Mike Leyland
@mikeleyland
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Senior Programme Manager @Literacy_Trust passionate about all children and young people being given a chance to succeed.... Views are my own.
Liverpool
Joined November 2009
What an honour to attend @CllrBMurray becoming Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Can’t wait to see what the year brings with all of Barbara’s warmth, passion and dedication to championing literacy across the city to support children and families #liverpoolspeaks @LivLitCycle
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A real privilege to attend @EITC Blue Heart Awards this evening, some incredible work going on in the heart of the community and truly inspiring stories.
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A really insightful and inspiring evening listening to @AndyBurnhamGM and @MetroMayorSteve talk to @lucymitv about their new book ‘Head North’
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Our latest research paints a heart-breaking picture - children's enjoyment of reading has reached an all-time low. In fact, 2 out of 3 children and young people do not enjoy reading during their free time. A book can #ChangeALifeStory this Christmas: https://t.co/M4z8CUHvHE
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A library in every primary school - because every child deserves the chance to fall in love with reading! So far we've transformed over 1,000 primary school libraries and we won't stop until every school has one. That's why we're in parliament today. #LibrariesForPrimaries
At parliament today to support the Libraries for Primaries campaign headed by @Literacy_Trust and @PenguinUKBooks
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Good with prose? @Literacy_Trust are looking for a #Pompey loving poet I think odes to matches postponed are allowed https://t.co/Hazzx5u75z
literacytrust.org.uk
An exciting collaboration between the National Literacy Trust and five football clubs to celebrate poetry.
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We have been appalled and deeply saddened by the riots in towns and cities during the last week. Violence and hate speech should be unimaginable in our society. It is shocking to see damage to buildings like libraries that are central to community life. Full statement⤵️
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It's #NationalWritingDay and there's work to be done! Children's writing enjoyment is at an all time low. So what can we do to make writing fun? Low stakes creative writing helps to inspire creativity and takes the pressure off. ✍️ Our writing day resource can help! ⬇️
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There are still a few tickets left to attend our annual Secondary Conference with keynote speaker Neil Mercer, who will be delving into the importance of speaking and listening skills for children and young people. Find out more:
#Teaching #oracy skills: Ahead of the @Literacy_Trust Oracy Matters conference, Neil Mercer & @LynDawesMercer – @OracyCambridge – consider how schools can deliver the two strands of oracy education: learning how to talk & learning through talk: https://t.co/y9QSFVBIy3
#edutwitter
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Truly inspiring event @The_Lowry tonight, such incredible writing and performances by all of the talented children and young people. Such an honour to be a judge and excited to continue to strengthen our partnership with @Literacy_Trust supporting children across Salford.
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So incredible to hear @TomPercivalsays talk about the The Wrong Shoes which @Literacy_Trust are so grateful to be working in partnership with @simonschusterUK making sure the children who need it most get a copy of this inspiring book
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Massive thank you to @HarperCollinsCh for donating a book to every child who came along 📚
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What a fantastic Empathy Day Live event @StollerHall this morning hosted in partnership with #ReadMCR @MancLibraries @EmpathyLabUK with 350 primary school pupils inspired by the amazing @elnorry_writer @StevenLenton @TomPercivalsays
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🚨Writing enjoyment has hit its lowest point for the second year running.🚨 The cost of literacy crisis is already impacting children and young people. Without literacy skills, you can't go after the life you want. We need to act now. Full report ➡️ https://t.co/6r4xUJQCgu
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Only a few days left to apply for 2 exciting opportunities to join our team as we launch a literacy hub in Salford, check out the Salford Hub Manager and Project Officer roles in the link and please share with any relevant partners/colleagues
literacytrust.org.uk
Work at the National Literacy Trust and be part of helping people change their life stories. Discover our current job opportunities.
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Looking for things to do during half term? The Look for a Book challenge is back as part of @mcrcityoflit Festival of Libraries! 📚✨ #ReadMCR Literacy Champions will hide 48 copies of Konnie Huq’s Fearless Fairy Tales around Mcr - May 28-31. Check #ReadMCR FB for daily clues.
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The Blue Peter Book Club Live is coming to Manchester Central Library. 💙 Join Abby, Shini, and Joel on 18 May for a packed day of fun activities and engaging storytimes. 📖 There might even be a pirate ship! 🦜 @cbbc @manclibraries @readingagency @ace_national
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300 primary schools across the UK will get new libraries, thanks to a £1.8million partnership with the Foyle Foundation for #LibrariesForPrimaries. Our mission is to ensure every primary school has a library by 2028, impacting 750,000 children. More ⤵️
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We work with schools across the country to refresh and restock their libraries and book corners, and embed reading for pleasure in teaching practice. We believe school libraries should be at the...
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The Wrong Shoes by @TomPercivalsays is out on Thursday 9 May! £1 from every sale will support our work in communities experiencing poverty, and @simonschusterUK are gifting 15,000 books to children at risk of low levels of literacy. Pre-order:
waterstones.com
Buy The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
'... if there’s one thing that pursuing a creative goal teaches you, it’s resilience.' On the blog, @TomPercivalsays shares the background to his new book, sales of which will support the work of @Literacy_Trust in helping kids just like his protagonist: https://t.co/tIn9fhOb3J
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Donate today and make a change to a child's life story. Your support could get a child their very first book, or even help create long-term change in areas of the UK where low levels of literacy are entrenched and intergenerational. Find out more: https://t.co/RglcYRC4ug
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