My article on leadership and school librarians is out now in @InfoProMag. All school libraries need an experienced, professional librarian at their helm. We should be looking to our international colleagues for inspiration! @intlNadine @IFLA @GreatSchLibs @richardgerver.

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Thanks to @EmiratesLitFest, we have @MeggittPhillips coming to @HartlandIntl next term. This is me in the final assembly of term revealing the news to the school. The excitement levels are intense. Not to mention my humiliation.

There isn’t much I’d stay up past midnight for, but Newsletter Live with the sensational @lauramucha is one. Great to talk about our #Dubai TRG @OpenUni_RfP. Thank you all so much for championing poetry. @TeresaCremin @debbiet99313391 and @kashleyenglish @charliehacking.

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After a bit of a hiatus on X, I return with an autumnal-looking front cover of a brilliant book, finished today after our @CILIPSLG committee meeting. It was such a good read-perfect as the nights draw in-a rich mix of history, suspense magical fantasy and lots to think about🌰🍂

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Last night ⁦@nikkigamble⁩ spoke to ⁦@macbarnett⁩ in what must be one of the best conversations about books I’ve ever listened to. Today, I have subscribed to the substack of ⁦@macbarnett⁩ and ⁦@burstofbeaden⁩ and my life is complete

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This is a very special day. The incredible, unique, extraordinarily talented @a_afra has written her first book of poetry and today it was sent out int the world. I am so proud to call her my friend and so grateful to have been there to celebrate the launch. Thank you @ELFDubai

This is a very special day. The incredible, unique, extraordinarily talented @a_afra has written her first book of poetry and today it was sent out int the world. I am so proud to call her my friend and so grateful to have been there to celebrate the launch. Thank you @ELFDubai

So excited to be with the amazing team at @ELFDubai to hear about their schools programme for 2025 and from @WCShearer who gave us some brilliant writing tips for our student writers. This year’s @EmiratesLitFest is going to be fantastic. 📚📚📚

Not long til our first introductory meeting in #Dubai; we have a record number of people who have signed up this year. I can’t wait to get started!.

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New term, new books! These class sets are for @imaginecentre’s Take One Book sequences; we are following @ElmhurstPrimary @WilkiePrimary and lots of other ace schools in adopting the @WritingRocks_17 & #TakeOneBook framework. Such exciting times for us @nikkigamble @lit4pleasure