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Calling writers aged 11-17!

The most prestigious prize for writers aged 11-17, the Award has kick-started the career of some of today’s most exciting new voices including Helen Mort, Sarah Howe, Richard Osmond, Jay Bernard and many many more. The Poetry Society’s Education Officer, Chloe Todd Forham, commented that   “It’s in school settings that the award really makes…

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New resource for primary teachers

We’re delighted to share with you a brand new FREE resource for teachers of English at primary school. The aim of this guidance is to: Support student teachers and newly qualified teachers with planning engaging literacy units based on high quality children’s literature, providing guidance and exemplar materials. To demonstrate how linked sequences of lessons…

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Longlist for 2019 Michael Murphy Memorial Prize Announced

  Raymond Antrobus, The Perseverance, Penned in the Margins. Polly Atkin, Basic Nest Architecture, Seren. Kayo Chingonyi, Kumukanda, Penguin Sophie Collins, Who is Mary Sue? Faber& Faber. Jane Commane, Assembly Lines, Bloodaxe Books. Nia Davies, All fours, Bloodaxe Books. Wayne Holloway-Smith, Alarum, Bloodaxe Books. Zaffar Kunial, Us, Faber& Faber. Nick Makoha, Kingdom of Gravity, Peepal Tree. Phoebe Power, Shrines of Upper Austria, Carcanet. Hannah Sullivan, Three Poems,…

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Winner of the School Librarian of the Year 2019

This year Ros Harding at The King’s School Chester(www.kingschester.co.uk) has been awarded the honour of the School Librarian of the Year 2019. 2019 YA Book Prize winner Sara Barnard presented Ros Harding with her award at a special ceremony at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Kensington, London Kensington on 27 June. Head Librarian and Archivist at The King’s…

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Highlights from the EA AGM and Awards Event 2019

Established in 1995, the awards are presented by the English Association to the best children’s picture books of the year.  Awards are given to fiction and non-fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years. The winning books are chosen by the editorial board of English 4-11, the journal for primary teachers published by the English…

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Ofsted Proposed Education Inspection Framework Consultation (April 2019) – A Response of the Common English Forum

About The Common English Forum The Common English Forum brings together representatives of twelve subject associations and other professional bodies across the span of English studies, from the primary sector through to higher education, and across the three different fields of English: literature, language and creative writing. It meets regularly with the Department for Education on questions…

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Open for entries: Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize

Competition Details Shakespeare study at both post-16 and degree level often involves paying close attention to screen productions and this year’s Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize encourages just such a performance approach. 2019 Essay Requirements The competition for 2019 has two options: Option 1 Write a close comparative analysis of between 1200 and 1500 words, focusing…