The shortlist for this year's Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding illustration in a children's book has been described as a 'kaleidoscopic feast of illustrated books'. The shortlist is: Jez Alborough's Fix-it Duck, for children aged three and up (Picture Lions); Russell Ayto's The Witch's Children, for seven and up (Orchard Books); Nicola Bayley with Katie the Windmill Cat, for six and up (Walker Books); Caroline Binch's Silver Shoes, for four and up (Dorling Kindersley); Helen Cooper's Tatty Ratty, for three and up (Doubleday); Charles Fuge's Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball, for two and up (Gullane Publishing); Bob Graham's Let's Get a Pup!, for four and up (Walker Books); and Chris Riddell's Pirate Diary, for eight and up (Walker Books). The winner will be announced on 12 July.
The shortlist for this year's Kate Greenaway Medal for outstanding illustration in a children's book has been described as a 'kaleidoscopic feast of illustrated books'. The shortlist is: Jez Alborough's Fix-it Duck, for children aged three and up (Picture Lions); Russell Ayto's The Witch's Children, for seven and up (Orchard Books); Nicola Bayley with Katie the Windmill Cat, for six and up (Walker Books); Caroline Binch's Silver Shoes, for four and up (Dorling Kindersley); Helen Cooper's Tatty Ratty, for three and up (Doubleday); Charles Fuge's Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball, for two and up (Gullane Publishing); Bob Graham's Let's Get a Pup!, for four and up (Walker Books); and Chris Riddell's Pirate Diary, for eight and up (Walker Books).
The winner will be announced on 12 July.
The Teacher Training Agency wants to recruit 20 per cent more male primary school teachers by September. It announced its target last week during the launch of its Corporate Plan and is part of the agency's drive to increase the number of people entering teacher training. The TTA said more people were applying to become teachers than at any time since 1995 and that applications to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) have risen for the third year running. TTA chief executive Ralph Tabberer said, 'Every teacher training place is crucial and we are determined to improve recruitment year on year.' As part of its recruitment drive prospective trainees will be able to apply online for entry to the 2002 Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE). Other plans include expanding the 'train-while-you earn'
Graduate Teacher Programme to encourage career changers into the profession.
