Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
The shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 has been announced. Find out more about these great titles here
The shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 has been announced. Find out more about these great titles here
School Library Service can support schools to deliver the Power Of Reading by providing copies of the core texts used to deliver the programme. We have a range of whole set class readers such as Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson and Wonder by R. J. Palacio. We also provide Learning to Read and Literacy Collections to align with each key stage – these are boxes of approximately 30 books with a range of titles from each core list.
We are in the process of updating our author packs to align with some of the key authors on the core list, such as Emily Gravett, David Lucas and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Plus, we are developing some thematic book packs to broaden discussion around the core texts; our Refugee Pack is now available to schools.
In addition to book resources, we can deliver training in school to increase teacher’s wider knowledge of high quality children’s literature. And we offer author visits to schools in conjunction with the public library service.
Developed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) the Power of Reading is a whole school development project aimed at raising attainment in reading and writing for all pupils. Using high quality children’s literature and creative teaching approaches POR engages both teachers and pupils in the literacy curriculum. You can find out more about the POR programme here
The award is a self assessment process which is carried out by a designated member of school staff and endorsed by the Head Teacher. It is an audit of 20 key activities with supporting documentation where necessary. This is then submitted to the School Library Service for assessment.
The process is designed to be flexible and achievable for busy people. The assessment tool provides a measure of how well your school library is doing. It gives an snapshot of where your library is at the moment and enables you to plan for future progression. On completion, each school will receive a certificate to display in the school foyer and one for your school library.
If your school would like to work towards achieving the SLS-UK School Library Award, please contact us for an application pack. There is an administration fee of £50 for schools who subscribe to Knowsley School Library Service; £60 for non-subscribing schools who are members of the School Library Association or £70 for all other schools.
May 2023
All month – National Share-a-Story month National Share-a-Story Month
15th – 21st May – Mental Health Awareness Week
17th May – Shortlist for Klaus Flugge Prize for picture book illustration is announced Klaus Flugge Prize
June 2023
5th June – World Environment Day
8th June – Empathy Day Empathy Day 2023
15th June – Curtis Jobling author event for Knowsley schools
17th June – OU Reading for Pleasure Conference OU RFP Conference
21st June – National writing Day National Writing Day 2023
22nd June – National Windrush Day
23rd-25th June – UKLA International Conference Writing Matters
26th-30th June – School Diversity Week
30th June – Phil Earle promotional book event for Knowlsey schools- venue to be confirmed
June – Shortlist for SLA Information Book Award announced
At Knowsley School Library Service we are always looking to develop new resources. This term we have put together some STEM resource boxes to tie in with the Year of Engineering 2018 and to encourage children to develop their subject knowledge. The boxes contain a selection of the latest science, technology, engineering, art and maths books for children. Plus, Micro bits and accompanying information to encourage children to have fun developing their coding skills.
If your school has a Service Level Agreement with us you can order a STEM box by submitting a project loan form Non-SLA schools can borrow these resources at a cost of £45.00 per box per term here
Hosted by Liverpool John Moores University, the event is aimed at both primary and secondary
educators. Delegates will be looking at ways to share best practice including ideas around
promoting reading for pleasure, nurturing competent readers and writers and using reading materials across the curriculum and the education phases.
It’s set to be a great day packed full of all things about reading, including keynote speakers, workshops, exhibitors and a book shop. Author Cathy Cassidy, English teachers Matt Pinkett and Chris Curtis, Professor Kate Cain and educator Wayne Tennant are some of the featured guest speakers at this year’s event.
So why not join us at #RRGoesToUni at LJMU I.M.Marsh campus. It would be great to see you there. Tickets are available from Eventbrite
The School Library Association Information Book Award is an annual event celebrating information books. This year’s overall winner chosen by the judges was Look I’m a Scientist published by Dorling Kindersley; whilst the Children’s Choice overall winner was 100 Things You Should Know About Food published by Usborne and illustrated by Parko Polo and Mariani Federico. You can find out more about the winners and the shortlisted titles here
Santa is ever so busy in the run up to Christmas. He’s got presents to wrap, reindeers to wake and a sleigh to start. But has he forgotten something? And will he be ready on time……
A fun, fresh take on an old poem from one of our favourite picture book authors. Great stuff for reading aloud and a must for every Christmas book collection.
‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas(That’s Christmas Eve Eve),
and Santa was wiping his brow on his sleeve.
Green elves were sewing,
blue elves were counting,
Red elves were carving,
the pressure was mounting!
Run by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’, National Non-Fiction November is an annual celebration which aims to promote reading non-fiction for pleasure. Now in its 50th anniversary year, NNFN is a great opportunity to celebrate the diversity and range of factual books for children and young people.
You can find out more about NNFN here