Numbers taking English A-levels in 2024 rose by more than 5% + numbers taking the A-level in Eng. Lit. grew by a v. significant 8%.Overall numbers of A-levels awarded only rose by 2.5% meaning English is becoming an increasingly popular choice relative to other subjects.  3/5

English is by far the largest Humanities subject at A-level. Overall, more students took one of the three English A-levels than any other Humanities A-level; around 30% more than took the next most popular (History). 4/5

This suggests a very significant reversal of recent trends which have seen numbers fall, along with those for other Humanities A-level subjects. 5/5 with thanks to Alex Thomson Plse visit our data page on website for more information englishassociation.ac.uk/english-studie…

Really good news out today re: English studies numbers at A-level. See this thread for the English Association analysis and response; or our updated webpage of sector data: bit.ly/Englishsectord…

Retweeting this in case any EY teachers & specialists, primary teachers or Heads, English teachers, SLT, academics, policy makers or others missed it. It’s about the whole lifecycle of subject English.

Lovely piece by Sunday Times data editor Tom Calver who ‘always has felt grateful to have studied the humanities at university’ and now wants to use data to articulate their value thetimes.co.uk/article/get-ri…

Excellent article from Tom Calver, English Lit graduate, now Data Editor for The Times and The Sunday Times. Lots @BritishAcademy data on why studying the humanities is worth it. thetimes.com/comment/column…

NEW on Wonkhe: Shân Wareing's first 100 days as vice chancellor have taught her that being a head of institution is not always what people imagine it to be wonkhe.com/blogs/reflecti…

It was a pleasure to do this with Charlotte Hacking, explaining what the Manifesto for English is and why the organisations in Common English Forum were keen to set out some key ideas stretching from EY through to degrees in English & Initial Teacher Training.

Great to see the work of the Common English Forum receive this attention! Plse have a listen to key people involved in its making. Interview link below ! Also, the manifesto is available on our website. And big thanks to Robert Eaglestone for bringing it all together. #TeamEnglish

GCSE results are out! Numbers for England are showing some falls in pass rates for English language and maths - though for English this fall is driven mostly by entries from pupils aged 17+. Full story here⬇️ tes.com/magazine/news/…

'[David] Rubenstein [Carlyle Group] valued the problem-solving skills humanities subjects teach so much that he came up with an acronym to accompany his argument. “H=MC. Humanities equals more cash.”' Excellent article Xaymaca Awoyungbo. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Word’s getting out: Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way) ⁦⁦University English⁩ Arts & Humanities Alliance (AHA)⁩ ⁦English Association⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This is a very familiar - and deeply depressing - view from a poet on what's going wrong in the teaching of poetry in schools. Well worth a read and a hard think about practices at KS3, as well as KS2. childrenspoetrysummit.com/2024/08/22/joh…

Today Geoff Barton talks to Sammy Wright about his new book 'Exam Nation', including the challenges of assessing oracy in the era of high-stakes assessment open.spotify.com/episode/0x5rau…

Delighted about this new Arts Council England fund to aid stroke survivors during their recovery. We'll create an online creative writing programme to help ppl regain functional skills & manage their emotional journey. The Humanities are absolutely invaluable to society.

In case you missed it: Summary in Tes of work from Kathy Rastle w/Maria Korochkina analysing vocab in GCSE texts: 1) high density, 2) lots unfamiliar, 3) hard to infer meaning tes.com/magazine/teach…

V. pleased that myself & Robert Eaglestone represented English Association today at launch of #StrikingTheBalance OCR review of 11-16 curric. & assessment in England. Impressive work. Inspiring speakers.Thorough consideration of teachers, young people’s responses & others, incl EA.

Publication day and book launch of my little history of direction, for whichever corner of the globe you call home! ⁦Penguin Books UK⁩ ⁦Stanfords⁩ penguin.co.uk/books/447424/f…

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