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Diversifying English: practical strategies to make English more inclusive

Join expert practitioners for a day of CPD dedicated to diversity in English, with a focus on the English Literature A Level

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Professor Claire Jowitt@clairejowitt.bsky.social · last wk.

Bumper few weeks ahead for @englishassociation.bsky.social book series 'English at the Interface' from @livunipress.bsky.social with *THREE* books coming out in Sept & October. All with 20% off now: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/topic/book-s... Do get in touch if you'd like to join them! 📚

The Society's events programme resumes this month. Join us at 6pm on Friday 25 September for: ‘In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the Battle for the Land after the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act’, with Glen O’Hara (Oxford Brookes) bit.ly/4i0YEDS All welcome #Skystorians

Bookings are officially open for Rutherglen’s first-ever Book Festival, 29 Oct–21 Nov The festival includes author talks, readings, conversations, storytelling & creative workshops. All events are FREE, but places are limited – book your favourites now! rutherglen900.com/event/ruther...

Rutherglen Book Festival - Rutherglen 900

Rutherglen 900 and South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Libraries Launch the first ever Rutherglen Book Festival Your Library. Your Stories. Your Festival. Rutherglen 900 and South Lanarkshire Leisur...

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Libraries South Lanarkshire@librariessl.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rutherglen Book Festival 📚 29 Oct–21 Nov 2026 at Rutherglen Library, with a fantastic programme featuring authors with connections to Rutherglen. Full programme coming soon! Kindly sponsored by @Specsavers Rutherglen. #RutherglenBookFestival #Rutherglen900 #NationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn

Happy birthday to Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797 📕 At 18, she began writing Frankenstein, helping to invent a whole genre and giving us one of literature’s most iconic monsters. Not a bad legacy.

Recently updated on our site: Year 3 reading list for children aged 7-8. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit Suggested reading books for Year 3 children, aged 7-8. A diverse and interesting range of exciting titles aimed at children of all abilities...

Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8 in KS2

Books for Year 3 children in KS2 with a diverse collection of recommended texts chosen by qualified librarians and educators.

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“…my habitual residence was on the blank and dreary northern shores of the Tay, near Dundee…” @profdanielcook.bsky.social examines why Scotland mattered so much to Mary Shelley, & considers her position in the Scottish #Gothic tradition #FrankensteinDay #Frankenstein 💙📚 www.nls.uk/papercut/mar...

Mary Shelley and the Scottish Gothic Tradition | National Library of Scotland

Explore the profound impact of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' on literature and culture.

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The perfect Sunday read: Reading non-fiction is largely viewed as less approachable than fiction. We've done some research into why it's so important that you give it a try! #booksky #writersky #readingcommunity #authors #reading #books #nonfiction www.thepublishingpost.com/post/the-imp...

The Importance of Reading Non-Fiction

By Haiden Allsopp, Ellen Jones and Fida Mohammed

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AMEND - eArly Modern European NeuroDivergence@amendproject.bsky.social · 3mo ago

AMEND's PI Laura has written a great new article published on The Conversation, ‘What Early Modern Literature Can Teach Us About Neurodivergence’🤩 Read it here!: theconversation.com/what-early-m...

Shakespeareans! Join me & @kscheil.bsky.social in Atlanta for our @saaupdates.bsky.social seminar on #shakespeare & his family in biofiction and biography. #shax2027 registration deadline is 15 Sept. #hamnet

“the novel’s fizzing exuberance derives from the fun of watching Gray’s keen authorial intelligence finding layer upon layer of unexpected possibility in his one ingenious narrative conceit” @jonathancoe.bsky.social reviews Alasdair Gray’s POOR THINGS in the @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v1...

