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@simonpollard72.bsky.social
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Head Teacher, UKLA Regional Rep, OU TRG Leader, Director of St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature. Believer in reading changing lives

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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Written by UKLA Award winner, Nicola Garrard, On the Edge follows Rhys and his brothers, struggling to get by in an off-season tourist resort. When their home is threatened, Rhys resorts to drastic measures to protect his family. Members, repost to be in with a chance to win #lucky13th
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Cornwall Education Learning Trust @celtacademies.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
After seeing children's interest in reading steadily decline, @simonpollard72.bsky.social‬ decided to start a children's literature festival to help reignite their love of reading! Read more: tinyurl.com/2h7xrsaw #ReadingForPleasure
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Growing literature festival hopes to get Cornish children reading
Cornwall's only literature festival for children in St Austell expects 4,000 visitors in a weekend.
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
From Kenneth Oppel, Best of All Worlds is a story of survival, teenage passions and an invisible enemy. What should be a relaxing weekend away from the city turns nightmarish when Xavier and his family wake up to find themselves trapped inside a dome. UKLA members RP for a chance to win #lucky13th
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
There's still a handful of tickets left for the UKLA International Conference 2025 and you have 'til June 6th to buy them! Grab yours now and join us as we welcome our Keynotes, and experts from all fields of literacy teaching and learning, for a weekend of empowerment in education. buff.ly/yYpdw4f
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Great episode. So much to reflect on around how self talk can help with mindset and wellbeing podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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The Voice in Your Head Can Make or Break You
Podcast Episode · The High Performance Podcast · 30/05/2025 · 30m
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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Lynda Graham @lyndajgraham.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@rshargreaves.bsky.social @simonpollard72.bsky.social @stephenjdilley.bsky.social @readingforlife.bsky.social @mrsbaker6.bsky.social
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
So excited for this. The next 3 weeks are going to be very busy getting everything ready. #whatsoncornwall
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Tickets going fast! Get yours now - fun for all the family. Will Steve be your team captain? staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com/events/
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Events Archive - St Austell Festival of Children's Literature
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Teachers in Cornwall. What are you waiting for… www.ticketsource.co.uk/cornwall-edu... #readingforpleasure #teachers #schools #reading #cornwall
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Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Reading with children changes their lives forever, and EVERY SINGLE CHILD is entitled to this right! That's why I support the #ReadingRights campaign. The full report is out today from @booktrust.org.uk & @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social: please read & share! www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...
Poster supporting the BookTrust/Children's Laureate Reading Rights campaign, with illustration by Chris Riddell of a reader with books
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Come to @staustelllitfest.bsky.social! I'll be talking about reading for pleasure in an event for school staff on 12 June; then doing a solo event & a panel for Schools' Day 13 June - bring your kids! www.ticketsource.co.uk/cornwall-edu... staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com/2025-festiva...
Poster for SF Said event in St Austell Lit Fest Schools' Day 13 June, From Varjak Paw To Tyger, showing the author and the cover of TygerPoster for Panel event in St Austell LitFest Schools' Day 13 June, showing the authors SF Said, Stew Foster & Cath Howe
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We’re thrilled to announce that First News is the official media partner of the St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature 2025! 🗞️ Join us for a weekend of storytelling, creativity and kids making headlines! www.staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.co.uk #FirstNews #YoungReporters
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Children will always need BOOKS to help them make sense of the world. I love the idea that children's books can be bridges connecting all children, crossing all barriers, helping them to imagine a better world – and to build it, one day. #books www.theguardian.com/childrens-bo...
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Can children's books help build a better world?
Author SF Said on how almost all the world’s problems come down to ‘us and them’ – and how children’s books can knock down the barriers
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I'm excited to be talking about the life-changing power of reading for pleasure at this @staustelllitfest.bsky.social event for teachers, librarians & all school staff in Cornwall! Come & join on us on June 12! www.ticketsource.co.uk/cornwall-edu...
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
If we care about the future of our children, we need a library & a librarian in every school, to help every child find the books that will make them readers. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER - and they're more vital now than ever! #libraries #librarians #literacy
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Primary schools have a huge role to play. We need to teach digital literacy. Enable them to “think with care” (Laura Knight). Preparing them to use keyboards - how many words can pupils type per a minute? @inspiringsw.bsky.social @celtacademies.bsky.social
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Great start to the weekend @inspiringsw.bsky.social AI in education conference. Perfectly pitched introduction by @moremorrow.bsky.social
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Teachers in Cornwall. Less than a month to go until this fantastic opportunity. Have you got your tickets? #readingchamgeslives #reading #teachers #education #learning #cornwall @moremorrow.bsky.social @celtacademies.bsky.social
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is going to be a fun way to help raise funds for the festival and get to meet some of the authors. Have you got your tickets? #cornwall #readingforpleasure
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Doug O’Brien @dougobrien.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
What an awesome day! Grappling with Learning and Teaching framework ideas. The future of learning in @celtacademies.bsky.social is very exciting. We are privileged to have such open and humble leaders.
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
We are so excited to share that @whatsfsaid.bsky.social will be talking to school staff in Cornwall about the life changing power of reading for pleasure on 12th June. Grab your free tickets now #cornwall #teachers #schools #readingforpleasure www.ticketsource.co.uk/cornwall-edu...
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Always such a privilege to be a member of @uklitassociation.bsky.social awards committee. So much inspiration to be taken from the Literacy School of the Year and Our Class Loves this Book entries. So much evidence of the impact quality books and reading teachers can make
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Isn’t it a gem Coral! We are so lucky that @afharrold.com will be visiting St Austell in June for @staustelllitfest.bsky.social We will be really celebrating this book
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This is awesome👇🏻
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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 23/04/2025
Shared reading has lifelong benefits. But our research shows that children whose parents or carers like reading themselves are more likely to develop a love of reading. That's why it's so important we support families to share stories together: www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...
