12th December 2016
According to Peter Pan, all children except one, grow up. It’s a lovely fantasy but the sad reality is that … Read More
Filed under: Readathon in Residence Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, literature, Readathon, Readathon in Residence, reading
31st October 2016
In Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, I explore night, dreams, sleep and storytelling through (short) great works of literature (prose and … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, literature, Readathon, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller, storytelling
10th October 2016
I’m a part time primary teacher and I spend a couple of days a week working at Readathon, which is … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon Tagged with: books, librarian, Librarians, library, literature, primary, primary school, Readathon, reading, reading group, reading prompt posters, school, schools, sponsored read, teachers
26th September 2016
Today was a very exciting day for the whole of KS2 at our school. After enjoying ourselves the day before … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon Tagged with: books, literature, primary, primary school, Readathon, reading, reading group, school, sponsored read, teachers
11th July 2016
We have been running Readathon at Castle Manor Academy for the last 3 years, ever since I took on the … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon Tagged with: author, books, librarian, Librarians, library, literature, primary, Readathon, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller
27th June 2016
Our Year 7 students spent seven weeks between spring half term reading as much as they could and getting sponsorship … Read More
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22nd June 2016
“Reading is unique because it’s the only art form which is experienced privately; music, art, dance, theatre, all those are … Read More
Filed under: Festival Tagged with: author, books, Festival, fiction;, literature, Readathon, reading, sponsored read