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IELTS Writing Task 1 – Tips and common mistakes to avoid
In his latest post, Martin Wilson gives advice on the first IELTS writing task, offering tips to avoid some of the most common pitfalls that prevent candidates from obtaining the highest possible grade.
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ELT Reader of the Month – Smurfs: The Lost Village
Our ELT Readers are a series of graded readers for young English learners. This month, the spotlight is on Smurfs: The Lost Village, a Level 3 ELT Reader based on the latest film in the much-loved Smurfs series.
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Make life easier with Language Lab
Looking for ways to make your language teaching easier? Take a look at our top five reasons to start using Language Lab.
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Tricks and tips to ensure an engaging lesson
In Martin Wilson’s latest blog, find out how to keep your students engaged using the ELT expert’s top tips.
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A Year of Reading: Indexing Books
In Dr Kornel Kossuth’s tenth post for us as he continues on in his challenge to promote reading for pleasure during the school day, he discusses the censorship of books, and whether it’s something we should consider when…
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ELT Reader of the Month – Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
Our ELT Readers are a series of graded readers for young English learners. This month, the spotlight is on Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie, a Level 1 ELT Reader based on the classic Peanuts series.
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The Education Insider: Who are we even doing this for?!
In her latest post for us, education expert Jodie Lopez discusses the importance of changing the SLT conversation so that teachers know exactly who their assessment data is for.
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The Education Insider: Can summative assessment become formative?
In her latest post for us, education expert Jodie Lopez discusses looking at testing in a positive way; using children’s results as a basis for delivering targeted support.
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Make the most out of PM
PM is the largest and most finely levelled reading programme in the UK, with a pedagogically sound, proven approach to making every child a successful, balanced reader. To help you to make the best use of PM resources, we…
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Top 5 dos and don’ts for an English Language Teacher
In his second post for us, experienced English language teacher Martin Wilson shares best practice for fellow ELT professionals – from adapting lesson plans to teaching with a smile.
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The Education Insider: A light at the end of the tunnel?
In her latest post for us, education expert Jodie Lopez discusses the Education Select Committee’s latest report on primary assessment and sets out the key points you need to know.
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Connectors: ‘A Walk In My Shoes’ by Kate Chandulal
Diagnosed with scoliosis at birth and contracting meningitis aged 5, life has been anything but ordinary for Kate Chandulal. As part of our ‘Connectors’ series, we’re publishing Kate’s story, ‘A Walk In My Shoes’, where…
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Why don’t English Language Teachers have all the answers?
In his first post for us, experienced English language teacher Martin Wilson discusses the irregularities of English – and how even teachers of the language don’t have all the answers.
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The Education Insider: This is not the data you are looking for
In her fourteenth post for us, education expert Jodie Lopez discusses why it’s so important to devote some time to gap analysis in a life after levels.
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Running a Book Club Part 2: Cannon Park Primary School
We asked Nicola Cleveland, school librarian at Cannon Park Primary School, to blog about her experience of running a Scholastic Book Club. In her second post, she talks about what happens after the children receive their…
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A Year of Reading: Guided Reading
In Dr Kornel Kossuth’s eighth post for us as he continues on in his challenge to promote reading for pleasure during the school day, he discusses guided reading; what it actually means, and how it can help your pupils…
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Our top picks for teaching children English
Our Popcorn ELT Readers are a series of low-level, graded readers aimed at students in the early stages of learning English. We believe that learning English should be fun, so every Reader is based on a popular film, TV…
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Top 100 Children’s Books for Teachers – ages 9-11
In our final post in the Top 100 series, discover the top picks for children aged 9-11.
Earlier this academic year, we conducted a survey with over 1000 book-loving teachers across the UK and Ireland to find out which…
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Top 100 Children’s Books for Teachers – ages 7-9
In our third post in the Top 100 series, discover the top picks for children aged 7-9.
Earlier this academic year, we conducted a survey with over 1000 book-loving teachers across the UK and Ireland to find out which…
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Top 100 Children’s Books for Teachers – ages 5-7
In our second post in the Top 100 series, discover the top picks for children ages 5-7.
Earlier this academic year, we conducted a survey with over 1000 book-loving teachers across the UK and Ireland to find out which…
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Top 100 Children’s Books for Teachers – ages 3-5
After the Childwise 2016 report published yesterday highlighted that parents spend £8 on books for their preschool daughters a month but only £6 on their preschool son’s books, we asked parent of a pre-schooler and digital…
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Our top Modern Foreign Language resources: February
The Mary Glasgow Magazines resource bank is home to over 14,000 resources in French, Spanish, German and English. Every magazine subscription comes with free, unlimited downloads from the resource bank for a whole year –...
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Who was Mary Glasgow?
You may know Mary Glasgow Magazines as a range of fun language-learning magazines for teenagers, but what about the face behind the famous name?
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Teachers call for greater Department for Education commitment to languages in schools – new Scholastic survey
London, 29th September 2016 – Teachers are calling for the Department for Education to place more importance on modern foreign languages (MFL), according to new research published by Mary Glasgow Magazines, part of…
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The short guide to the new education reforms
This week’s budget revealed plans for major reforms to education in England over the next five years – read on for a short summary of the main points you need to know, and how they could affect your child.
