Celebrate World Book Day 2020 with Usborne!
29th November 2019
Book your World Book Day 2020 event with an Usborne Organiser for your chance to win some amazing prizes for your school!
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29th November 2019
Book your World Book Day 2020 event with an Usborne Organiser for your chance to win some amazing prizes for your school!
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6th November 2019
Usborne Organiser, Amanda Saunders, shares with us why she nominated Bewbush Academy for School of the Term
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24th October 2019
Find out how you can book an author event for your school.
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18th October 2019
This month's new releases are all about reading for pleasure. From youngsters who are learning English as an additional language to those who need a little more encouragement to pick up a book; there's something to suit every reader!
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20th September 2019
Find out how Tamsin Winter's latest novel, Jemima Small Versus the Universe can be used in secondary schools.
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20th September 2019
With lots of reading titles to enjoy, two new creative subject-based titles and a spooky new edition of an old classic, there's plenty to choose from in October's picks.
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16th August 2019
With new additions to our Young Reading series, two fabulous new middle grade fiction reads and new history, maths and IT titles, September's picks are a fantastic start to the new school year.
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19th July 2019
With new additions to our reading schemes, home learning titles and lots of fabulous fiction to choose from, August's picks are focused on boosting confidence in literacy.
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21st June 2019
With a focus on literacy and PSHE, July's picks are all about helping children to develop confidence both personally and in the classroom.
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30th May 2019
Usborne Organiser Tina McGrane shows us round Mattishall Primary School's wonderful new reading space.
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24th May 2019
Our new releases this month are ideal for Early Years, KS1 and KS2 classrooms, with some fantastic picks for little ones starting school in September.
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20th May 2019
Find out who the lucky winners were of our schools prize draw competition.
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8th May 2019
Usborne Organiser Rona McColgan shares with us why she nominated Grange Primary School for School of the Term.
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18th April 2019
Our new releases this month are perfect for helping children develop confidence in key skills.
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20th March 2019
Usborne Organiser Kayleigh Adair shares with us why she nominated Avenue End Primary School for School of the Term.
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15th March 2019
With lots of fantastic fiction to choose from and a new addition to our Beginners series, there's something to grip every reader in April's picks.
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15th February 2019
With lots of new additions to Usborne's reading schemes, some wonderful middle grade fiction and new maths and science titles, there's something for every student in March's picks.
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5th February 2019
Usborne Organiser Christina Taylor shares with us why she nominated Millbrook Primary School for School of the Term.
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18th January 2019
With reading and writing titles galore, there's something to suit every young bookworm and budding writer in February's picks - from little ones just learning to put pen to paper, to devourers of YA fiction.
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18th December 2018
January's picks are full of variety, with a new addition to our phonics scheme for new readers, two new 'See Inside...' titles, and Wipe-Clean and Usborne Key Skills titles to help provide that bit of extra support at home.
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27th November 2018
Usborne Organiser Beth O'Donovan shares with us why she nominated Homefields Primary School for School of the Term.
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16th November 2018
December's picks are focused on developing literacy skills, whether that is for more confident readers, reluctant readers, or readers with English as an additional language.
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30th October 2018
Find out about the free resources that your local Usborne Organiser can provide for you.
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19th October 2018
November's picks are focused on English, with new additions to our phonics scheme for new readers, the Complete Dickens for readers looking to challenge themselves, and a creative writing book for budding authors themselves.
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28th September 2018
Find out how your local Usborne Organiser can support your school on parents' evenings.
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21st September 2018
With lots of new additions to Usborne's reading schemes, some fantastic fiction and an array of titles to cherish in any school library, October's picks are full of variety.
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4th September 2018
A brand new Usborne award to recognise the brilliant work that schools do to promote literacy and reading for pleasure.
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30th August 2018
Find out how your Organiser's knowledge of our fiction range can enhance the reading culture of your school.
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17th August 2018
With subject based titles to suit everyone from KS1 to KS5 and lots of brilliant new fiction titles, September's Picks for Schools are perfect to kick-start a new school year.
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26th July 2018
Find out how your Organiser can fund-raise on your behalf for brand new books for you school.
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20th July 2018
With reading titles in abundance, there is something to capture every pupil's interests from the earliest readers to young adults in August's picks.
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27th June 2018
Learn about how your Organiser can support your topic based study.
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15th June 2018
With lots of new fiction to enjoy and a range of new key skills practice pads, July's picks for schools are perfect for both extra help at home and a bit of relaxation with a new favourite book.
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31st May 2018
Find out more about our recommended class reads for Key Stages 2 and 3
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18th May 2018
With a whole host of books to read from phonics, to young reading, to YA fiction, June's picks are perfect for bookworms everywhere.
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14th May 2018
Find out more about Zanna Davidson's wonderful Billy and the Mini Monsters, Fairy Unicorns and Fairy Ponies series.
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11th May 2018
Find out about the event that won Dedworth Middle School a class set of Mockingbird on World Book Day.
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27th April 2018
Find out how Usborne books can support your pupils in successfully meeting the aims of the National Curriculum.
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20th April 2018
With lots of brilliant new fiction to choose from, May's titles will enthuse readers with imaginative plots and inspiring characters.
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9th April 2018
Find out about the event that won Flash Ley Community Primary School a set of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) books on World Book Day.
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5th April 2018
Find out more about Usborne's Reading Programme and why it could be a great choice for your pupils.
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4th April 2018
30 proof copies, two schools, and a whole heap of fun! Find out what happened when Organiser Nicky Powell treated two schools to an early read of a not-yet-published book.
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16th March 2018
With a focus on art and home-learning, April's titles will inspire creativity, and help children to develop confidence in key skills.
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16th February 2018
With a focus on different subjects, March's titles are perfect for enthusing an interest in a subject area, and for inspiring further learning about it.
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19th January 2018
Full of variety, February's titles will help with everything from early reading development, to grasping the basics of politics.
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15th December 2017
Our new releases this month are great for enthusing a life-long love of reading across all key stages.
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17th November 2017
Our new releases this month are perfect for KS1 & KS2.
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29th July 2015
Oliver Twist and How Elephants lost their Wings are now available in the new Guided Reading Pack format.
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3rd July 2015
Hercules, Wish Fish, The Railway Children and Anne Frank are now available to order.
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29th January 2015
The Emperor's New Clothes is now available to order.
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12th January 2015
Explore the new and revised book bands that have been assigned to the Usborne Phonics Readers series.
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20th November 2014
Two guided reading packs are now back in stock in a new format with virtual teacher's notes.
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15th October 2014
Two guided reading packs with virtual teacher's notes are back in stock - superb quality books, endorsed by reading experts, making practical classroom resources.
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2nd September 2014
What can I offer schools this autumn term?
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13th June 2014
Karen Simmonds shares her story on how rewarding it was doing an Usborne Community Book Pledge.
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9th April 2014
This year Children's Book Week has been brought forward to the summer for the first time and runs from 30 June - 04 July 2014.
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2nd April 2014
Our Community Book pledge is a simple, easy way for schools to increase their vital reading resources and for local businesses to support them in doing so.
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3rd February 2014
I offer Usborne sponsored reading and listening events that allow children to improve their literacy and raise money for new books.
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3rd January 2014
Get your pupils reading and receive free books with Usborne's service for teachers.
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31st October 2013
The system of Synthetic Phonics is helping children to improve their reading, research has found.
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