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 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…
Ten Steps Toward creating a Successful Learning Environment
The Covid crisis has been hard for all of us, children especially. And none more so than autistic children who need their routines and, if they are amongst the lucky…
England Poems from a School
Oxford Spires Academy is about as far from our idea of the dreaming spires as you can get. OK, it is in Oxford. But this is working class Oxford in…
Creating a Co-Mmotion
Another of my projects last year was a collaboration with Co-Mmotion. This has grown out of “Your Move,” an initiative of Barrow Borough Sports council to provide dance workshops for…
PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN
It has been many months since my last blog post. This is in part because this has been a busy time for me and I have been involved in some…