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Laura Spargo
@lauraspargo.bsky.social
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📚✍️ Dedicated Primary English specialist.
🇬🇧🇪🇸🇦🇪 Experienced international educator.
✨️📨 Weekly blog, Glimmers in Education: https://substack.com/@lauraspargo
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✨️ How fantastic to spend the afternoon with leaders and teachers at @hallsvillesch.bsky.social and @scottwilkieprimary.bsky.social

✍️❤️📖 We explored how a range of Opening Doors strategies (and the principles behind these) will continue to inspire ambition in ALL pupils.

@openingdoors.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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💡Bob Cox (@openingdoors.bsky.social) and I both sharing in our enjoyment of reading the latest issue of @natefeed.bsky.social 'Teaching English' magazine!

💭 Great minds thinking alike!

@thecockerill.bsky.social @suepinnick.bsky.social

#EnglishTeachers #InitialTeacherEducation #EduSky
December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Inspirational writing and amazing display at @hallsvillesch.bsky.social, inspired by the poem 'High Flight' written by 19-year old Royal Canadian Air Force pilot John Magee.
The unit for sharing this poem with your pupils can be found in @openingdoors.bsky.social Opening Doors to Quality Writing.
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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✨️ A pause in the middle of an exceptional day of thought, inspiration and the power to make meaningful change.

@empathylabuk.bsky.social

#EmpathyEducation #EduSky
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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✨️ What an incredible morning visiting @hallsvillesch.bsky.social to experience their immersive learning experiences, reading environments and investment in teachers' professional development- and curiosity.
📖 It is true, at Hallsville you're never far from a book!
@justimaginecentre.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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📖 A lovely way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
💭 If you haven't read Squid Squad by @aoifedooley.bsky.social I would highly recommend doing so.
😆 Full of laughs, vibrant characters and exquisitely illustrated detail.
❤️ I just love Zing!
@justimaginecentre.bsky.social
#EduSky #PrimaryReading #books
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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💭 A pleasure to spend an afternoon thinking about poetry & prose.
👻 Even better to be adding a sprinkling of Bram Stoker & Edgar Allan Poe.
💡 Imagine the ideas these rich texts can generate.
📢 Join us at @hallsvillesch.bsky.social on November 26th to find out more! @openingdoors.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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😂 Spending some time with my friend's son today, I just had to share some laugh-outloud poetry.

📚 He tells me he's doesn't like reading, I know it's because he's on a journey to find the right things to read.

I know what I'll be buying him for Christmas @joshuaseigal.bsky.social!

#Poetry #EduSky
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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✨️ Wonderful to see the Opening Doors books at the @openuni-rfp.bsky.social and @uklitassociation.bsky.social Reading for Pleasure Conference in Milton Keynes today.

@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social

#ReadingForPleasure
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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📚❤️ Could there be a better end to the day than taking the "blue book" (i.e. everything you need to know about Opening Doors) to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social?

@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social

#edusky #primaryenglish #reading #writing
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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💡Poetry, prose & penny dreadfuls. A wonderful way to end the afternoon, hearing how @ipatedu.bsky.social have created exciting writing opportunities using the Opening Doors strategies.
The OD team are feeling inspired!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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✨️A lunch time pause at today's Opening Doors celebration.
💡Hearing from Penn Wood and Mulgrave Primary describe their journeys, with diverse literature and lots of chance to get writing!
📚❤️✍️Looking forward to this afternoon.
@openingdoors.bsky.social
@englishassociation.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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✨️ What a truly wonderful way to celebrate the beauty of poetry & its power to encapsulate & evoke emotions.
❤️ I laughed, I shed a tear, I was wholeheartedly inspired.
🙏🏻 Thank you @justimaginecentre.bsky.social, @piecorbett.bsky.social, @zarow.bsky.social, Michaela Morgan & Tom Morgan-Jones.
October 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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✨️ Happy National Poetry Day everyone!✨️

A wonderful opportunity to delve into the work of @katewakeling.bsky.social through a totally *free* lesson sequence planned by @openingdoors.bsky.social

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#NationalPoetryDay #EduSky
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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📢 An exciting opportunity for teachers in the Newham area
💡 A practical & immersive morning, exploring how to create exciting English experiences, ensuring *ALL* children succeed.
@openingdoors.bsky.social
@hallsvillesch.bsky.social
@thinktalkleah.bsky.social
@juliesargent.bsky.social
#edusky
September 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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✨️ This week's 'glimmer' shares a round-up of some of my favourite ideas (for pupils and teachers) from my time in schools this year.

🦊 Listening foxes is one of my favourites!

🔗 To read them all, take a look at my blog in full: open.substack.com/pub/lauraspa...
August 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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💡 What a fantastic opportunity to share fresh perspectives on Reading for Pleasure & *Growth* at Summit Learning Trust's professional learning conference yesterday.
💭 'Be Curious' was the theme of the day & with rich texts & engaging concepts, this was celebrated!
#edusky
@openingdoors.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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💭 Reflecting on a heartening & joyful @theclpe.bsky.social CLiPPA awards ceremony where the power of poetry & the spoken word were celebrated in abundance.
✨️ Spending the afternoon with @openingdoors.bsky.social was of course a highlight - discussing excellence & equity for all
#edusky #poetry
June 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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🚄💬 Back at Derby station again, excited to catch up with @justimaginecentre.bsky.social and @openingdoors.bsky.social

📚❤️ I also can't wait to attend the @theclpe.bsky.social CLiPPA poetry awards tomorrow!
June 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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🐂 What a joy to be in Birmingham again, ready to deliver another practical & collaborative Opening Doors session!
❤️📚✍️ Today - poetry, prose & excellence for all!
@openingdoors.bsky.social @thinktalkleah.bsky.social @juliesargent.bsky.social @crownhousepub.bsky.social
#edusky #primaryenglish
June 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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'Let us unite in understanding the complexities of poverty and endeavour to create meaningful change.' - @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social, Katrina Morley OBE
💡A few enlightening chapters into this important book - written for educators and leaders.
✨️ Highly recommended.
@bloomsburyed.bsky.social
#edusky
June 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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🇪🇸 A slightly warmer train journey today to share ideas around strategies for reading in the curriculum, which promote enjoyment and autonomy.
✨️ To find out more, take a look at this week's 'glimmer'

open.substack.com/pub/lauraspa...

#edusky
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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💰 Intentional spending of budgets in education is so important.
📚 An engaging, holistic curriculum led by rich & inspiring texts should be the basis of all English offerings.
✨️ For ideas & suggestions, take a look at this week's 'glimmer'
@openingdoors.bsky.social @justimaginecentre.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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💡 Looking forward to sharing my thoughts in Newham on English working parties this week.
👥️👥️👥️ Intentional opportunities for collaboration & valuing educators' interest and development truly is key.
✨️ To read this week's 'glimmer' 👇🏻

open.substack.com/pub/lauraspa...

@justimaginecentre.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM