✨️ Well aren't I lucky? A treasure found in Foyles on the Southbank on my way to the @theclpe.bsky.social CLiPPA Poetry awards. What a way to start the day! @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social
Laura Spargo
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📚✍️ Dedicated Primary English specialist. 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇦🇪 Experienced international educator. ✨️📨 Weekly blog, Glimmers in Education: https://substack.com/@lauraspargo
🚃 Making my way to Manchester for the @natecommunity.bsky.social Conference. 💭📚 I'll be talking KS2-KS3 transition, offering helpful approaches to support ambition and inclusion for all pupils. #BuildInNotBoltOn 👋 Hope to see you there! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thecockerill.bsky.social
@poetrybyheart.bsky.social What an incredible experience feeling the power of poetry delivered so well and in such a setting by students and teachers. It is a privilege being at the Globe. @lauraspargo.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social
@hywelroberts.bsky.social @writingrocks.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social Many thanks to all three of you. Throughout our Y6 writing moderation meeting today, we kept referencing the work that we have accomplished through support, advice & resources from you. Thanks again.
And so it begins: I wonder why they’re out at night? I wonder why the goblin is sad? I wonder why they’re not on the Saltmarsh? I wonder why there are beads and shells? I wonder why they’re not in the picture? Tbh they noticed more than the ITT students did haha! @openingdoors.bsky.social
Scroll down for ‘Nymph and the Goblin’ pupils’ work. Thanks to Crown House @mrstopcatteacher.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social www.crownhouse.co.uk/opening-door...
Opening Doors to Quality Writing
Ideas for writing inspired by great writers for ages 6 to 9
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Dr Myfanwy Edwards@myf1990.bsky.social · 5mo agoI LOVE this- being ambitious but using art, oracy and drama to include the texts. More of this at KS3 please!
I LOVE this- being ambitious but using art, oracy and drama to include the texts. More of this at KS3 please!
Thanks @mrstopcatteacher.bsky.social ‘Overheard on a Saltmarsh’ continues to inspire! @lauraspargo.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
Mrs Top Cat Teacher@mrstopcatteacher.bsky.social · 5mo ago
Thanks @juliesargent.bsky.social and @greenshawtrust.bsky.social for another ‘Opening Doors’ key-note. @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social
Julie Sargent@juliesargent.bsky.social · 5mo agoFabulous to work with @greenshawtrust.bsky.social yesterday and explore how ambitious texts can support our early writers to develop composition (oral & written) using Opening Doors principles and strategies. @openingdoors.bsky.social
Fabulous to work with @greenshawtrust.bsky.social yesterday and explore how ambitious texts can support our early writers to develop composition (oral & written) using Opening Doors principles and strategies. @openingdoors.bsky.social
Thanks Claire @greenshawtrust.bsky.social for asking me to speak in Gloucestershire today! It was a privilege to give the key-note and engage with so many teachers opening doors for their budding writers.
✨️ What a wonderful day spent continuing to "open the door" at Richmond Hill Primary Academy! 📖💡❤️ This was the hub's 3rd session out of 5 and the focus was on creative non-fiction. Ideas were plentiful. 👀 Take a look! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
✨️ National Storytelling Week doesn't have to be confined to 5 days in the school year. 💡📖❤️ Make every day one that is full of engaging and captivating stories! Check out the @openingdoors.bsky.social series! 👇🏻 #NationalStorytellingWeek #PrimaryTeachers #EduSky #PrimaryEnglish
Crown House Publishing@crownhousepub.bsky.social · 6mo agoCelebrate National Storytelling Week with our Opening Doors series! Each tale is a doorway to new perspectives, experiences, and adventures—perfect for readers of all ages 📖 Buy your copies now: buff.ly/hw4R5Cl
💡📖✍️💬 If you've not seen @juliesargent.bsky.social's fantastic resource for KS1, take a look! ✨️ The success stories are already pouring in! #PrimaryEnglish ##PrimaryReading #PrimaryWriting #KeyStageOneTeachers #EduSky #TeachingResources
Crown House Publishing@crownhousepub.bsky.social · 6mo agoGet ready for #nationalstorytelling week with this brand-new English resource from Julie Sargent! This resource offers tools to help you inspire your students to think creatively, boost #literacy skills and find a genuine pleasure in reading. Download for just £4.99 from TES: buff.ly/JnzdXl8
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✍️ Have you seen the incredible collections of writing over on the @crownhousepub.bsky.social Opening Doors web page? 🔉 *New pieces of writing* - do take a look. You're sure to be impressed! @openingdoors.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social #EduSky #Writing
Bob Cox@openingdoors.bsky.social · 6mo agoWell done Boorley Park pupils! More doors have opened! Do read the pupils’ work via the link www.crownhouse.co.uk/featured-ope... ‘Stay and lock the windows, Maybe a crow is watching Maybe you’ll see a portrait of a portrait, Or a stain Or a mirror Reflecting a mirror.’