An infographic showing the generational cycles of reading. In the middle are the words "Successive generations enjoy the benefits of reading." This is surrounded by a circle of interlinked arrows reading "Adults enjoy reading", "Families read together", "Children enjoy reading", and "Children develop a reading habit"
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Tickets are NOW LIVE! Look at our brand new website, meet the incredible authors & illustrators coming. Tickets are only £1 – really!. Book now – staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com/2025-festival/ - and tag families across Cornwall who’d love to join the fun #ReadingForPleasure #KidsLit
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A thought for the new term. READING FOR PLEASURE is the most important thing in education: more important than any test scores, or any of the hoops we make our kids jump through. So whatever else you do, please never stop helping kids find books to read & love. It will change their lives! #literacy
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Endpapers @endpapers.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
1. Leave the Trees Please Benjamin Zephaniah & Melissa Castrillon @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social
Endpapers from the book ‘Leave the Trees Please’, which depict leaves in shades of green and white.
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Cornwall Education Learning Trust @celtacademies.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
We want to wish our CELT/Plymouth Marjon University trainees all the best as they prepare for their final term training in our schools 📚 It's been incredible to see them develop their confidence in the classroom over the year and we're looking forward to celebrating with them when they graduate 🎉
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
We have lots of anecdotal evidence about the impact of the festival. This year we are undertaking a formal research project into the difference attending festival events might make to children’s reading attitudes and habits. Really excited about this! #research #readingforpleasure
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Can’t believe it’s only 8 weeks until @staustelllitfest.bsky.social is back for a third year connecting authors and books to the community to share the reading for pleasure message #cornwall #reading #books
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UKLA @uklitassociation.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
There's just a couple of days left to get in your application for the UKLA Literacy School of the Year Award. Think you've got what it takes? Get your application in now:
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Literacy School of the Year - UK Literacy Association
Sponsored by Hays Education, this Award celebrates the practices and ethos of schools in which literacy thrives.
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inspiringsw.bsky.social @inspiringsw.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
SPEAKER INTRO: We're pleased that Caitlin Gould will be speaking at our AI in Education conference on 17 May! 🤩 Caitlin is the co-founder of TECwomen CIC and runs the TECgirls project to inspire young girls and address the gender gap in tech, engineering and creative digital spaces.
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Cornwall Education Learning Trust @celtacademies.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
A warm welcome to pupils and families joining our CELT community in September! 🤩 Starting school is an exciting journey, and we're here to support you every step of the way. We can't wait for all the learning, laughter, and memorable moments ahead!✨ #NationalOfferDay
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I am often asked how to get boys into reading. I honestly don't think boys are different to anyone else. If you want them to love reading - JUST LET THEM READ THINGS THEY LOVE! Whatever those things might be, they are the things that make us all into readers. #literacy (Art: Bill Watterson)
Cartoon by Bill Watterson showing Calvin and Hobbes happily reading comics
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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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Claire Harley @claireharley.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Getting the final touches sorted of the new blog ‘Bridging the Gap’ sorted. The idea is that an academic & a practitioner answer a question linked to working in UK schools The aim is to understand if/where/why there is a gap between theory & practice so that we can bridge it to all of our benefit!
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Cornwall Education Learning Trust @celtacademies.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Small acts of kindness to work colleagues, offering support to communities or simply finding time for yourself can spark powerful waves of positivity. #LeadWithLove #StressAwarenessMonth
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Hayley Bissenden @hbissenden.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Hooray! CPD in Cornwall.
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Cornwall Education Learning Trust @celtacademies.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
We want to take a moment to thank everyone for their passion and commitment to making a difference to children and young people in Cornwall 🙏 Check out CELT Connect, our termly newsletter showcasing the good work in every school in our Trust ✨ heyzine.com/flip-book/CE...
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CELT Connect newsletter - spring 2025
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SF Said @whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Every single school should have a school library & a school librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER! #SchoolLibrarianDay #SchoolLibraryMonth
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Anna Iliffe @ariliffe.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Bloomin' love my job but also bloomin' love that tonight I drove home in evening sunshine ready to enjoy two weeks of Easter in my 'castle' with my crew, getting my hands in the soil and reconnecting my busy brain with the world beyond my education bubble. Time to reflect and prepare.
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Leora Cruddas CBE @leoracruddas.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The quiet revolution in school improvement. Absolutely brilliant from @steverollett.bsky.social @cstvoice.bsky.social #Collaboration #SystemLeadership www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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The quiet revolution in school improvement
‘Collaboration’ is a buzzword of the moment. Confederation of School Trusts deputy chief executive Steve Rollett says it’s good to see the policymakers catching up with practice
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Kelly Ashley @kashleyenglish.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Guess what., everyone? @openuni-rfp.bsky.social is finally here!!!! 📚📚📚📚 Woo hoo!
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
What a very happy coincidence! Jennifer Killick’s latest book in the @readingrocks.bsky.social sub box and the very same author on our favourite podcast @islandofbrilliant.bsky.social #readingforpleasure #authors #books
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staustelllitfest.bsky.social @staustelllitfest.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Only 75 days until this year’s festival. We’ve got so much to share. Look out for all the info coming soon #resdingforpleasure #authors #books #reading #Cornwall #schools #Devon #festivals
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Simon @simonpollard72.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
An urgent review and joined up thinking is needed to inform a major rethink of how we ensure all of our children get the education and support they need without bankrupting Local Authorities, Academy Trusts and schools
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