Educational Writers Group end of year review and online social
10 December @ 16:30 - 18:00 GMT
Join the Educational Writers Group for one last online social to see out the year! Find out what the Educational Writers Group has been doing in 2025 and our plans for 2026.
This event is for SoA Members. Not a member? sign up here with our special #SoAatHome offer and get 20% off for the first year using the offer code: SOAATHOME20.
Programme
- Welcome and introductions from EWG Committee Chair, Rhona Snelling (5 mins)
- Educational Writers Group End of Year Review (30 mins)
- Online social hosted by the Educational Writers Group Committee (55 mins)
- This event will be moderated by Mathilde Zeeman, Contracts Advisor and EWG Co-ordinator
About the Educational Writers Group (EWG)
The SoA Educational Writers Group (EWG) was established in 1964 to:
- Protect the interests of educational authors in professional matters, especially contracts, rates of pay, digitisation and copyright
- Keep its members informed about developments in education, curriculum, ELT, digital media and government policy
- Lobby for adequate funding for books in schools, colleges and libraries, and for well-stocked public libraries and professionally-staffed libraries in all educational institutions
- Encourage publishers in all media to respect the highest professional standards in educational writing
- Enable educational writers to network and socialise in congenial surroundings.
Members of the SoA who write materials for any educational context can choose to join the EWG and receive digital newsletters to keep them abreast of EWG events within the SoA and the wider educational landscape, which the SoA campaigns to ensure is equitable for members.
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During the event
- This online event will take place on Zoom Meetings. You will be able to ask questions on screen or via the chat box
- This event is 90 minutes
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