature ever recorded at Oxford was 38.1 °C on 19 July 2022. www.instagram.com/p/DaAqE8KIlSe/

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Robert Tregoning @bobtregoning.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Woohoo! The Rock Family Band, by Laura Brenlla and me, has been included in the @readingagency.bsky.social Summer Reading Challenge 2026! This year’s theme is Read to the Beat and you can find the full booklist at readingagency.org.uk/read-to-the-... 🎶🎸🎤 @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Ladybird fan. Mind your fingers Artist: Gerald Witcomb (1976)

A photo realistic illustration of a three bladed propeller fan set against a plane beige background

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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

One of my favourite downpipes…not sure I had a particular thing for rainwater goods, until I saw this! 🤩 😂 One of the many excellent new(ish) interventions at Caernarfon Castle.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Oxford University Libraries and Museums are encouraging Oxfordshire cultural venues to join a nationwide 'Cool Off in Culture' campaign, due to launch later this month. The campaign highlights cultural venues as spaces where people can take refuge and enjoy culture during periods of extreme heat.

Person wandering in the Ashmolean. There is a stone bust looking out at the camera (Roger Close. The photography, not the bust)

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A stunning 2,000 year-old #Roman bowl made of translucent blue-green mosaic glass 🩵 Looks like it contains the cool turquoise blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea! 🌊 Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a circa 2,000 year-old Roman cast glass ribbed bowl composed of translucent blue-green and opaque white mosaic glass. It has a plain rounded rim and sides which curve inwards towards the base. Below the rim, around the exterior of the bowl there are sixteen vertical, evenly-spaced ribs. The bowl sits on a textured grey surface in a museum display case which lights up the bowl so that it looks as if it contains swirling turquoise blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Dimensions: height 5.8 cm, diameter 11.5 cm.

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

New Report: Navigating AI in #Education: Pupils' Perspectives the Role of #AI in the Classroom (via @oxfordunipress.bsky.social) fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/... #GenAI #students

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In 1902 a farmer ploughed up this bronze horse at Trundholm, Denmark. Thinking it was an old toy he took it home for his children! 😱 On closer inspection he contacted the National Museum. Now the ‘Sun Chariot’ is an iconic symbol of Denmark’s Bronze Age 3,400 years ago! #FindsFriday #Archaeology

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Midas @midascampaigns.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Today, @oxfordunipress.bsky.social is unveiling the new report ‘Navigating AI I Education’. Surveying almost 4,000 students, the study shows that UK pupils have a surprisingly sophisticated attitude towards AI use in the classroom. Read more in the report here: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Happy weekend! Ancient clay pots with octopus decoration from Bronze Age Crete some 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️ Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo collage shows four pottery vessels, all creamy yellow in colour, with black painted decoration depicting lively stylised octopuses with writhing arms. All on display at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete.

Top L - Minoan storage jar decorated in ‘Marine Style’ with a wide-eyed octopus, argonauts, rocks, and coral. Rounded body which tapers to a narrow circular base. Short cyclindrical neck with black wavy decoration reminiscent of waves. Loop handles attached to the shoulders. Height 55 cm. From Zakros, 1500-1450 BC

Top R - The iconic Minoan ‘Marine Style’ flask. Rounded body with short cyclindrical neck out-flared at rim, and two small curved handles attached between the top of the spout and the shoulders of the flask. An almost cartoon-like octopus, with wide eyes and sucker-lined arms. Other motifs include sea urchins, seaweed and rocks. Height 27cm. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC.

Bottom L - Minoan alabastron, broad at the base, swelling outwards into a fuller belly before narrowing near the top with a very short cyclindrical neck with flat rim. Decorated in “Marine Style” with a wide-eyed octopus among rocks. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1370 BC.

Bottom R - ‘krater’ with rounded body narrowing at the bottom towards the foot. Wide flaring mouth and rim with black painted wavy decoration, and two sturdy handles attached on each side between the top of the mouth and shoulders of the vessel. Decorated with a front facing stylised octopus with wide eyes and tentacles which loop up and down around the body of the pot, 1370-1300 BC.

