About The Doughnut Club:
Donor conceived Quinn loves her family, but she often feels the odd one out. But when Quinn’s mums tell her and Olly they have sixteen donor siblings, Quinn is really excited. Maybe one of them will be more like her!
As she tries to secretly find out more, Quinn starts… read more
New data from The Reading Agency’s upcoming "State of the Nation":https://readingagency.org.uk/adult-reading-research-report-2024/ survey finds that only 1 in 2 adults in the UK report easily finding representative books and characters. This exclusive first glimpse looks at perceptions of… read more
For this year’s Teachers’ Reading Challenge we are exploring ‘Diverse Realities’ and have asked expert educators to give us their recommendations on topics within that theme.
This week’s book list from Kirsten Barrett has the theme of belonging and acceptance. She has given us a book list with… read more
For this year’s Teachers’ Reading Challenge we are exploring ‘Diverse Realities’ and have asked expert educators to give us their recommendations on topics within that theme.
Rebecca has given us a really exciting, inspiring list of new fiction, graphic novels and memoir, ranging from middle… read more
For this year's Teachers' Reading Challenge we are exploring 'Diverse Realities' and have asked expert educators to give us their recommendations on topics within that theme.
Stephen Dilley has given us this fantastic book list for secondary-aged pupils, on the theme of Reclaiming Stories-… read more
For this year's Teachers' Reading Challenge we have asked educators to give us their recommendations, broadly on a theme of 'diverse realities'.
This time the theme is challenging feelings- books that explore loneliness, anxiety, anger, sadness and other difficult feelings in a nuanced way and… read more
For this year's Teachers' Reading Challenge we have asked educators to give us their recommendations, broadly on a theme of 'diverse realities'.
Karen Tulloch is a Primary English Advisor and these are her recommendations on the theme of 'Ways of Seeing and Being'- that is, books that feature… read more
Simon Pollard is a head teacher at Carclaze Community Primary School, who last year founded the St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature.
He was recently awarded the Community Reading Champion in the Harper Collins Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2024. He is passionate about the… read more
This resource has been developed in partnership with Islington Library and Heritage services, for adults to discuss, engage with and be inspired by the LGBTQ+ history of the borough.
This pack contains 6 session plans, resources and ideas for activities. The activities can be used to further… read more
This resource discusses how a vision impairment may affect people. It includes information, support and training provided by RNIB. read more
Launched in 2022, the "ADCI (Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses) Literary Prize":https://bit.ly/3r73jvH seeks to encourage greater positive representation of disability in literature.
Founded by author Penny Batchelor and publisher Clare… read more
We have created this overview of existing training and support available for library staff working with blind and partially sighted people.
It tells you how to access RNIB and Libraries Connected training and what other support is available. read more