We received a Bookshop-Spree grant from The Siobhan Dowd Trust which gave our Book Club Leaders a fantastic opportunity to choose a book for themselves and one for their school library during a trip to their local bookshop. This grant allowed Book Clubs in Schools to...
Book Clubs in Schools promotes character education through peer-led Primary School and Secondary School book clubs. Our work impacts on the children involved by helping them to build character skills such as emotional intelligence, empathy, resilience, perseverance and confidence too. We do this by very...
When did you first know you were a writer? I suppose the short, easy answer would be to say that it was when I signed the contract for my first book. Or when I actually saw the book, in a bookshop for the very first time. ...
With National Storytelling Week upon us, we here are getting rather excited! As JK Rowling said ‘There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.’ Then let’s get good and ready for some imagination travels: be it magic carpets; upon the backs...
When did you first know you were a writer? I know when I first fell in love with writing (thanks to a wonderful teacher at primary school, Mrs Koumi, I've loved writing ever since I was about seven/eight). But I don't think I've ever had an...
There was a point in my life when I needed some help. I had left education and didn’t know what came next for me - become a teacher? Study a PhD? Travel? I thought about what I wanted to do and who I wanted to...
You love reading, we love reading, so fellow book clubbers we need your help. Book Clubs in Schools is a charity offering a unique cross-age peer mentoring programme. We work in secondary schools in disadvantaged areas inspiring a lifelong love of reading, narrowing the social gap,...
When did you first know you were a writer? I still don't know if I'm a writer. I mean, is one ever sure? In all seriousness, I think, though I've been writing for almost 20 years, and have been in the industry for 15, I think...
Wednesday 13 November: a day to remember the art of giving and receiving – it’s World Kindness Day! Because without acts of kindness, where would we be? Showing kindness to others is completely free, and it sure does feel good to make others happy. “Kindness and kind...
When a child walks into the playground for the very first time they enter into their very own age of discovery. Between the ages of 5 and 11 we are filled with rampant curiosity and a thirst to explore the unknown. But that’s not all...