📖❤️ Last week marked the beginning of #TheNationalYearOfReading2026 - how incredibly exciting! ✨️ I also wanted to mark the occasion by writing a glimmer about my initial recommendations to #GoAllIn2026: open.substack.com/pub/lauraspa... @literacy-trust.bsky.social
The National Year of Reading
recommendations for 'going all in'!
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This is absolutely brilliant from Leah! Listen in for a gem of wisdom every few minutes and examples of classroom application from ‘Opening Doors’ @juliesargent.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @joshuaseigal.bsky.social @teresacremin.bsky.social
@thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 7mo agoAmbition for all is the Curriculum and assessment review headline - get ahead and have a listen! @openingdoors.bsky.social www.theteacheras.com/podcasts/ric...
🎧💡✨️ Can't wait to give this a listen. 💬 'Ambition for all' - the most important approach to continue to prioritise in 2026. #EduSky #CurriculumAndAssessmentReview #UKCurriclum #Education #TeachingAndLearning
@thinktalkleah.bsky.social · 7mo agoAmbition for all is the Curriculum and assessment review headline - get ahead and have a listen! @openingdoors.bsky.social www.theteacheras.com/podcasts/ric...
✨️ If you're looking for ideas to support high-quality English learning experiences in Reception and KS1 - look no further! 👇🏻
Crown House Publishing@crownhousepub.bsky.social · 7mo agoStep away from those leftover turkey sandwiches & feast your eyes on this 🦃 A brand new #OpeningDoors resource is out now! This essential Reception & KS1 resource from @juliesargent.bsky.social offers a wealth of engaging discussion prompts, creative play ideas and accessible writing activities.
Merry Christmas from all the Opening Doors team and we hope you enjoy this extra treat! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social
Crown House Publishing@crownhousepub.bsky.social · 8mo agoPut your mince pie down and unwrap this festive treat! 🎄 A new #OpeningDoors resource is out now! This Reception & KS1 unit from @juliesargent.bsky.social offers discussion prompts, creative play ideas & accessible writing activities centered on Nimesh the Adventurer. Just £4.99 👉 buff.ly/nWOxSVS
Get ready for the #NationalYearofReading with this brand-new English resource from @juliesargent.bsky.social! Centred around Nimesh the Adventurer, it offers tools to help inspire your students to think creatively, boost #literacy skills & find a genuine pleasure in reading. 👉 buff.ly/nWOxSVS
Exciting new Opening Doors unit of work created for reception and KS1. @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social
Crown House Publishing@crownhousepub.bsky.social · 8mo agoImaginative play is central to nurturing a love of learning in young students. This fantastic new resource by @juliesargent.bsky.social helps reception & KS1 teachers equip students with #oracy & #literacy skills using Nimesh the Adventurer as a key text. Available for just £4.99: buff.ly/nWOxSVS
✨️ My visit to @hallsvillesch.bsky.social was so special, I had to write a 'glimmer' about it! ❤️📖 Authentic considerations for embedding a truly inspiring reading culture and curriculum. @justimaginecentre.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/lauraspa...
Embedding an authentic reading culture
Environments, curriculum and teacher PD.
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That’s great to hear! We all look forward to hearing from the pupils and seeing their writing. Exciting times! @openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social
Shelly Geeson@shellygeeson.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe have purchased this and our KS1 team are very excited! It also helps us with our 'wings to fly' providing a helpful scaffold for how we can develop great sequences of learning with beautiful and ambitious text! I'll be sure to capture some pupil voice and writing for you 🥰
We have purchased this and our KS1 team are very excited! It also helps us with our 'wings to fly' providing a helpful scaffold for how we can develop great sequences of learning with beautiful and ambitious text! I'll be sure to capture some pupil voice and writing for you 🥰
@shellygeeson.bsky.social @agentapostrophe.bsky.social @lauraspargo.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @hallsvillesch.bsky.social
Bob Cox@openingdoors.bsky.social · 8mo agoThank you. I liked the ‘impact’ word! We have worked for over a decade on linking training with improved English. The teachers in our UK wide network respond when they see their pupils’ work improve as the result of quality resources and training
Your books are contributing to the golden age SF! 👇👇
SF Said@whatsfsaid.bsky.social · 8mo agoI believe this is a golden age of children's literature. There are books being published today that will shape the minds of generations; life-changing books whose readers will change the world. There really is a book for EVERYONE now - if we can just help every reader find those books!