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José García @misterjgarcia.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The Oxford Revise Spanish guides fully prepare you for your exams. Grab yours for that last minute revision that works! You can build confidence and stay on track, and with plenty of original exam practice. Good luck, everyone! oxfordrevise.com/gcse/spanish/

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Martijn (& Wybertje) @martijnspruit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Alan Rickman could read the Oxford Dictionary and I would still swoon, for all I care. That voice !

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Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Ben’s busy and left us to play. Best songs to sing along with friends: 1. Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody 2. Wonderwall, Oasis 3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T., Aretha Franklin 4. Islands In The Stream, Dolly & Kenny 5. Waterloo, ABBA #fridayfive

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

When you use an Oxford comma, you're doing your part to make the world beautiful, meaningful, and understandable.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things Telephone, 1970 Artist: Harry Wingfield (Second Picture Book)

Photo realistic illustration of a bright red, rotary dial telephone with the coil receiver off the cradle

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Sasha Smith @sashasmith.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

As ever, it’s been a pleasure to speak at the Historical Association conference. Privileged to share the wonderful work of @endsexisminschools.bsky.social from our History report and resources to help teachers reclaims women’s place in the history curriculum #haconf26

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 01/05/2026

POV: when you work in central Oxford on May Day. Every 1 May at 6am in Oxford, Magdalen College Choir perform from the top of Magdalen Tower to announce the arrival of spring. And then afterwards the centre of the city comes alive with Morris dancers and performers.

A man in a feather hat in front of the Radcliffe Camera

A performer outside the Clarendon Building

A band playing drums, pipes and violins on the steps of the Clarendon Building

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy May Day! Celebrated on 1 May every year, May Day is a festival of ancient origins that marks the beginning of summer. In Oxford, celebrations begin at 6am with the Choir of Magdalen College singing from the tower, which you can see here in this watercolour by William Turner of Oxford.

Watercolour painting of Magdalen College tower in Oxford from across the river.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

#FridayFive is in space. 1. My Star. Ian Brown. 2. Girl from Mars. Ash. 3. Go! Public Service Broadcasting. 4. Satellite of Love Lou Reed. 5. Spinning away. Sugar Ray.

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Magdalen College @magdalenoxford.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

UP THE MAY! In case you missed it, or you want to see it again, here’s a taste of the Hymnus Eucharisticus from the top of the Tower on May Morning. It was so wonderful to see you all packed onto the High for another beautiful May Morning. #maymorning #oxford #magdalencollege

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join #FridayFive in the sunny beer garden. Just the vibe is fine. 1. Drinking in LA. Bran Van 3000. 2. At the River. Groove Armada. 3. Walk of Life. Dire Straits. 4. Genius of Love. The Tom Tom Club. 5. Don't Need the Sunshine. Catatonia.

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The Reading Agency @readingagency.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Happy #WorldBookNight! We hope you'll be joining us for the #ReadingHour from 7-8pm tonight - whether you’re reading, listening, or sharing a book, it all counts. Let us know how you'll be celebrating in the comments 👇️ #NationalYearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026

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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Very happy to say that Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction, written by @suereviews.bsky.social and myself, is out now! It was a lot of fun trying to condense neurodiversity theory, research, practice, and politics into a single, brief book. Available in all the usual places!

Yellow and green book on a desk next to a houseplant.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Easter egg (and yes, it is a painting) Artist: Harry Wingfield from First Picture Book, 1971) Happy Easter

Photo realistic painting of a traditional foil wrapped Easter egg tied with yellow satin bow. The foil has been peeled back a little to reveal the chocolate beneath.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

#FridayFive. Album opening tracks. 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit. Nevermind. Nirvana. 2. A Thousand Trees. Word Gets.. Stereophonics. 3. Rock n Roll Star. Def Maybe. Oasis. 4. Cherub Rock. Siamese Dreams. Smashing Pumpkins. 5. Welcome to the Jungle. Appetite for Destruction. Smashing Pumpkins.

