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Tips for getting parents linked on Pageticker.

Schools adopt Pageticker for different reasons. Some want to replace paper reading diaries with a system that parents actually use. Others want better oversight of reading activity, improved book tracking, or a stronger reading culture across the school. Every setting is different. Because schools' objectives vary, there is no single "correct" way to evaluate the impact of Pageticker. The most meaningful assessment is one that measures progress against your own goals. To meas

Books can be a wonderful way to help children make sense of the big, complicated feelings life throws at them. The right story at the right moment can offer comfort, reassurance and a gentle way into conversations that may otherwise feel difficult to start. From grief and loss to identity, belonging and family, stories can give children a safe space to explore feelings and experiences they may not yet have the words for. Former teacher and Pageticker’s book specialist Carrie

Pageticker really is feature-packed, but we thought we'd share how our most popular features are being used in real life classrooms day-to-day. Friday morning assembly: Some schools use Pageticker’s certificates feature on a weekly basis, printing each class’s reading certificates every Friday ready to hand out during morning assembly. Fun Fact: we recently added the feature of being able to print the whole-class certificates to help them with this (downloaded as one printabl

Weekly news about what's happening in the world of children's literature, notable new book releases, insights into reading data and lots more.

Weekly news about what's happening in the world of children's literature, notable new book releases, insights into reading data and lots more.

The new framework from Ofsted places a strong emphasis on reading; not just attainment, but progress, engagement, and inclusion. Schools are now expected to demonstrate: clear evidence of reading progress over time that pupils read widely and often effective support for all learners a coherent, whole-school approach to reading Pageticker is designed to support schools in all of these areas by providing real-time, pupil-level insight into reading behaviour and progress. Below,

Weekly news about what's happening in the world of children's literature, notable new book releases, insights into reading data and lots more.

Weekly news about what's happening in the world of children's literature, notable new book releases, insights into reading data and lots more.

A number of our schools are using Pageticker exceptionally well. So I thought I'd share some best practice insights. Using Pageticker to track in school reading Some schools are using Pageticker to log guided reading, phonics groups, reading interventions and simply to log that they have heard a child read. Others have created groups to monitor their PPG children. Sharing highlights with Parents Some of our schools are using the weekly class usage emails to create an announce

World Maths Day on 26 March is a great chance to show that maths isn’t just about worksheets - it can start with a story. Many children feel anxious about maths, but will happily explore numbers, patterns and problem solving when they meet them in the pages of a good book. It’s an often overlooked fact that strong reading skills support maths attainment, from helping to understand word problems to grasping mathematical vocabulary and following multi-step reasoning. At Paget

After a break last week for half term, welcome back to this week’s round up of all things in children’s literature.