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Lesson plan: KS4 English – creative writing
Sometimes it’s very hard in English lessons to encourage students to be creative, especially when it comes to writing. Often in class…
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How to nurture a love of reading
There are a variety of reasons why some children and young people are reluctant to read. It may not be perceived as cool among their…
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Giving disadvantaged students the language of success
Education, education and education’; Tony Blair’s 1997 governmental aims are commendable but how much impact did they really have? Yes,…
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The benefits of a transition programme for literacy
The gap.The jump.Transition. Whatever schools in your area call it, the leap from primary school to secondary is a journey fraught with…
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Why we need to teach poetry in schools
Who can keep up with the government’s plans for education? Not me, that’s for sure, and every new initiative to ‘raise standards’…
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Product review: English Language GCSE for AQA: Progress and Progress Plus
They say that in the UK between 20-30 earthquakes are felt each year; teachers could be forgiven for suspecting that most of these tend to…
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Product review - GCSE English Language Writing Workshops
For some, the author’s craft is no real mystery. From across the pond Stephen King reckons, “If you want to be a writer you must do two…
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Could ebooks persuade more young people to read?
The positive impact of reading for enjoyment on young people’s learning and future career opportunities has long been evidenced by…
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Lesson plan: KS4 English – turn students’ travels into great creative writing
WHY TEACH THIS? The personal essay; A staple in most schools used for college entrance essays, scholarship applications, student reflection,…
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Book Reviews
The Terrible Two (Mac Barnett and Jory John, Amulet Books, £8.99) Tempt those teens still addicted to Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid with…
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Lesson plan: KS3/4 English – better speaking though political engagement
We’ve all met those students you can hear minutes before they turn the corner of the corridor. Often, the one sure way of silencing them…
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Lesson plan: KS4 English – SPAG for teenagers
Why teach This? You mean, apart from not having much choice because of changes to GCSE English Literature with the introduction of marks for…
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GQ reform: English
Amid all the coverage of the forthcoming reforms to England’s GCSE system, where everything from exam grading to school league tables is…