Book recommendations
Deep by Stephen Hogtun
Illustrated by Stephen Hogtun
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
ISBN 9781526610690
£9.09
A a beautiful story about connection and learning to engage with the world. The illustrations are stunning and the messages about love, growth and managing your thoughts make it a really valuable book for PSHCE.
Upcoming CPD
CLPE’s CPD and training
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education continue their amazing range of webinars and face to face courses for Primary teachers which delve into every aspect of the English curriculum.
Useful resources
It’s National Storytelling Week! This is a great opportunity to celebrate the amazing part that stories play throughout our lives. The National Literacy Trust has some great resources to inspire you.
February sees Children’s Mental Health Week, Safer Internet Day and Chinese New Year, all of which would be enhanced by high-quality texts. You can find out more about these events and some great texts to support them here:
- Children’s Mental Health Week
- Books For Topics: books on PSHE, emotional literacy, citizenship, and mental health
- English Association: reviews of books sorted by topic
- Safer Internet Day
- Love Reading for Kids: books to help kids use technology responsibly and stay safe online
- BBC: Chinese New Year KS1 and KS2 assemblies
- Booktrust: 9 brilliant books to help you celebrate Chinese New Year
