Patron of Reading
Dispirited at the idea of children being tested on their reading skills aged six, Tim Redgrave, head teacher at Ysgol Esgob Morgan in Clwyd, began to look for an alternative way to inspire children...
YOUR READING INITIATIVES
09/11/2012
Illustrating History by Emma Dodd
Illustrator Emma Dodd talks about the challenges of illustrating historical texts - especially when the story is a graphic novel set in the Roman times. This is part of a series of articles created...
14/02/2012
Turning Fact into Fiction
Paul Dowswell, author of books including Sektion 20 and Powder Monkey, explains how he gets young people interested in reading historical fiction.
22/11/2011
Getting Boys to Read
Author Graham Marks talks about his tactics for getting boys reading - and joining in his creative writing workshops.
21/10/2011
The Write Path
The Write Path, which launched in 2008, aims to bring together schools from around the world to work on writing and video projects online. It is now looking for schools to take part in the Autumn...
14/07/2011
Setting up a Reading Group
English teacher Lynne Harris shares her experiences of setting up Reading Clubs in two different secondary schools and reveals her key findings. Visit the Forum to discuss your Reading Group or...
19/10/2010
Secondary school publishes a graphic novel
The Dearne High has published its own graphic novel which features students, staff and famous writers and artists as characters in real locations. It is co-written and produced by students at the...
16/06/2010
Author event incorporates drama
Don Valley Library focused on all things villainous during a visit by author Mark Walden. Mark is the creator of the HIVE series of books. In the morning, our students took part in a drama workshop...
16/06/2010
