• Tailing off
    Wed, 27/02/2013 - 17:21

    The future of the book trade depends on future generations reading and writing books.

    It may seem self-evident, but this future is far from secure when you consider that 20% of England’s 16-year-old pupils have literacy skills below the level expected of an 11 year old.

    The Tail: How England’s schools Fail One...

    academic | blogs | Children | education | Home | Paul Marshall | School

  • Bilbary offers link-up for schools

    Mon, 10/09/2012 - 08:20

    A new scheme to sell e-books through schools could benefit school libraries, according to Bilbary founder Tim Coates.

    The former Waterstones m.d. plans to sell Bilbary e-books through school websites, with a percentage of the revenue made from sales going to benefit school libraries.

    Coates recently introduced a similar...

    Bilbary | e-book lending | Home | libraries | Lisa Campbell | School | Tim Coates

  • Cuts impact on school author events
    Fri, 08/06/2012 - 08:00

    Authors and illustrators have pointed to a fall in the number of school events they are being asked to attend, largely as a result of school budget cuts. An author or illustrator event will cost schools around £350.

    Author Alan Gibbons said: “There is definitely a tail-off in school events, I am still being booked up but...

    Alan Gibbons | Caroline Horn | children's | illustrators | Michaela Morgan | School

  • Getting graphic
    Thu, 20/10/2011 - 14:52

    The recent (quietly announced) news of graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero’s plans to launch new lists entitled Graphic Freud and Graphic History got me thinking.

    As an English teacher in a large secondary school, I already use their excellent Manga...

    blogs | children's | Graphic novels | Home | School | Stephanie Mann | Stephanie Pomfrett

  • Schools Bill boost for publishers
    Fri, 03/12/2010 - 08:00

    Sweeping changes announced in the government's schools White Paper last week herald a return to conventional approaches to teaching, said Graham Taylor, chair of the PA's Educational Publishers' Council (EPC).

    A more structured programme of teaching is likely to be to the advantage of educational publishers, he added.

    ...
    Caroline Horn | children's | School
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