Sophie previously worked at Code Club, alongside Google and the Department For Education, to help introduce the new coding curriculum in primary schools. Sophie believes wholeheartedly in the power of creativity, toilet humour and stories to inspire the next generation. There was lots of excitement when the ‘documents’ arrived, with a note to the postman marking them top secret and dangerous! The personalisation is a lovely touch which made sure the children were keen to open it up straight away! The set does a great job of engaging the children and making them feel part of the spy agency, this is complemented by the book it comes with which encourages their reading skills to learn more about the spy world. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

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The Agent Asha set makes a lovely gift, building excitement from the word go – arriving in a mysterious envelope and engaging children in the world of espionage which develops thinking skills and encourages their natural sense of curiosity. Your Year 3 / Year 4 class will identify where the apostrophes need to go within the short sentences and determine whether they have been used to show possession or for a contraction. A great way to engage young readers in coding, critical-thinking and STEM. It is mapped onto key National Curriculum Computing KS1 and KS2 concepts including algorithms, conditionals and debugging.

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Your class will read the passage and punctuate the sentences by adding in capital letters, commas, exclamation marks, question marks, inverted commas, apostrophes and full stops. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - This differentiated resource focuses on inference and chapter 1 of the Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes book.

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This suggests that Asha is inquisitive. She is always seeking out new adventures and isn’t afraid of potential dangers. It also suggests that normal ‘kid life’ doesn’t interest her.The story is a great way to engage young readers in coding, critical-thinking and STEM. It is mapped onto key National Curriculum Computing KS1 and KS2 concepts including algorithms, conditionals and debugging. Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes Agent Asha herself is an 11-year-old from Wembley, London, who has just been asked to join the largest spy agency in the world! She’s been shortlisted for the Royal Society’s Young People's Book Prize, the Little Rebels Award and is operating in over 80 countries. We would tell you more about her adventures, but we’ve been sworn to secrecy.

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Anjan Sarkar is a British illustrator based in Sheffield, England. He graduated with a degree in Illustration & Animation from Manchester Metropolitan University. Since focusing on children’s illustration in 2015, he has created artwork for over 30 books. These include picture books, chapter books (for young and middle-grade readers) and graphic novels.A fantastic gift for the curious and intrepid kids in your life. From the moment they receive their TOP SECRET envelope and you are shooed away, you know they're hooked. Codes, missions. The Children's Intelligence Agency has it all! I am glad I found this as my daughter expressed interest in spies/mysteries etc. I decided to get it as past of her birthday present and she has loved it so much. She still talks about it and carries around her CSA card. What an exciting book! I love the innovation behind it, such a great way to get the little ones more into coding, imaginative thinking and STEM! More so, I love that the main character is a young girl, too! It often feels like there hasn’t always been voices for young girls in STEM, so it’s great to see a book like this has been written! The app keeps crashing and doesn't let you get passes the first stage. My daughter was so excited to use it then so dissaponted after several failed attempts.