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Paul Mackenzie Jen Carney's debut book is out now - Credit: Jen Carney A story written for her children has helped Jen Carney achieve her life-long dream  As a girl growing up in Bolton, Jen Carney knew she wanted to be an author, but she has her own children to thank for making that dream come true.   Jen and her wife, Val, were among the first same-sex couples in Lancashire to adopt and she said: ‘These books came about because of my children. My son is 16 now and has never been an avid reader but when he was 11, he asked me why there weren’t any books about families like ours. I wro...

BBC News By Bethan Lewis Published image copyrightPA Media image captionParties aiming to take power in next month's Senedd elections are promising thousands of extra school staff Teachers will need support to deal with the fallout of the pandemic from whoever wins next month's Senedd elections, staff and unions have said. A trainee teacher said there had to be a focus on teachers' wellbeing, while a head teacher urged politicians to not just "throw money at things". Unions have called for politicians to help staff as they help pupils deal with months of missed education. Parties vying for po...

The Last Bear author Hannah Gold and the children, it seems, were inspired. At Nettlestone Primary, Lizzie in Year Five said: "It was a lovely experience and I hope I get to talk to another author one day!" "I liked the different shapes, sizes and colours of the bottles," said Alfie in Year Six. Year Six's Cruz loved the 'cute polar bears' and Addie, in Year Two, said: "I really enjoyed completing my bottle moment. My moment will be going to America." Meanwhile, we asked you to share some of your favourite books, to mark World Book Day. Click on the link for some and scroll down t...

"Our education system is not quite catering for them."

Singh encourages those who had barriers like him to overcome their fears and succeed in life. ...