Jonathan Coe · Gray’s Elegy

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my 5yo said she was making a sign for her fort and I was expecting like "no boys allowed" or whatever, but in fact it said:

You know your next class would love to read a book featurung an otter, don't you. 🦦

School Reading List@schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 2w ago

Recently updated on our site: Year 5 reading list for children aged 9-10. 📚👍🏼 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit This suggested reading list offers lots of book choices for children aged 9 and 10. From fantasy and animal stories to mysteries and science...

Let’s try again: I’d like to hear about new research from Scottish historians. Especially ECRs whose work may not get much attention. This is because I have a newspaper column where I publicise new work by Scottish historians! Tell me about your research!

📢 We are hiring: Creative Manchester Graduate Intern 📅 Apply by 9pm, Sunday 6 September 👉 Full time, 12-month internship based in Manchester 📝 Apply here: https://ow.ly/nQGp50ZCiNV Applicants must be graduating from UoM in 2026 or be a 2025 graduate.

[Exit Queen.]

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

Our latest blog explores how Hugh Baird College is using real-world, employer-led projects through eduScrum to build students’ confidence, communication skills and work readiness. Read the full blog: https://pulse.ly/ouexh8bo3j

European Day of Languages takes place next month! Designed to celebrate the rich linguistic diversity of Europe, this is an opportunity to showcase multilingualism and multiculturalism in your school and local community. Visit the SCILT website for ideas on how to celebrate! #coeEDL

Oidhche nam Bàrd 10 Sep, Glasgow – £20/£12 A celebration of 1000 years of #Gaelic #poetry, presented through live performance, music, & visual projection. For Gaelic & non-Gaelic speakers alike; all poems will be accompanied by on-screen English translation www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/oidh...

Oidhche nam Bàrd - Poetry in Art and Sound - Glasgow Life

A landmark celebration of over 1000 years of Gaelic poetry

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Feels like the only sensible thing to do today is sit and read from 9 to 5… - Michael

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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📣Hello all followers 📣, just a reminder to check out our many - and varied - upcoming webinar events! Please share far and wide ! ⬇️

The English Association@englishassociation.bsky.social · 5mo ago

👀👀 Take a look at our upcoming events - many FREE online #CPD opportunities - Primary, Secondary, Further, Higher - cross sector. Lots to choose from! AND a treasure of an archive to check out! Go! Click on the link and see for yourself ! 😊 Join us & join in! englishassociation.ac.uk/events/

Interesting letter on the history of AI research. In 1972 a group met in Italy & discussed issues like the erosion of human autonomy. But then research narrowed its focus to industrial applications & did not include humanities, so we lost a more integrated view www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

📣 Permanent FT #altac job: Digital Scholarship Manager at @surreylib.bsky.social 📍 Guildford UK 🕰️ Apply by 31 August 2026 Full details 👇 #ECRs #AcademicSky #Skystorians @royalhistsoc.org @englishassociation.bsky.social @historylabplus.bsky.social @h-net-job-guide.bsky.social @ukiedh.bsky.social

Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Digital Scholarship Manager

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ours...

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Christabel Scaife@christabelscaife.bsky.social · 3w ago

Delighted to hear from Chris Joby today that he's received advance copies of his new book. Multilingualism and the Early Modern City is in our English at the Interface series published with @englishassociation.bsky.social and comes out on 11 Sep! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

It's #GCSEresults day! And our analysis of the main trends is out. - Grades remain broadly stable - The gender gap in grading has fallen again - Entries are up in statistics, business studies and media studies - Retake entries are up but grades remain low ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2026/08/gcse...

GCSE and Level 1/2 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab

Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.

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Congratulations to all in their GCSE results 🥳 Wishing them luck 🍀 and success in their next steps. Huge applause 👏🏽👏🏽to all teachers 💫and support staff 💫without whom …

I'm recruiting for a research assistant for a 22 month post funded by Leverhulme Trust and mainly featuring work with Marchantia. Details and how to apply are on my lab website (biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich).

Justin Goodrich Lab | Biology

Professor Justin Goodrich Lab group website, investigating the evolution of plant development.

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