Source Description Date

• Network  “The Olden Times” newspaper resource
  We’ve joined forces with the Historical Association and children’s newspaper First News to bring you a resource that will help your pupils engage with the history of their local area whilst developing their writing skills. 9 May 2011 Network members only
• Kate Norgate - The Crick Crack Club  28 ways to turn children into storytellers
  A fabulous StoryQuest resource from Kate Norgate of The Crick Crack Club in association with The Prince's Foundation for Children & the Arts. Network theme: the power of story. 2 Feb 2012
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• Network   A guide to text types
  This helpful guide contains information about a variety of text types that are used in literacy. Network theme: writing 1 Mar 2013
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• Network  A guide to text types (sample)
  This is a sample of our helpful guide that contains information about a variety of text types that are used in literacy. 8 Mar 2013
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• Network  A passion for persuasion
  A teacher resource packed with practical ideas for introducing persuasive language to your pupils. 25 Jul 2011 Network members only
• National Literacy Trust  A research review: the importance of families and the home environment
  This paper looks in detail at the range of research underpinning the National Literacy Trust’s work with communities and local areas to embed a strategic approach to literacy. It evidences key findings around the importance of families, the home environme 29 Mar 2011
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• National Literacy Trust  A snapshot of local support for literacy: 2009 survey
  This report of a survey carried out in 2009 across 13 local authorities. It gives a snapshot of the barriers and opportunities to supporting family literacy across services and partners at a local level. 29 Mar 2011
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• National Literacy Trust  A snapshot of local support for literacy: 2010 survey
  This report of a survey carried out in 2010 across seven local authorities. It gives a snapshot of the barriers and opportunities to supporting family literacy across services and partners and compares findings to a similar report in 2009. 29 Mar 2011
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• Network and Rosalind Buckland  A toolkit: If shops have men’s departments, why shouldn’t libraries?
  Rosalind Buckland, librarian at Ripley St Thomas CE Academy in Lancaster presents her research on developing a boy specific area in the library, in the format of a helpful toolkit. Network theme: Boys and literacy 27 Apr 2012
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• Network  Adventures in Narrative
  Exemplar resources for developing creative writing in school through the use of visual arts. Network theme: the power of story. 13 Feb 2012 Network members only