About this blog
Welcome to the Curriculum Centre's blog on children's literature. The blog is designed for trainee teachers in the School of Education at the University of Brighton and aims to keep students up to date with new and recommended children's books for use in their teaching practice. The blog also aims to encourage the use of children's literature to make links across all subject areas.
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Author Archives: Laura Brett
Shortlist for the Branford Boase Award 2020
The shortlist for the Branford Boase Award 2020 was released last week. This award celebrates debut authors in the world of children’s [...]
Ebooks for English education
After receiving a request from a student looking for help with accessing theory books electronically, I thought it would be useful to do a b [...]
Are you ready for World Book Night?
There has been some good news from the Reading Agency today, as it revealed the results of its survey, which shows that the nation is readin [...]
Children’s literature & Covid-19
There have been quite a few announcements in the world of children’s literature over the past few weeks, in response to the outbreak o [...]
Shortlist for the UKLA Book Awards 2020
The shortlist for the UKLA book awards 2020 were announced earlier this week. This year, teachers involved in selecting titles for the short [...]
World Autism Awareness Day & International Children’s Book Day
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. Running annually on the 2nd of April for the past 13 years, autism-friendly events and educational acti [...]
Authors & illustrators online
It’s that time of the week, when we look at what’s been happening in the world of children’s literature. During the past w [...]
Online resources available
NATE have made a range of teaching resources and publications available online for staff and students. These include teaching resources for [...]
Carnegie & Kate Greenaway shortlist 2020
The shortlist for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals were announced today. There were 8 books selected for each category. It is particul [...]
Teaching ideas on Cast of Thousands
A new website has been created by a former teacher, writer and creative learning consultant which is aimed at educators working with childre [...]
Wordfest and Vashti Hardy
There are a few author visits/reading festivals taking place in public libraries this month which are well worth going to. Wordfest is curre [...]
