After qualifying from Edinburgh University in Scotland with a BEd Honours in Primary Education and specialisms in English and Music, Pippa started her teaching career in London and taught across the primary age-range in several schools. Prior to joining the Literacy Tree, she managed a nursery, was a Deputy Head and a Local Authority Advisor in Merton. Pippa is an experienced Key Stage 1 and 2 moderator and adores seeking out the best in new children's literature to be included in Literacy Tree's monthly Literature Reviews.
Get in Touch: pippa@literacytree.com
As ever, we’re astonished at the calibre of new literature that is sent to us from publishers and publicists alike at Literacy Tree HQ for review. It’s always incredibly difficult to choose just a few of the titles. Nonetheless, we’ve…
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Every year at Literacy Tree we do our December Literature Review a little differently to those of other months: team members of Literacy Tree are invited to choose and review a book. Every year there’s always at least one book…
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Nostalgia is a powerful thing: a memory evoked, sometimes triggered by a sight, scent or song can transport us back to another place in time: time-travel. And isn’t that what we want a text with strong historical links to do?…
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Humans and animals are innately curious about the world but are we innately kind? In one of this month’s books that we’ve reviewed (There’s no such thing as a Silly Question) this could even be one of the questions asked.…
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One of the most important roles we play for the children in our lives is to guide them to develop a strong sense of self. Identity can be such a tricky thing to nurture: children learn from parents, family, teachers…
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Change is afoot with children (and teachers!) heading back to school. there’ll be excitement for some; nerves for others. Some children will take the new school year as an opportunity for a fresh start; others will seek comfort in being…
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