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[TG English @TGASEnglish]

FOR ALL STUDENTS: Introducing Read around the United Kingdom Challenge. How many counties can you 'visit' through reading?

Links to recommended free online reads are included. Please share your reading choices with us!

Attached below ⬇️
https://t.co/zIM1VzhkFR

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Year 10: a fantastic opportunity to watch a production of 'Macbeth' for free online. Only available until Sunday 26th July - grab your popcorn and don't miss out! 🎥🍿https://t.co/Zmi10jM7LK

[Shakespeare’s Globe @The_Globe]

All hail, Macbeth!

Calling all families, teachers and students 📢

If you've yet to catch our wickedly fun #Macbeth created especially for young people, you have until Sunday 26 July 11.59pm to watch, for free, on YouTube.

Go go go: https://t.co/mjs66eLW52

#PlayingShakespeare

[Shakespeare’s Globe @The_Globe]

All hail, Macbeth!

Calling all families, teachers and students 📢

If you've yet to catch our wickedly fun #Macbeth created especially for young people, you have until Sunday 26 July 11.59pm to watch, for free, on YouTube.

Go go go: https://t.co/mjs66eLW52

#PlayingShakespeare

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Do you miss hearing Mr Walker reading the English extracts to you over Stream? If so, why not listen to @CressidaCowell reading her 'How to Train Your Dragon' books chapter by chapter? Find the latest part at: https://t.co/RrIeiy1eEA (then click on 'Cressida reads her stories')!

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

It's SO amazing to hear about our wonderful, creative students entering the @lockdownwrites competition.

Don't forget to check out the Author Writing Tips on their YouTube channel to help you perfect your entry!

Entries close 17th July. Good luck!

[Generation Lockdown Writes @lockdownwrites]

The amazing @Konnie_Huq is the next author to make a video for the Authors Writing Tips series on our YouTube channel - check it out here https://t.co/9Wq0gbMQG3

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Win £5,000 for your school's library! Nominate our school to win (on a really short form!) and you could take home £100 of National Book Tokens just for you: https://t.co/TBn5kUZAxW

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Here are a handful of books you could read to #ReadforEmpathy. Can you think of any more that really put you into the mind of characters who are different to you? Miss Dyckhoff is currently reading and loving @tomi_adeyemi 'Children of Blood and Bone'.

[Jon Biddle @jonnybid]

So many fantastic #ReadForEmpathy books available for secondary school pupils to explore. Here are a few that have made me think recently. #empathyday2020 #EmpathyDay @EmpathyLabUK

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Happy #EmpathyDay team TG! Check out the events on @EmpathyLabUK website: https://t.co/V3qYAmsHT8

Loads of great authors are involved and @BL_Learning has set a challenge based on it - see below!

Let us know if you get involved. #empathyday2020

[British Library Learning @BL_Learning]

Whoop! Today is #EmpathyDay.

Check out the amazing programme of events on the @EmpathyLabUK website: https://t.co/j04Ce71bNg

Or make and send us a mini book on the theme of empathy: https://t.co/VQSrEtNcn0

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

WATCH THIS TONIGHT! It is an innovative theatre performance of a wonderful young adult novel: 'A Monster Calls'. WARNING: it is a very powerful portrayal of grief and it is an emotional watch. Check it out @TGAS_Drama

[Bristol Old Vic @BristolOldVic]

"Stories are wild creatures. When you let them loose, who knows what havoc they might wreak?"

#AMonsterCalls is just one day away and we've got the tissues ready. Watch the Olivier Award-winning show from @oldvictheatre with us from 7pm tomorrow.

https://t.co/ICvuPMAnOi

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Could you spend some of your half term enjoying writing creatively for the @lockdownwrites competition? The deadline is 17th July - check out the website for more information!

[Chris Callaghan @callaghansstuff]

The Generation Lockdown Writing Competition is open to young writers & we'd love to hear of your life in lockdown. This could be a personal experience, poem or creative story.
I'm judging the 8 year-olds category, so get writing!
All details on the website
https://t.co/9Pk4tYUycY

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

This epic book festival has moved online, where you can find talks and activities to do based on a range of authors and genres - check it out!

[Hay Festival @hayfestival]

Day 3! Hay Festival Digital continues with more free Programme for Schools events at https://t.co/nTutcp4er3 📖 #ImagineTheWorld

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

Have you noticed the Google doodle today? It commemorates the wonderful Nicholas Winton who shows that choosing to be kind - for no reward - is a very courageous thing to do. #BeKind

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

A fantastic opportunity to watch 'Macbeth' for free from Shakespeare’s most famous stage, the Globe Theatre. Don't miss out, Year 10!

https://t.co/i4hBe9AQVi

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

@TGAS_music @CoxJessal @TGASolihull @TGAS_sixthform Such a wonderful performance! It has really cheered my morning :) Well done to our star performers from Team English!

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

An exciting resource from the RSC about kingship in Macbeth - Check it out Y10!

[RSC Learning @RSC_Learning]

Lesson four is now live on @bbcbitesize!

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

For anyone who loves the Alex Rider stories - watch our for this new Amazon Original: how exciting!

[Anthony Horowitz @AnthonyHorowitz]

So finally it's out. Alex is an Amazon Original. Can't wait for you to meet Otto, Brennock and the gang! https://t.co/t2Dzs3wcvW #AlexRider

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

What an awesome opportunity to reflect on lockdown and create writing based on your experiences! Don't miss out.

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

This is an awesome free opportunity to hear from amazing authors this weekend: get involved!

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

What a wonderful prize this would be!

If you're enjoying being creative during lockdown, why not enter this new competition? Get in contact if you'd like any help :)

[National Book Tokens @book_tokens]

Your child can win a £10/€10 National Book Token for each of their classmates – and surprise them all when schools reopen! 🖍️

Find out more about our Create a National Book Token Design competition: https://t.co/IWQXxTquLF

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

We hope lots of you are already enjoying 'The Book of Hopes' for free online.
Simran (Y8) recommends the 'Hope in Unexpected Places' section, with a particular mention for @AnthonyHorowitz's poem 'Hope'.
Having read it too, it is a great choice: thought-provoking and inspiring.

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

We're so excited to be hosting #TheBookofHopes, edited by Katherine Rundell and launched by @KidsBloomsbury! A beautiful story collection from over 110 children's authors and illustrators. You can read it on our website for FREE! https://t.co/N1swKW9sAU

[TG English @TGASEnglish]

GO AND READ THIS! So many awesome contributors that you'll recognise and it's free. Let us know which short story is your favourite: a good one to dip in and out of! Can you use it in your Read Around the UK project?

[National Literacy Trust @Literacy_Trust]

We're so excited to be hosting #TheBookofHopes, edited by Katherine Rundell and launched by @KidsBloomsbury! A beautiful story collection from over 110 children's authors and illustrators. You can read it on our website for FREE! https://t.co/N1swKW9sAU