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Matty Long @superhappymatty.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Croaky: Danger at Crater Canyon lands on May 7th. Snakes, meteors, and...UFO's!? 🛸

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Milton Keynes Literary Festival @mklitfest.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join Matty Long and learn how to draw characters from Croaky! You’ll design your own hero, and start creating exciting stories. (5+) www.mklitfest.org/in-person-ev... #childrensbooks #croaky @superhappymatty.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Yuval Zommer from his picturebook The Whale That Sings in the Deep, which follows a whale's journey from the Arctic to warm waters. The three panels of this colourful & decorative page pan out from a close-up. Oxford Children's Books 5 March. @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The hand embroidered banners of the UK women's suffrage movement created for/by British Indian suffragettes, 1911. Physician Princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh played a prominent role within the women's cause #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth

Monochrome photograph featuring a group of standing Indian women in an outdoor area holding banners

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Gabe Moshenska @gabemoshenska.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Tiny fossil seashell imprint on a Brighton beach pebble.

Grey pebble with imprint of seashell. Held in a hand. Background is pebble beach.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Stunning 4,600 year-old silver bracelets with inlaid semi-precious stones in the shape of butterflies! 🦋🦋🦋🦋 They belonged to Egyptian Queen Hetepheres. From her tomb at Giza. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2613-2494 BC. Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows a collection of sixteen ancient Egyptian silver bangles lined up side by side in two rows of eight, one above the other. They are arranged on wooden cylinders inside a wooden box covered in gold sheet. The lower row is partially covered by the side of the wooden box.

Each silver bracelet is broad and slightly curved, like a bangle. They are decorated with multi-coloured butterflies with out-stretched wings made from tiny inlaid pieces of semi-precious blue and green turquoise, deep blue lapis lazuli, and reddish-orange carnelian. Each bracelet is decorated with at least four butterflies (not all seen), with each butterfly separated by a circular piece of reddish-orange carnelian stone. Each bracelet decreases in diameter to be worn along the queen’s forearms.

When discovered in 1925, there were originally 20 bracelets in the box. An inscription on the lid of the box (not shown in my photo) says 'Mother of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Hetepheres, box carrying rings (bangles).

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Trev Ellis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 #YES @gingertrevtrev.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The tribes of Britain c. 540 in the time of Gildas.

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Association for Language Learning @all-languages.org.uk · 04/03/2026

A huge thank you to all our sponsors ❤️ Your support makes Language World 2026 possible, and we are incredibly grateful to our record number 32 exhibitors! #LW26 #Sponsors #LanguageLearning #ALLCommunity #mfltwitterati

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Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk · 09/03/2026

Last Friday Alex Jones and Roman Kemp of The One Show hosted the 2026 final of the BBC 500 Words writing competition from Windsor Castle. Congratulations to all six winners! You can listen to their stories read aloud below. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/500-wo...

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The winners of 500 Words 2025/26

Watch the winning stories of 500 Words 2025/26 be read aloud by celebrity readers; Jodie Whittaker, Joanna Page, Sara Cox, Bradley and Barney Walsh, Big Zuu and Paterson Joseph.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Ladybird book in the spotlight. ‘The Princess and the Pea’, 1967 Artist: Eric Winter

The front cover of the ladybird book from the 1960s, showing the princess assisted by the Queen. The princess is rubbing her back and looking disgruntled

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 10/03/2026

Just a shout out to magnolias. Aren't they the most magnificent blooms?

A huge swathe of dark pink magnolia flowers clustered across the branches of a tree with clear blue sky behind

A fan of delicate light pink magnolia flowers on a tree with bright blue sky behind

A close-up of dark pink magnolia flowers clustered on the bare branches of a tree with light blue sky behind

White and pink magnolia flowers on a small magnolia tree on a grassy lawn covered with yellow daffodils

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