In this episode of Talk for Teachers, Pie and Jamie talk to the wonderful SF Said about reading for pleasure in light of recent calls for a second 'year of reading' to become a DECADE of focus on reading.

SF Said is the author of award-winning children’s books including Tyger, Phoenix and Varjak Paw – which featured in BookTrust’s list of 100 Best Children’s Books from the last 100 Years, and has been studied as part of the national Key Stage 2 curriculum. Said is a powerful advocate for making reading a more inclusive experience for more children.

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Talk for Writing, by Pie Corbett

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In this episode of Talk for Teachers, Pie and Jamie talk to the wonderful Shirley Clarke about adaptive teaching, formative assessment, talk partners and self-efficacy.

Shirley is a world expert in combining theory and practice of formative assessment, a proven key to learning confidence and success. She has authored and co-authored many books and runs teacher action research teams across the UK and beyond. She is currently working on and delivering CPD on ‘Reducing Anxiety in the Primary School’ with Dr. Angela Evans, incorporating work of action research teams and their findings.

Link to the Talk for Teachers Recommended Reading List:⁠The Talk for Teachers Podcast - Recommended Reads⁠

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Shirley Clarke

https://www.shirleyclarke-education.org/

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Pie Corbett

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Jamie Evans

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⁠www.facebook.com/mreeducation⁠

⁠www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-evans-94b7b0415⁠

Talk for Writing, by Pie Corbett

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In this episode, host Pie Corbett and producer Jamie Evans talk to Piers Torday about his motivation and inspiration as a published author. Piers is an award-winning and bestselling writer. His first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and is being adapted for the stage by the Unicorn and National Theatre. On the podcast, he talks about how he was inspired by the works of CS Lewis to write the Lost Magician and talks about the immense power of the imagination and imaginative writing.

Link to the Talk for Teachers Recommended Reading List:⁠The Talk for Teachers Podcast - Recommended Reads⁠

Useful links:

Pie Corbett

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https://www.facebook.com/pie.corbett.3

Jamie Evans

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https://x.com/MrJ_Evans

https://www.facebook.com/mreeducation

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-evans-94b7b0415

Talk for Writing, by Pie Corbett

https://www.talk4writing.com

https://www.instagram.com/talk_for_writing

https://www.facebook.com/Talk4Writing

https://www.linkedin.com/company/70784711

Piers Torday

https://www.pierstorday.co.uk/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/piers-torday-a5b420392/

https://www.facebook.com/pierstorday/