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SPaG as a form of amusement
Is it really possible to teach spelling, punctuation and grammar as a set of games?
April 20, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (14 Apr 2022)
I’m delighted to let you know that the Years 3-4 book for Contemporary Children’s Literature has gone to the printers and will be on sale from 30 April. I’m really looking forward to seeing this book in print!
April 14, 2022 -
Help with ‘Levelling Up’
To quote the Government ‘Levelling Up’ white paper: “Too many young people are still leaving education without the skills and knowledge to cook and live healthily.”
April 12, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (7 Apr 2022)
On Monday we were delighted and honoured to find out that we’ve been shortlisted for the IPA Education Publisher of the Year award for the second year in a row.
April 7, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (31 March 2022)
Did you know today is Eiffel Tower Day? It marks the completion in 1889. The lifts weren’t in operation for the launch, so the attendees had to use the stairs.
March 31, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (24 March 2022)
How many books would you guess are published in the UK per day?
I was shocked to read there’s an average of 458 new titles released per day (Nielsen BookData).March 24, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (10 Mar Newsletter)
Here is what has been happening in the office this week.
What a ‘cracking’ cover!
This morning we received our advance copies of Cracking English Grammar in KS2.March 11, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (3 March 2022)
It’s World Book Day today!
If you are celebrating World Book Day, I hope you and your class are enjoying the day!March 3, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (24 Feb 2022 Newsletter)
I’m delighted to say that Cracking English Grammar in Key Stage 2 is at the printers. I’m really looking forward to seeing the printed copies towards the end of next week. The ebook version is already available on our website, if you can’t wait to receive your copy.
March 2, 2022 -
The idea and the poem
One is with an emphasis on ideas which can be expressed poetically, the other is focusing on the structure and rhyme of the poem itself.
March 2, 2022
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