Encouraging Children to Read for Pleasure - the Catalyst for Creativity Part 3 of 3 - How do we enco
Welcome to my final blog in this series on creativity. So far we have established the critical skill our children need in abundance for...
Encouraging Children to Read for Pleasure - the Catalyst for Creativity Part 2 of 3 - What do we mea
Thank you everyone who read my last blog in July - this is a continuation of the topic. So far we have established that the purpose of...
Encouraging Children to Read for Pleasure - the Catalyst for Creativity Part 1 of 3
I was thrilled to be asked recently to speak at this year's Literacy Conference in September. So as I prepare, I thought I would share...
Reading - an integral part of life!
On a dull Wednesday afternoon Jayne Lloyd, a local photographer, came to my house to work on her project; a study of people who work at...
Rekindle Your Childhood Passion!
If you are a fan of Radio 2's Chris Evans' Breakfast Show, you will know that the winner of the 500 word competition will be announced...
Two camps... or maybe there is a half way hotel!
I heard in the news recently a discussion around the need to improve education for pre-school children. Opinion seems to be split; some...
Enjoy the ride to achieving your dreams!
I love this time of year for many reasons; in particular when the sun shines through after a long dull winter and the first signs of...
For the Love of Reading
We celebrated World Book Day last week and I was very excited to film my ‘virtual author visit’ at a local school. Whenever I visit a...
Reading; my old best friend
Over the last couple of weeks, I have had the wonderful opportunity to catch up again with some dear friends, with whom I had lost touch...
