Dan Northover

Senior Lecturer in Primary English @UWEBristol / @ESRC Funded PhD @UniofExeter. @The_UKLA Regional Rep. @OpenUni_RfP TRG Leader. Former Primary School Teacher.

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

Today will mostly be spent reading through entries for the @The_UKLA book awards 2026…3-6 age range category. There are some absolute bangers so far 30 down 115 to go…

[B.B. Alston @bbalston]

Can’t wait for you all to read Amari’s 4th adventure! Coming 2/24/26! Preorder today!
Cover Art: Godwin Akpan

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

A little thread to introduce the brilliance of #TorbenKuhlmann

His mouse series takes us on a series of historically based journeys with brave inventive mice. They are beautifully written and stunningly illustrated. They are utterly beautiful…

[Anne Thompson @Alibrarylady]

Hello children's book lovers. The final Reading Matters - children's book news round up. Lots of awards news, summer reading ideas and books to tempt the young readers in your life. Happy reading!
https://t.co/4tAwSKV1Mp

[#WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social @WritingRocks_17]

Debunking edu-myths: Children must master sentence-level accuracy before they can write whole texts

https://t.co/6ou8Adsn7Y

[Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation @BarbaraBleiman]

Excellent blog on sentences and writing!

[Teresa Cremin CBE @TeresaCremin]

Do read and share this new Position Paper https://t.co/R5nZljm3bm
Underpinned by international research and free to access @OpenUni_RfP

[Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b]

It's the First Anniversary of my appointment as UK Waterstones Children's Laureate!!!

[#WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social @WritingRocks_17]

WAYS FORWARD and FOOD FOR THOUGHT…

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[#WritingRocks✍️😍☺️ writingrocks.bsky.social @WritingRocks_17]

🤯 What I love about FRAN BONAFEDE @Literacy_Trust is she doesn’t just share the writing data but she suggests how we can bring about a brighter writing future for children and young people @The_UKLA

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[Ellen Counter @EllenCounter]

Join me, Ross & Phil @WritingRocks_17 for this training on 16th October, at @ElmhurstPrimary for ‘Getting Writing Right’ - what does the evidence say? Perfect for primary teachers, subject leads and school leaders! Book here 👇

https://t.co/3Ln3ARMjmS

[Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking]

There was no time for speeches, but for me, this work & the awards for it would not have been possible without the work of two incredible women in particular. Margaret Meek Spencer & Myra Barrs, who led the way on the power of books and the connections between reading & writing.

[Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking]

About last night…
Hugely grateful to @The_UKLA panels for this recognition of The Balancing Act & the Double Helix of Reading and Writing by @Dominic_Wyse & I. Being a member of the UKLA is hugely professionally nourishing & to be recognised by them in particular means so much.

[Teresa Cremin CBE @TeresaCremin]

Wonderfully insightful keynote from Anezka Kuzmicova at @The_UKLA Conference in Liverpool @jotregenza @eduHelenHendry @kashleyenglish

[Books for Keeps @BooksForKeeps]

Just announced: the winners of the 2025 @The_UKLA Book Awards. Congratulations to all the winning authors and illustrators and to the UKLA teacher judges 📚📚#UKLA25 #teachersbookawards #KidLitUK 💐

https://t.co/afdob1xHJe

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The Winner of the Shadowers' UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the category for Information 3-14+

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The Winner of the UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the category for 3-6+

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The Winner of the Shadowers' UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the category for 7-10+

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The Winner of the UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the category for 7-10+

[UKLA @The_UKLA]

The Winner of the Shadowers' UKLA Book Awards 2025 in the category for 11-14+