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Get ready for Teen Takeover Day!

Posted on 19 August 202420 August 2024
  • Creative writing
  • Reading
  • takeover
  • teens

Which Witch?

Posted on 29 October 201925 November 2019
Get thinking about how witches have been written about throughout history, who’s written about them and why.
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Gender
  • History
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading

Finding Your Place in the World

Posted on 15 October 201916 October 2019
American author and king of cool Kwame Alexander shares his top tips for building confidence in young people
  • 2nd level
  • 3rd / 4th level
  • Authors
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Growing up
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Reading Gothic

Posted on 30 October 201830 October 2018
A toolkit to help older pupils decipher key Gothic themes and motifs
  • Key stage 5
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Around the World in Books

Posted on 10 May 201816 November 2018
An international reading list from the Edinburgh International Book Festival Baillie Gifford Schools Programme 2018
  • All Levels
  • Reading
  • Reading list

Exploring Robert Louis Stevenson’s Edinburgh with LitLong

Posted on 23 November 201715 March 2021
Explore the works of Robert Louis Stevenson through a unique literary map of Edinburgh
  • 2nd level
  • Creative writing
  • Edinburgh
  • Key stage 3
  • Reading
  • SQA Set Texts/Authors

New Online Course – How To Read A Novel

Posted on 10 May 20178 May 2017
Get your pupils excited about reading with our online course
  • Key stage 5
  • Reading
  • Senior phase

Book Festival at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair

Posted on 14 April 201713 April 2017
Find out about our trip to the world's largest children's book trade fair
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