Headteacher of Kimichi Birmingham, Chris Passey, is one of the judges for this years UKLA (United Kingdom Literacy Association) Book Awards in the 11-14+ category.
This is a unique opportunity for Kimichi students to engage with some brilliant new texts and have a hand in helping to choose the short list.
The longlists for the UKLA Book Awards, the only national awards judged by teachers, have been announced. Tailored to be useful for teachers in schools across the UK, there are three age categories for fiction and poetry and a category for Information books. This year’s longlists feature books in translation, past winners, exciting debuts and cover a huge range of genres, topics and themes.
Awards sponsor, Nikki Gamble of The Reading Journey, says, ‘The UKLA Book Awards are significant not only for the recognition and celebration of high-quality literature for children, but also for the underpinning principle that teachers’ knowledge of children’s books is fundamental to creating readers in classrooms. At a time when there is much talk about a crisis in reading for pleasure, we should pause to reflect on the teachers who are helping to buck this trend and how they achieve positive outcomes.’