Pandora’s Jar
I have just finished reading Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes which explores the treatment of women in Greek mythology and brings their side of the story to the fore. Women…
Not another manifesto?
This post is inspired by the work of Dave Middleton, especially his most recent blog. I offer it as a contribution to the discussion on what we should do now…
Books, Picture Books and their place in Literature
Michael made it very clear that it was very much a partnership, that children read the whole page, the words and pictures together. It was not the case that the…
Grow Your Own Poem 3
Today I joined the Creative Writing Group at the Maggie Centre in Manchester for the launch of Brambles a pamphlet of poems by my daughter Katie. For those who may…
True Lies.
Today I saw an example of a true lie. Every fact in the graphic above is true. The meaning given to those facts is false. This is government misinformation in…
What’s right for the Left?
I recommend Dave Middleton’s blog post Towards Peace and Justice about the recent initiative from Jeremy Corbyn to establish The Project For Peace and Justice. Like Dave I welcome this…
Grow Your Own Poem 2
When I started reading Kate Clanchy’s How to Grow Your Own Poem I got the idea that I could work through it, reading the poems and writing my own. And…
Covid Vaccines “A rare success”
With the exception of the anti-vaxxers and the Covid deniers, most of us will surely welcome the success of the vaccine programme. It is rare success for a government that…
Stanton Family Christmas Newsletter 2020
A personal post for a change. Because our family and friends are spread around the world Dee puts together a Christmas newsletter every year. If you are on our Christmas…
Grow Your Own Poem 1
Kate Clanchy has written another marvellous book. Following the success of Some kids I taught and what they taught me, which thoroughly deserved its Orwell Prize, she has shown what…