Teachers' info.

We have a number of resources available to teachers this year:

Free books!  This year, we have thousands of free copies of Small Island to distribute across the city. We also have reading guides and teaching packs to help with your enjoyment of the books.

You can collect your free books and reading guides from the following places from the 11th of January 2007 onwards:

All Liverpool libraries
Some Merseyside libraries
(Please check with your local branch or contact Bea Colley - 0151 7942291 for a list of participating libraries)

There will also be some school drop offs in the early part of January
2007.

Teachers’ guide CD ROM.  Here is a dynamic resource for teachers and pupils which can be used to look at some of the issues brought into focus by the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. The material is placed in the context of transatlantic migration in general and the experiences of the ‘Windrush’ generation in particular. This leads towards an analysis of some of the issues raised in the novel ‘Small Island’ by Andrea Levy. In this book the reader is asked to consider some of the human, cultural and personal consequences of post war migration from the Caribbean. This self contained CD contains all the materials to resource a range of suggested activities that will assist teachers to cover this sensitive and important area of study. 

Option 1	CD Rom purchased by the school for use with Small Island/Slavery topics £45
Option 2	1 afternoon session delivered by Steve Padget £140
Option 3	CD Rom purchased 1 afternoon session delivered by Steve Padget Steve Padget will devise a plan of work with member(s) of staff who will deliver future sessions £200

School projects. From time to time, Liverpool Reads is able to offer projects for free to schools and community groups. This could be an arts project related to reading, or a set of reading sessions, or simply an invitation to a launch event or a reading by one of the authors. Alternatively, if the school has spare money to pay for some reading sessions, or some other project, we will be happy to talk through the options. If you are interested in taking part in a project, please contact Bea Colley to discuss.

Free PDF activity packs for download

Refugee Boy. Download the Refugee Boy activity pack here.

Finally, if you are reading Refugee Boy or Small Island with your students and have any feedback, please email us, or use our get in touch form, with your comments, ideas, suggestions, photos (with parental permission), etc. We’d love to hear from you!

Contact for teachers:
Bea Colley
Liverpool Reads Coordinator
b.colley@liverpool.ac.uk
0151 794 2291