This is excellent on the teaching of writing - @clpe1 has huge expertise, a track record of experience & evidence of what works & how to create 'writers' in the fullest sense of the word. The interrelationship between reading & writing is a key part. https://t.co/uZTARfwXvm

Teachers already know who their struggling readers are. They don’t need a test to identify them. Spend money on teachers, not on a test.

The Call for Papers for the 2026 UKLA International Conference! Are you an academic working in researching literacy? Or a teacher with a passion for encouraging reading for pleasure in the classroom? Submit a paper and share your expertise with us https://t.co/aCabv1xvZi

Delighted to be at the @Literacy_Trust reception at the @UKHouseofLords today. Brilliant news re legacy funding from Foyle Foundation. 👏👏 SO needed @jotregenza @DrSarahMcG @Brownsword74 @CressidaCowell @sarahmears10 @britishlibrary Good to see so many friends there!

Members, this is your final reminder to complete the our membership survey and have your say on the future of UKLA! The link to the survey can be found in your inbox. We thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback in advance.

We immersed ourselves in the Unforgotten Coat this week to explore how drama and play can help develop not just understanding but also engagement @SussexUni @SussexUniESW @frankcottrell_b @The_UKLA

#UKLALucky13th Discover the must-read narrative verse YA novel, Not Going to Plan by previous UKLA winner @tiafisher_. Often hilarious, yet profoundly moving and beautiful, the novel captures teenagehood - its pressures and complexities. RT for a chance to win a copy @HotKeyBooks

UKLA are thrilled to announce that our 2026 International Conference will be taking place at the University of Strathclyde, GLASGOW, with the theme 'Nurturing critical imagination through language and literacy education'. Find out more: https://t.co/fqbmc0xUA3

Families of under-fives, if you have time please complete our research survey - 🔗 https://t.co/Cg7XZk6lf6 @The_UKLA

Exclusive: DfE’s new Writing Framework will “bore the pants off children,” says literacy expert whom it namechecked https://t.co/Dqup6rJxLH Prof Debra Myhill, cited as someone contacted in writing of the document, says it is “appalling”.

Prof Myhill, Professor Emerita at the University of Exeter and one of 40 experts listed in the document as having been consulted, told me she had contributed to the review only to send back detailed concerns about it.

Ms Miskin was one of eight people who sat on a “sector panel” advising the government on its new Writing Framework, published on Tuesday last week.

Exclusive: Ruth Miskin announces new handwriting programme for schools – days after government reveals new focus on handwriting, following her advice https://t.co/7PFw8SpOFr Rival phonics publishers furious about what one described as “institutional capture” of DfE policymaking.

Just about to get on a train to hear the Youth Shadow Review Panel for the curriculum review in Westminster. What better reading to help me pass the time. @frankcottrell_b @The_UKLA @Riverside_Pri

Delighted to be attending @poetrybyheart grand finale representing @The_UKLA

UKLA members – don’t miss our final Book Blether of the year! 📚 Join @The_UKLA Reps on 10th July, 7–8pm, on Zoom to chat about the UKLA Book Awards books. Share your 2025 favourites or just listen in for some brilliant summer reading recommendations: https://t.co/yOTiy1zrIB

Tears in my eyes listening to @frankcottrell_b's keynote speech at the @The_UKLA conference this morning - so much joy and hope, and a profound focus on the human relationships at the heart of #readingforpleasure

My favourite line from @The_UKLA 2025. ‘We are teaching them tunes but they don’t dance’. @frankcottrell_b helped us to think about why we need to share stories with children from the moment they are born.

We are about to hear from our first Keynote Speaker, Anežka Kuzmičová, who has travelled from Prague to join us. She is introduced by colleague and member of the UKLA EC, Teresa Cremin.

Just a few of the many brilliant ghost stories I'll be referring to in my workshop at @The_UKLA conference this weekend. We'll be exploring how the atmos-FEAR of ghost stories makes them particularly engaging for young readers!! 👻 @hilary_mckay @chrispriestley @tompalmerauthor