Online school events

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  1. A woman with short black hair, resting her chin on her hand and gazing upwards. She's wearing pink lipstick, a blue suit jacket and colourful bracelets.
    Years 10 – 13
    Free

    Exploring Black British Literature – Live! with Malorie Blackman

    Renowned author Malorie Blackman joins us at the Library as we take our popular Exploring Black British Literature workshop live onstage.

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  2. Year 3 – 6
    Free

    Make a Guidebook: Around the World

    A creative literacy journey for primary years with Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Viviane Schwarz.

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  3. A black and white artwork projected on a screen, featuring a large eye, with a house where the pupil should be, and the wording 'Nobody chooses to be a refugee!'
    Years 3 – 11
    Free

    Refugee Week: No Place Like Home

    The Sanctuary Foundation’s No Place Like Home competition prize-giving ceremony returns to the Library.

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  4. An illustration of a stack of books with colourful spines
    Teacher CPD
    Free

    Bennie Kara explores representation in literary texts

    An adaptation of the most popular workshop at the Lit in Colour Teacher Conference 2025.

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  5. Portraits of three figures in black and white, and a fourth against a yellow back drop with text above reading Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole
    Teacher CPD
    Free

    19th-century non-fiction by writers of colour

    A session in collaboration with Lit in Colour exploring our latest teaching resource supporting English at KS3 – 5.

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  6. Joseph Coelho jumping against a background of blue sky
    Years 1 – 2
    Free

    Celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge

    Save the date for this joyous jamboree of Key Stage 1 reading.

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  7. A children's book titled Gruffalo Granny by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. An illustration depicts child, parent and granny gruffalo creatures with friendly faces, fur, horns and claws stood in a woodland clearing.
    Years 1 – 3
    Free

    Gruffalo Granny with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

    Start the new school year with a treat for your primary class.

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  8. A person, seen from behind, wearing a white shirt, headphones and hair in a bun. They are looking at a blue patterned image
    Years 10–13
    Free

    Sounds Familiar? Online

    Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive through this online workshop.
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