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Summer Reading: Rainy Day Activities
It’s summer, and you’re going to be met with the inevitable rainy day. But don’t worry! There are plenty of fun indoor activities to do that make reading fun.
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Summer Reading: Out and About
It’s not a surprise that sitting inside reading may not be the most appealing idea for kids during the summer holidays. The good news is that there’s also plenty of reading to do outdoors.
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Summer Reading: Tips for Raising Lifelong Readers
Giving children the freedom to read what they want, when they want can become one of the highlights of the summer holidays, and can establish a lifelong love of reading.
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Summer Reading: How to Beat the Summer Slide
With the holidays just around the corner, how can you help stop the summer slide but still let the kids (and you!) enjoy a well-deserved break?
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Our Favourite Fictional Dads
With Father’s Day only a few days away, we’ve been chatting a lot around the office about our favourite fictional dads. From lawyers and wizards, to foxes and bears, here’s our list celebrating dads of all shapes, sizes…
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Scholastic is the new distributor of the Marie Clay Collection
The collection is the most trusted guidance for teachers managing early literacy including Reading Recovery.
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Bringing Books to Life: Take a Look Inside the Ultimate Minecraft Bedroom
We were blown away when we were sent pictures of this incredible Minecraft bedroom. Read the story behind the makeover!
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May the 4th be with you
What better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than with a whole load of books?!
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Scholastic Book Fair Success Story
Yesterday, we heard from a small school in Ireland who ran their first book fair in 20 years.
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Happy Easter from Scholastic!
Spring into the Easter holidays with £5 off when you spend £25 or more plus free delivery!
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Hooray for Silliness!
Children overwhelmingly agree that their favourite books are the ones they pick out themselves. And what are they looking for? Books that make them laugh!
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Success for Scholastic at Education Show
Last week Scholastic sponsored, and exhibited at, the Education Show in Birmingham, and took home the Educational Book Award for the 100 Lessons series.
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Free workshops with Liz Pichon and Katharine Bailey at the Education Show
Places at our free reading workshops at the Scholastic Reading Hub are filling up fast!
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Win a two night family stay at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington for Mother’s Day
To say thank you to all mums this Mother’s Day, we’re giving you the chance to win a two night family stay at the 5 star Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.
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Our readers celebrate World Book Day in style
On World Book Day, we asked our readers to share their World Book Day costumes with us and the response was overwhelming! Here are some of the highlights.
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Celebrate World Book Day 2015 with Scholastic
Have a look at our free classroom resources; share your costumes with us (and win!); find more ideas and activities online; or see our authors and illustrators live!
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An Ode to Books
This Valentine’s Day, we want to say thank you dear books. Thank you for the stories, the pictures, the worlds and the characters, the authors, the illustrators, the librarians and booksellers.
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Safer Internet Day: Resources to help you create a safer internet!
Today is Safer Internet Day so we’ve compiled some resources and tips to help parents, teachers and kids create a safer internet.
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UK ONLY: Essential pocket guide for the National Curriculum
Baffled by all the changes in the new National Curriculum? We’ve put together the essential pocket guide no parent should be without.
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Go beyond the page for World Book Day 2015
This World Book Day, why not try sharing a story with your kids, and then continue the story off the page? Here are some top tips to get you started!
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National Storytelling Week: Turn your students into storytellers with these free tools
Spark your students’ imaginations and help them bring stories to life with these free resources for storytelling, for National Storytelling Week.
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UK ONLY: Scholastic is the new home of PM, the UK’s largest reading programme
We are delighted to announce that Scholastic is the new distributor of the bestselling and award-winning PM reading programme.
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National Storytelling Week: Free resources for reading aloud
With National Storytelling Week just around the corner, here are some free teaching resources for reading aloud in the classroom.
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Merry Christmas from Scholastic!
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you all in 2015 for another excellent year of reading!
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The Ultimate Scholastic Christmas Playlist
From ‘80s pop classics (is it really Christmas without a little Wham!?) to spine-tingling, tear-inducing carols like O Holy Night, here are the carols and songs topping our Christmas playlists.
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Carols, Christmas trees and turkey this #ScholasticChristmas
Get into the festive spirit with our authors & illustrators, as they share their favourite Christmas traditions, childhood memories and carols. Join the #scholasticchristmas action on Twitter and Facebook.
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Pudding vs Cake, favourite books and more this #ScholasticChristmas
All week our brilliant authors and illustrators have been sharing their favourite Christmas memories and traditions. Watch the videos, and share your own memories with us!
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Anti Bullying Week: Wonder giveaway and introducing Seven Days
Books like Wonder and the upcoming Seven Days can be a great resource for helping talk about bullying with kids and teens.
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Remembering the First World War
Remembrance Day is coming, and this year we’re thinking especially of those who died in the First World War a century ago.
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Our top five ghoulishly good books for Halloween
What better way to get into the Halloween spirit than with some fiendishly freaky reads?
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National Poetry Day, remember? Remember!
It’s time to celebrate with a rhyme and a haiku, because today is National Poetry Day!