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Teacher Chris Leach shows us some excellent activities that show there’s so much more to secret codes than spies wearing trench coats.

Shhh, tell no one! Let’s face it there’s nothing more intriguing than a secret. So get ready to be ‘M’, Head of your school’s Secret Intelligence Service, and start recruiting some literacy spies.

From Roman law to programming, a topic on Codes can be very far reaching, so start at the very beginning and see where your journey takes you.

Professor Smedley of Storytelling tells us all about Space Girl, a funny and charming oral story – just perfect for drama, storytelling and art activities with younger children.

Performance poet and educator Joshua Siegal shows us how to maximise space's poetry possibilities. 

Twitter not for you? Well, there’s nothing like real world experiences to bring a topic to life... and technology often has the answer. Let’s begin by exploring just how much Twitter can add to your Space topic.

You have discovered a new planet. What is it like? What will you call it? Peter Dixon, poet and writer, provides some fun ideas to inspire your young space scientists.

Jennifer Jenkins, Literacy Co-ordinator at St Paul’s CE Primary School in Nuneaton, finds the drama of Space Story an irresistible starting point for some out of this world writing.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1… lift off! Louise Dobson, teacher and educational writer, shows you how to get your topic off the ground by exploring Space Story with your class.

Daunted by the idea of creating a school library that’s at the very heart of your school? Anne Thompson, school librarian extraordinaire, gives you her best tips on making your library the most-loved spot in school.