Jo Maxwell 🙋‍♀️
@jomaxwell.bsky.social
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Literacy Manager - FFT Literacy Team. 📚 https://fft.org.uk/literacy/ Teacher, leader, governor. Loves chocolate 🍫 and wine! 🍷
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ioe.bsky.social
Levels of enjoyment, engagement and trust drop significantly in students' first year of secondary school, with long-term consequences for their academic performance and wellbeing.

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/may/...
A quarter of pupils start to disengage from school during first year
The age at which pupils start to enjoy school less has been revealed in a new study by a UCL researcher.
www.ucl.ac.uk
jomaxwell.bsky.social
Glad it’s helping pupils who need reading support! Thanks for sharing.
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worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
Competitions alert 💥

From book bundles to a chance to win a virtual author visit for your school, we've got some brilliant prizes for all ages 📖🌟

Find out more and how to enter here - buff.ly/CZisVdq
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kathyrastle.bsky.social
** New resource ** We analysed the characteristics of words in 1200 books suitable for children and young people. Properties of each word (frequencies, etc) are now available in an interactive website.
cyp-lex.rastlelab.com
CYP-LEX
Discover what words children and young people encounter when they read
cyp-lex.rastlelab.com
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timrasinski.bsky.social
starts at 345 pm London, 1045 am New York .
Today 5.14
jomaxwell.bsky.social
You have a couple hours to sign up for @timrasinski.bsky.social today! #CPD #reading
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@fftedu.bsky.social is hosting Dr. Sarah Moseley, the session will offer practical, evidence-based strategies for removing barriers to reading and ensuring that every learner can thrive. fftcpd.my.canva.site
➜ Tue 20 May (09:00–10:00)
➜ Tue 20 May (15:45–16:45)
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You have a couple hours to sign up for @timrasinski.bsky.social today! #CPD #reading
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@fftedu.bsky.social have some more exciting free #CPD sessions coming up, on #fluency and #inclusive reading have a look here ➡️ www2.fft.org.uk/free-cpd
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worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
🎉 We’ve partnered with @carnegiemedals.bsky.social for a fantastic giveaway!

One lucky winner will receive a selection of 2025 shortlisted books, filled with powerful stories for secondary students.

Enter now for your chance to win: buff.ly/b13jLHZ

Giveaway closes 14th May 2025
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damsoned.bsky.social
After 2+ years, many rewrites & piloting, I am so pleased that this has been published! A free, online training programme for non-specialist secondary practitioners about the development of reading. Includes practical strategies that can be adapted for any classroom. 1/2
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Supporting all readers in secondary school
A short course for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels.
www.gov.uk
jomaxwell.bsky.social
If you need any tips on preparing for the Phonics Screening Check. You are welcome at our free events:
- 08.05.2025 – 15:45 - 16:30 - tinyurl.com/57cpv5wc
- 13.05.2025 – 15:45 - 16:30 - tinyurl.com/9kzjpy7n #psccheck #phonics #ks1 👋 and do have a look at our other events here. fftcpd.my.canva.site
FFT Free literacy CPD events
Free to all schools, our termly literacy CPD programme provides a range of training, advice, support and updates for senior leaders, teachers and governors.
fftcpd.my.canva.site
jomaxwell.bsky.social
Deepest condolences 🖤. These words helped me through the loss of loved one. Hopefully they will bring some comfort. So sorry for your loss.
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roywd.bsky.social
The brilliant Dawn Loiuse Cox 15th December 1977-April 9th 2025. My Soulmate. Love of my life. My Rock. My World. Enjoy your final nap HB xx I am lost, lost, lost.
jomaxwell.bsky.social
Really great to be at the #worldlitercysummit in #oxford with colleagues and learning more about #reading and #literacy. @fftedu.bsky.social #earlyyears #primary #secondary 📚
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timleunig.bsky.social
"A rompingly good read" <<< I will take that, thank you. Do judge for yourself by reading my @schoolsweek.bsky.social column - schoolsweek.co.uk/can-ofsted-l...
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ruthswailes.bsky.social
Out today-so exciting !
Download your free copy. Written by practitioners and early years specialists, with links to @sirenfilms.bsky.social in each chapter and a foreward by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
A must read for everyone working with young children.
www.early-years-reviews.com/play-matters
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headteacherchat.bsky.social
Do you remember ‘Excellence and Enjoyment’? Just remember carrying the ‘lunchbox’ around!
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Looking for some #free #literacy #CPD? Sign up here fftcpd.my.canva.site #phonicsscreeningcheck and more. @edusky.bsky.social
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mxfb.bsky.social
Top tip now the ☀️ is out: have 1-1 meetings after the school day is finished outside as walking-talking meetings, wherever possible!
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worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
Don’t miss our collection designed by Anita Mangan available to buy on our World Book Day shop.
From t-shirts to tote bags, every purchase helps the charity World Book Day® encourage more children enjoy reading & experience the life-changing benefits it brings
worldbookday.teemill.com
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apoorplayer.bsky.social
Mine is chaotic. Since we moved it's mostly alphabeticall. Fiction and non ficton are sort of split but not entirely and some stuff is just collected together eg all my Persephone editions.
yougov.co.uk
How do you organise your books? Most book owners... don't

Not organised: 45%
By size: 19%
By genre: 17%
Alphabetically, by author: 11%
By whether I've read them: 10%
By colour: 4%
Alphabetically, by title: 2%
Other: 6%

yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...