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Director of English Aspire Educational Trust, Evidence Lead in Education. Education Consultant ECM.

Cheshire
Joined November 2014
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Poetry By Heart's Festive Showcase 2025: 31 poems to learn by heart this December poetrybyheart.org.uk/showcasโ€ฆ Better late than never and lots of poetry gifts to share! @pbhcompetition #PoetryByHeart @The_UKLA @OpenUni_RfP @PaulWat5 @jonnybid @OctoberJonesCo
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Very excited to welcome @TeresaCremin to our trust conference tomorrow โ€˜Aspire to writeโ€™ . 350 teachers and TAs from across @AspireEdMAT hearing key messages from the Writing Framework to improve outcomes in writing!
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
๐Ÿ“ฃ CALLING ALL LEADERS! Join us for the Writing Framework Webinar for Leaders, delivered by Tim Mills MBE. eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fโ€ฆ And thatโ€™s not allโ€ฆ keep your eyes peeled ๐Ÿ‘€ โ€” weโ€™ll soon be sharing more details on free Writing CPD opportunities coming your way!
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Yahoo itโ€™s out! โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Reading/Writing for Pleasure-3 yr study @eduHelenHendry Sam Hulston Liz Chamberlain โญ๏ธOur thanks to @Mini_Stories @DoorstepLib @Literacy_Trust @readingagency @PrimeShakesCo @WorldBookDayUK Lit Pirates + the brilliant @onichum for the cover! โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ@OpenUni_RfP
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Pleased to have been part of the panel, who met regularly to thrash out this document. We discussed each area and thought deeply about the writing process. It will be republished, which is good. What we will be left is an evidence informed go to read, for all practitioners!
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค Below is @PieCorbettโ€™s response on behalf of Talk for Writing.
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Well this is gorgeous! Katya Balen at play! Would pair well with October October ๐Ÿ‘ - @RuddickRichard ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿฆ‹๐ŸŒณ@BooksForKeeps @JCEnglishHub @HubKingsnorth @NewVisEngHub ๐Ÿ„
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Do read and share this new Position Paper online.fliphtml5.com/baqlf/dโ€ฆ Underpinned by international research and free to access @OpenUni_RfP
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Do apply for a free inclusive book box for your school! inclusivebooksforchildren.orโ€ฆ deadline 18th July . Children deserve to see themselves in books!
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Our May newsletter is here! โœจ๐Ÿ“š Dive into all things #RfP: News, Author in the Spotlight, Top Texts, research insights, resources, upcoming events & more! ๐Ÿ’™ Don't miss out โ€“ sign up today ๐Ÿ‘‰ ow.ly/oq5x50VRxrA #OUReadingSchools #LiteracyLeadership #ReadingCulture
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So if you want to change their lives forever - make books & reading central to everything you do. And let them just enjoy it! #literacy
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
If it's helpful to schools, below is the link to a year's worth of picturebook assembly suggestions that have a focus on empathy, diversity, equality and inclusion. All books I've used and loved as a teacher. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/readinโ€ฆ
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#NationalPoetryDay is this Thursday! To celebrate, @MichaelRosenYes is releasing the recording of his brilliant Big 50 Year Show, for you to watch at home or show in class. It's about 1 hour long and totally free to watch ๐Ÿ“š youtu.be/yJfeIXxlUrI ๐Ÿ“š #poetry #teachingenglish
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
๐Ÿ“šA group of authors, educators, and publishers has called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prioritise children's reading for pleasure. With a decline in reading habits post-pandemic, they urge for a national reading strategy to support literacy. ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/4eH1JUC
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
๐Ÿ’ก What do we really know about incorporating cognitive science into teaching practice? Our latest evidence review โ€“ โ€˜Cognitive science in the classroomโ€™ โ€“ is available now: ow.ly/RvQJ50TwzyP
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Replying to @Booktrust
@Booktrust Reading survey shows continued decline in enjoyment ๐Ÿ˜Œ shorturl.at/sC9lj We must redouble our efforts, build reading communities and track the impact ๐ŸŒˆ ๐ŸŒˆ ๐ŸŒˆ @MichaelRosenYes This is social justice in action ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒˆ We can and must do this. @frankcottrell_b
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
A school RfP policy in one tweet: 1) Time to read & be read to every day. 2) Time to talk about books together. 3) Let them read graphic novels, picturebooks, poetry, non-fiction, magazines, anything. 4) New books are an investment, not an expense. 5) Get a library & a librarian.
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Knowing your readers matters! These surveys will help @OpenUni_RfP Find out more and build on it to nurture #readingforpleasure @MichaelRosenYes @jonnybid @RealGeoffBarton Make that difference! @OpenUni_RfP
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
A year's worth of picturebook assembly suggestions that have a focus on diversity, equality, inclusion and empathy. Hopefully it's of use, even to just dip into occasionally. The link is here: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/readinโ€ฆ
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Lisa Hesmondhalgh retweeted
Have just finished rewriting the overview for a weekly picturebook assembly which focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion. It's still a work in progress but please feel free to use and adapt. All shares appreciated! The link is on my Padlet: padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/readinโ€ฆ
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