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Wanted: Talented poet to become Birmingham's fourth Young Poet Laureate
Wanted: Talented poet to become Birmingham's fourth Young Poet Laureate
Success for catch-up reading scheme
Success for catch-up reading scheme
The word's the thing
The word's the thing
Year of Reading 2008 - update on eBriefing
Year of Reading 2008 - update on eBriefing
It's here - National Year of Reading in Birmingham
It's here - National Year of Reading in Birmingham
And the winner of the KS3 Dares Book Award is ...
And the winner of the KS3 Dares Book Award is ...
 
     
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Libraries for Teachers
Libraries for Teachers
Gateway page for services/news for teachers.
SLS Boys into Books Toolkit
SLS Boys into Books Toolkit
Toolkit
Birmingham Library Catalogue
Birmingham Library Catalogue
Birmingham Library Catalogue - reserve and renew online. You can find out on the internet whether Birmingham Libraries has the book that you want.
Young Poet Laureate
Young Poet Laureate
Information about the annual Young Poet Laureate competition.
Books can help
Books can help
Booklists on subjects such as bullying, disability, bereavement etc. including lots of fiction.
Young Readers Festival
Young Readers Festival
Young Readers Birmingham is an annual festival featuring the best children’s authors, illustrators, storytellers and poets at libraries and...
Books 4 U
Books 4 U
Suggest which new books you think Birmingham Libraries should buy.
Birmingham Young Libraries Online
Birmingham Young Libraries Online
Main library page for children, young people, parents, teachers.
Digging Around school newsletter Issue 4
Digging Around school newsletter Issue 4
Once again, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School has produced a rivettingly eclectic range of insights into school life through their...
 
     
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National Year of Reading
National Year of Reading
The National Year of Reading (NYR) is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It aims to help build a greater national...
Birmingham Young Libraries Online
Birmingham Young Libraries Online
Main library page for children, young people, parents, teachers.
Stories from the Web
Stories from the Web
Visit the SFW website to enjoy fun activity designed for you. The website is available all year round. This year there are extra...
Young People's Perceptions of Readers
Young People's Perceptions of Readers
Read an article on the latest findings from NLT about young people's self-perceptions as readers.
UKLA
UKLA
The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in...
 
     
     
 

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Story Spinners
     
 

Imagine how many stories could travel across Birmingham!  

What sort of stories would they be?  Stories from all over the world -  stories of lived experiences -  stories crossing cultures and generations -  stories painting landscapes of far away places – new stories - old stories.   

And how could these stories  travel?   By word of mouth -  through podcasts - on the page -  on the screen - in the book -  on the stage.    And where could these stories start?  In your classroom - in your book club - in your car - on the bus-  in your assembly.  With YOU!  

Start the journey! Seize the chance! Do something different with the curriculum!  Relish the sounds of words and the shapes of stories!    Join the Storyspinners in Birmingham for the NYR!  Want to find out more click here.

To express an interest in participating in the Storyspinners project, please click here.

 

 
     
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What does nemesis mean?
 
A comics superhero?
The ancient greek goddess of retribution?
An arch enemy?
An agent of revenge or punishment?
 
 
     
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