Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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14 of the best books for children for summer 2016

![]() | The modern classicNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman (Headline, £14.99) A beautifully illustrated edition of Gaiman's beloved story about the magical world that lies underneath the streets of London... and the people, monsters and angels that ordinary boy Richard meets there. | |
The secret agent thrillerNew Guard by Robert Muchamore (Hodder Children's Books, £12.99) Gritty, fast-paced spy plots are a hallmark of the best-selling CHERUB series. Enter a world of trained agents (who just happen to be children as well as world-class spies), ruthless criminals and non-stop action. This is the final novel in the series, and there are 16 previous titles to read if your child is hooked! Please note: the CHERUB series is aimed at teenagers and is only suitable for Y6+ children. | ![]() | |
![]() | The laugh-out-loud comic caperJack Beechwhistle: Attack of the Giant Slugs by Kes Gray (Red Fox, £5.99) Fans of Kes Gray's brilliant Daisy books will love Daisy's classroom nemesis Jack's first stand-alone adventure. Protecting the world from aliens, zombie sweet-shop owners and exploding conkers is what undercover agent Jack does... but now giant slugs are on the loose and bound for school, right in the middle of a maths lesson... | |
The holiday compilationEnid Blyton's Summer Stories (Hodder Children's Books, £6.99) The sun is always shining in Enid Blyton's summer stories, and picnics, seaside fun and outdoor games are the only items on the daily to-do list! A lovely collection of timeless stories, ideal for newly confident readers. | ![]() | |
![]() | The perfect picture bookQuick Quack Quentin by Kes Gray (Hodder Children's Books, £6.99) Get younger children looking at letters and identifying vowels with this tale of a duck who's lost his quack... and how he manages to find it again. Great for reading aloud – very loudly! | |
The time-travel adventureMyth Raiders: Claw of the Sphinx by A.J. Hunter (Little Brown, £5.99) Mummies (not the human kind), beast-headed warriors and a fearsome sphinx all stand between Sam and Trey and saving the world from destruction... will they survive their trip to Ancient Egypt? A pacy, fun read for new chapter-book readers. | ![]() | |
![]() | The summer-of-sport readReady Steady Mo! (Hodder Children's Books, £6.99) An ode to the joys of running from Olympic athlete Mo Farah, packed with bright pictures and guaranteed to inspire kids to get moving anytime and anywhere. | |
The best beach readRent a Bridesmaid by Jacqueline Wilson (Doubleday, £12.99) | ![]() | |
![]() | The fictional instruction manualDare to Care: Pet Dragon (Frances Lincoln, £11.99) Hoping to raise a healthy, happy dragon? From choosing the right breed (and egg) to hatching out, grooming and flying, this comprehensive guide prepares you for life as a dragon owner (well, we can dream, can't we?). Quirky and packed with glorious details. | |
The uplifting tear-jerkerThe Bubble Boy by Stuart Foster (Simon & Schuster Children's, £6.99) From inside a 'bubble', eleven-year-old Joe watches the world at a distance until a new person comes into his life and changes it forever. This story of a real superhero might have your child reaching for the tissues, but it's hopeful and inspiring too. | ![]() | |
![]() | The inter-galactic questThe Invincible Tony Spears by Neal Layton (Hodder Children's Books, £7.99) | |
The historical best-sellerThe War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Bradley (Text Publishing Company, £6.99) | ![]() | |
![]() | The packed-with-a-menagerie-of-characters taleYou Must Bring a Hat by Simon Philip (Simon & Schuster, £6.99) | |
The wordless masterpieceReturn by Aaron Becker (Candlewick Press, £8.99) A story without words which describes a fantastical journey only though images, colours and your own imagination. You'll pore over the pages, brilliant starting points for discussion with your child. Wonderful. | ![]() | |


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