BLOG FROM THE ARCHIVE
'If the texts are too hard and need lots of teacher intervention to aid understanding, then students will have precious little time – or cognitive capacity – to develop their own understanding of how literature works' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/6-reasons…

Available now! English & Media Ctr

New course!

EMC CPD Online: Refresh Your Approach to GCSE Media Texts for EDUQAS (19.4.24)

MediaMag’s Claire and April explore how to tackle some of the more challenging Eduqas Media GCSE texts.

Book by: 8am on 17 April
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AprilEMC MediaMagazine

BLOG FROM THE ARCHIVE
'Our thesis was a simple one: that sometimes students benefit from the opportunity to write freely and creatively on a topic of their choice, without too much teacher guidance.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/just-writ…

EASTER BLOGS
'There is so much to consider about the different characters and the play’s structure and form is ripe for discussion and teaching!' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/teaching-…

EASTER BLOGS
'we need to recognise that the subject has become diminished if it no longer makes space for this range of writing, this kind of writing and the whole idea of writing as a means of thinking, that we saw in those earlier times.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/writing-n…

EASTER BLOGS
'Why does all thinking about texts need to be bound by the constraints of AOs? In the 5 years of compulsory secondary education, is there not time to explore some of the other ways in which people talk and write about (and around) texts?' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/brilliant…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
'Good novels play on this unfolding process and the relationship between reading and thinking.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/why-engli…

EASTER: EMC BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
' ... design revision materials that require students to generate their own ideas, adding these to any ideas they have learned directly in class or come across elsewhere.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/gcse-revi…

We're looking forward to welcoming teacher + author Carol Atherton as our keynote speaker at the EMC Reading + Writing for Pleasure Teacher Conference on June 7. And to getting stuck into what looks like a fantastic book first
englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/7a5a54…

theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVES
'Considering personal experience can lead to discussions about realism, point of view, or about ways of presenting certain topics.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/emc-chelt…

Ian Cushing did the heavy lifting in this article but it's rooted in work we did with some brilliant teachers originating in a English & Media Ctr working group, and inspired by the presentation that April Baker Bell gave to hundreds of teachers back in 2021.

Fascinating full day free event for anyone interested in exploring how the creative can be critical
eventbrite.com/e/the-forms-of…

With thanks to co-editors Susanna Nicklin & Dr Rebecca Fisher plse have a read of our latest newsletter on #CreativeWriting & #TradePublishing with excellent contributions from a range of expertise across educational sectors & publishing industry.
englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-235…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
'Most teachers surveyed feel that media literacy is important for our students’ futures and needs our urgent attention.'
englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/survey-in…

Looking for an inspirational day that will help you to inspire your students? This event is perfect for English teachers, literacy coordinators + librarians. Meet + learn from poets, novelists + teachers! englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/7a5a54…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
'90% of respondents reported that the impact of the changes on students was positive, in terms of their enthusiasm and engagement with lessons.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/diversity…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVES
'Students were better able to understand and remember the conventions of media forms as a result of doing low-stakes practicals where they had to recreate an existing media product.' englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/low-stake…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
'Let’s make sure grammar learning ... takes up a sensible amount of time + allows students to observe, notice, judge, think, question and be aware of how grammar works in a whole system of language englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/a-great-b…

EASTER: BLOGS FROM THE ARCHIVE
With talk, students come to understand more, see how other readers come to conclusions about what’s happening, what the subtexts and implications are + recognise how to generate those understandings in future texts they read englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/lets-talk…