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November 14
Education for Liberation conference, Haverstock School
November 17
Prime Conference for teachers, Camden
November 11
Lecture to students and staff, Salford University on the myth of linguistic deprivation
November 19
Teachers conference, Brighton
November 23
Presentation of ‘Sad Book’ and discussion on cartoon books, bereavement etc at ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), London. Public event, all welcome
November 24
School visit, Welling
November 25
Children’s Bookshow visit to the Institut Francais, London
December 1
Event in Sheffield
December 8
Event in Dover
December 9
Adrian Mitchell memorial event, South Bank
December 13
Public event in Bookmarks Bookshop, Bloomsbury Way, London W1,
All welcome, please book.
December 15
School in Little Gaddesden
January 4
School INSET in Hackney
January 5 (and subsequent 12 Tuesday evenings)
MA Children’s Literature seminars, Birkbeck, University of London
January 13
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, yearlong poetry course, twilight session
January 26
University of Worcester
January 28
Holocaust Memorial Day at Seven Stories, Museum of the Children’s Book, Newcastle
February 1
Sixth Form Language conference with David Crystal and Simon Hoggart
February 2
British Library, talk about libraries
February 3
Sixth Form Language conference in Manchester
February 4
Childhood conference, Birkbeck
February 5
Brent Headteachers’ Conference, High Wycombe
February 9
Sixth Form Language Conference, London
February 11
A-Z of Poetry, schools’ performance, South Bank, London
February 11
7pm, Bishopsgate Institute, London, In Conversation with Annie Minton, author of ‘Ground Control’ – to discuss, urban regeneration, planning etc. Public welcome, books for sale
February 12
Crediton, Devon
February 25,26
Barbican for ‘Can I Have a Word?’ workshops with local schools
March 2
Sixth Form Language Conference, Birmingham
March 3
Acton, London (school)
March 3
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, twilight session for teachers on yearlong poetry course
March 4
Edinburgh for World Book Day, and video conference sessions
March 6
Public family performance at Stratford Circus, London.
All welcome, please book, please come!
Books for sale.
March 7
Linccs show at Haverstock School, Chalk Farm, London
March 8
School in Beckenham
April 19
Conference in Portsmouth
April 21
Twilight session with teachers at Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, yearlong course on poetry
May 4
INSET at school in Barnet
May 14-16
Children’s Literature festival, Dublin
May 18
Southend for school
May 20
Dagenham, London for school
May 24
Nottingham
May 26
Twilight session with teachers at Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, yearlong course on poetry
May 27
Wiltshire
June 7
Chatham
June 10
Bristol
June 14
Orpington
June 17
Lincolnshire
June 20
Opening of West House, Pinner, Heath Robinson archive and museum.
Public event
June 22
Mulberry School, Tottenham
June 24
Uttoxeter
June 29
Warwickshire, teachers conference
July 2
Public performance of Homemade Orchestra and the Nonsense show, Cleethorpes Jazz Festival, all welcome
July 7
All day presentations by teachers attending the yearlong poetry course at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
July 8
St Helen’s Primary School
July 13
Southwell
July 15
‘Bear Hunt’ event in Greenwich
September 29
Kingston
October 15
Teachers in Newport, Wales
October 22
Teachers conference, Epping, Essex
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