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1 Feb

The signs have been read, the rituals performed. It brings me great pleasure, dear reader, to welcome you to the arcane city of Arkspire...

Arkspire is my brand new children's book, the first in a trilogy! ts published by @PuffinBooks and is coming on the 6th of July, 2023!

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1 Feb

⭐️⭐️NEWS ABOUT NEW STUFF⭐️⭐️ https://twitter.com/simonkids_uk/status/1620720644177674241

Simon & Schuster Children's Books @simonkids_UK

We are excited to announce that we've acquired HAPPY HILLS - an outrageously funny full-colour graphic novel series from bestselling author and illustrator @sophyhenn

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Lovely walk into @TBHAcademy this morning for a day of mentoring with Year 9 and Year 8s at lunchtime. The week before the week before half term - and lots of tiredness creeping in for students. Plus the longest January EVER!

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The Inkpots newsletter is going out to subscribers

The Inkpots newsletter is going out to subscribers next weekend.

In the course of a month, I collect and curate information about new books, creative and well-being ideas which I think will be helpful for my much-valued subscribers.

If you sign up, you’ll also be the first to know about our free author chats and any special offers. As a subscriber you’ll also get a discount of our programmes.

To sign up, please hop to the link in our bio. Or - probably much easier - drop me a DM with your email, and I can sign you up.

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Welcome to Inkpots and thanks for following along

Welcome to Inkpots and thanks for following along here.

This year we’re celebrating ten years of Inkpots. There’s been so much fun, creativity and community building over those years. So in the coming months, we’ll be marking all of those achievements with some great activities (and cake!).

Back in 2013, Inkpots ran after school clubs and lunchtime sessions in primary schools in mid Sussex. Over time -and especially since the pandemic - the emphasis has shifted as the needs of young people have changed.

A love of books and creativity is still at the heart of what we do. But the emphasis is much more on the mentoring support I now offer. I did my initial training 18 years ago and have always used the skills within Inkpots. But it’s moved to the forefront in the past three years.

I also focus on the 10 years and above age group now as well.

On these squares and in my stories, I share book news, creative ideas and other well-being tips. There’s news about my mentoring services and details of how to work with me.

The link to more information is in my bio or DM me. I’d love to chat!

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One of my students asked yesterday what my favouri

One of my students asked yesterday what my favourite part of mentoring is. (Great question!)

My answer was that it’s the bit where we have our first breakthrough. When someone might feel worn down with worry or anxiety is fully in control, it’s hard to see that there might be a way forward. Sometimes, anger can also blot out any positivity.

And then. There’ll be a moment when something clicks or a student has had a better day - and it’s as if the sun has come out from behind a cloud.

Those are the best bits.

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This is very much a note to myself. Over the Chri

This is very much a note to myself.

Over the Christmas break, I really like to take time to review the past year and then plan out the coming months. This year, we’ll be celebrating our 10th birthday and I have so many ideas. And so many lists.

Last week I felt overwhelmed with it all - plus the whole New Year New Start vibes. But, Inkpots is ten for the whole of the year.

I also know after this number of years too, that building anything substantial takes time and consistency. So not doing everything in the first month isn’t going to hurt.

We can take it a bit more slowly.

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Inkpots is ten years old in 2023! Ten years ago,

Inkpots is ten years old in 2023!

Ten years ago, I had just bought the domain name for Inkpots.org and had so many plans. Ten years on, I’m about to start on a while new phase.

Throughout the year, we’ll be sharing celebration plans too. I have some ideas but everything will be discussed with our wonderful members too. More news to come!

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Happy new year to all you lovely people. I hope 20

Happy new year to all you lovely people. I hope 2023 brings you much joy and happiness. Enjoy this evening if you celebrate. I’ll be curling up with the cat and one of my books. 🧡🧡🧡

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I love this time between Christmas and the New Yea

I love this time between Christmas and the New Year as it’s when I tend to do a lot of thinking and planning. Ideas have been brewing for a while and this morning I took myself off for a coffee and properly reviewed the past 12 months.

Back home this afternoon, I’ve got the stick-it notes and Sharpies out to plan out some of those ideas for 2023. I’m planning more free sessions, the development of the mentoring programme and some more training opportunities.

Inkpots will also be celebrating 10 years next year - and there’s a whole other plan for activities around that too. Watch out for announcements soon.

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Happy Christmas! Wishing you all a very lovely day

Happy Christmas! Wishing you all a very lovely day and a special holiday time.⁠
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Gill x⁠
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It’s time to pull up the drawbridge and get read

It’s time to pull up the drawbridge and get ready for Christmas.

Thank you so much for being on these little squares with me. I wish you a very lovely Christmas and plenty of chances to find pockets of stillness to nourish and calm.

Gill x

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Our mentoring programme has five steps which I go

Our mentoring programme has five steps which I go through with every student.

The first essential step is ensuring that a young person feels safe. This includes being clear about boundaries of course. But it’s also about listening carefully and allowing plenty of space to relax into the process.

Only then can we work together to explore the myriad of possibilities for a young person.

We take our time because every young person deserves a chance to find themselves.

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It’s time. Every year around this time, I retur

It’s time.

Every year around this time, I return to the Inkpots Photo Vault and scroll right to the bottom to find some old Christmas favourites.

And here they are again which must mean that Christmas is nearly here.

A stock photo and one that was taken in Geneva IRL and feels like it’s from another pre-Covid world.

Happy before Christmas weekend!

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Our #mentoring sessions within schools have finish

Our #mentoring sessions within schools have finished now for the term. Over the past 12 weeks I have worked with a number of students in receipt of Pupil Premium - all are 13 and 14 years old. They have a number of challenges and all of them have been quite amazing. It’s a real privilege to do this work.

I gathered some feedback in the last couple of weeks and it’s been great to hear how valuable the sessions are.

But - as always - there are ways that the service can be improved and I’ve got a list of jobs to do before we return in January. Hot chocolate on tap was one request!!

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Our final reel about books we have loved at Inkpot

Our final reel about books we have loved at Inkpots this year - our members are 10 - 16 years old. We could have chosen many more because there are so many amazing books for children and young people. Thank you to all the amazing authors!

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@vashtihardybooks
@tamsinmori
@ellemcnicollofficial
@aliceoseman
@lizziebooks17

We have read some brilliant books this year. Here’s another reel sharing some more we’ve loved. Our members are age 10 - 16 years.

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@perditacargill @honorcargill
@sophieandersonauthor
@tracydarnton
@kieranlarwood
@binboytom

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Between our various group members age 10 - 16 year

Between our various group members age 10 - 16 years, we read a lot of books.

These are just some of our favourites of 2022.

@timbertilleytales @merrowchild @nicolapenfoldauthor rickriordan @thomskagram

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