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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.

Opening Doors to richer English for teachers and pupils (17 Sept, 16:45 - 17:45) How the Opening Doors approach to English can support the development of non-specialist teachers at Primary. Free online event ! Join us! #PrimaryEducation englishassociation.ac.uk/opening-doors-…

Is there anything better than a crisp sandwich? (Or, here, egg and crisp?)

Jacqui Smith: ‘All options’ considered to boost HE finances. Government well aware of the “financial peril” facing HE and is considering “all options” in a bid to address the situation, skills minister tells vice-chancellors. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…

It was a joy to review the brilliant #StraightActing by Will Tosh for this month's ed of History Today. A rare delight to hold a real life print copy, too!

Someone published a fake story accusing me of being a paedophile today on X I reported it. J’accuse got right back to me with the promise of immediate action. This is X’s reply.

'Will the opening up of higher education to less privileged social groups... be gradually closed down (‘let them - those kind of people - all be apprentices!’)?' hepi.ac.uk/2024/09/05/hig…

Join us in Trento, or online, next week (September 12-14) for our LXV Study Week on “(Dangerous) Crowds in Pre-modern and Modern History”. There is an incredible line-up of speakers, including the great Robert Darnton. Please find the full-programme here: isig.fbk.eu/en/events/deta…

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#StrikingTheBalance OCR is v.worth reading.Our own input was represented,as was that of many in our field.We were pleased to be invited to the launch, celebrate the hard, rigorous & consultative work that went into writing this valuable report on curric & assessment 11-16

Dr Katrin Ettenhuber awarded prestigious prize by the British Academy english.cam.ac.uk/news/archives/…

What can STEM students gain from a greater focus on the history of their subject? And what do historians learn from collaborating in STEM subject teaching? Laura Harrison discusses her recent collaborative project, funded by an RHS Teaching Fellowship bit.ly/3MwAqAe

The UK higher education sector contributes an outstanding £265 BILLION to our economy. For every £1 of public money invested, £14 gets put back into the economy. Universities can power the government's growth mission. See more👇 loom.ly/T-7pw68

2 things. 1) You can not buy the National Trust. You can not buy shares in it. We members are supporters, not owners. It is a national institution and it’s owned by and for everyone. EVERYONE … This is very important for offshore funders to understand.

The National Trust is not for sale to anyone - offshore or on. If you’re a member please vote in this year’s AGM nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/ann…

This is such a compelling way of presenting the massive return on public investment in higher education and research.

#ThinkingForwards #Collaboration Project team share their work: Joseph Chamberlain College Uni of Birmingham University of Exeter AHRC-funded project: Empathy, Narrative, & Cultural - how cultural values inform identification with literary texts.englishassociation.ac.uk/thinking-forwa…

So proud of my colleague and fellow historian of rhetoric, Katrin Ettenhuber, this year's winner of the @BritishAcademy Rose Mary Crawshay prize for her fine, erudite book, 'The Logical Renaissance'. thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/…

Do join us English Association for this series exploring the future of collaboration. The lunchtime slot on 20th September is ... colleges and HE working together.