It's less than a week to go for #WorldBookDay and the theme #ReadingIsPower is on-point. Their manifesto looks at how reading offers growth, choice, power and knowledge while championing diversity, and their graphics and videos are really slick! As part of the project, they asked...
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...
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...
Here at Book Clubs in Schools we believe that every student should lead a happy life, acknowledging that a healthy state of mind is key to this has never been more important. There are a variety of activities that can help us to feel good...
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...
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...
When did you first know you were a writer? I always loved English at school and read lots of books - anything I could get my hands on. Thank goodness for libraries, as I would never have been able to buy all the books I wanted...
The autumn chill is upon us and there is no better time to curl up inside with a good book and hide away from the rain outside! Here a few of our favourites to get you started. The Girl who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson (suggested for...
Running on Empty by S.E. Durrant (suggested for 9+) Grandad was the key to keeping AJ’s family together but his loss leaves AJ vulnerable and needing to draw on his inner strength and drive. A glimpse into the life of a young carer and his perseverance and...
When did you first know you were a writer? I've written stories and poems, for as long as I can remember. I've always lived in families that are different from those around me. My mum was an unmarried single mother when it was still stigmatised—and there...