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Good intentions...
An analogy of how the end product doesn't always match up to our good intentions.
Mar 20, 20234 min read
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'But this little owl was a curious owl'
This quote is from Wow! Said the Owl, by Tim Hopgood, in which a curious owls stays up all day and discovers all manner of wonderful...
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Karra McFarlane, Oxford University Press Case Study
“Being a publisher, I felt that inclusion was something I needed to consider.” Karra McFarlane has gained a new level of insight into the...
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Rose Hall, Usborne Publishing Case Study
Rose Hall is a writer and editor at Usborne Publishing. Before the course, Rose was committed to doing the work on inclusion and was...
May 12, 20221 min read
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Finding myself and my family | Guest blog by Sam Langley-Swain
Finding myself and my family is a guest blog series exploring how people and families are represented in children's books.
Apr 7, 20224 min read
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Happy Families - Reinvented
My involvement in a reinvention of the Happy Families card game to make it more inclusive.
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Finding myself and my family | Guest blog by Heidi Steel
Guest blog series. Heidi Steel reflects on the representation of neurodivergent and unschooled children in books.
Jan 26, 20225 min read
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Kristen Harrison, Curved House Kids Case Study
Find out about Kristen Harrison's experience of Foundations for Inclusion
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Reflecting on 2021 and focus for 2022
It’s a little bit late, but I didn’t want to neglect reviewing 2021 and looking forward to 2022.
Jan 11, 20227 min read
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Finding my Family | Guest blog by Vicky Gooden
Finding my Family is a guest blog series exploring how families are represented in children's books, whether that's due to set-up,...
Nov 5, 20213 min read
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Finding Myself and My Family in Children's Books | Guest blog by Rebecca Olayinka
Finding my Family-Finding Myself is a guest blog series exploring how people and families are represented in children's books.
Oct 13, 20213 min read
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Trust
You might remember that back in January I shared my word of the year, which was Trust. In 2020 I'd completely changed how I was working...
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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Finding my Family | Guest blog by Cathy Kiwanuka
My husband and I have two daughters, aged 1 and 3, and I'm also a step-mum to his 14 year old son.
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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What's the message?
The messages children get about gender, and how they should act according to their gender start from a young age.
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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What's your worldview?
One of the biggest challenges the publishing industry has at the moment is the lack of diversity within the workforce.
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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Finding my Family | Guest blog by Aliza Nathoo
Aliza Nathoo is an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion advocate, and also happens to be an Asian, physically disabled female.
Feb 17, 20213 min read
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What is a family? (AKA – being sold a lie by the media)
Whilst I was raised in a very traditional family, the family I have built for myself as an adult is less conventional.
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Finding my Family | Guest blog by Laura Gallagher
A guest blog series exploring how families are represented in children's books. Laura Gallagher has a husband and a son born via IVF.
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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Why aren't we seeing more inclusive books published when we know how much they are needed?
I believe these are the most common reasons:
A belief that only certain books can be inclusive.
A belief that inclusive books are issue book
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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It's time to take action. In spite of everything that's going on.
There are many reasons to put off learning the foundations that are essential for creating inclusive books.
Jan 19, 20211 min read
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