Do I know any schools in Greater Manchester with beautiful school libraries? We are upgrading ours and need some inspiration! Team English

After a few years of work, my Power and Conflict illustrated readings playlist isnow complete! In the last month I added 'Checking Out Me History' and 'Kamikaze'! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Does anyone have a school or department assessment policy that includes live marking and/or whole class feedback, and that you are able to share with me? Would be much appreciated to see an example! Jennifer Webb Laura Webb Donal Hale Stuart Pryke

✨NEW - SUBSCRIBERS AREA✨ I've had a lot of requests to access all of my previous CPD - currently 25 hours. Lots of people have suggested a website subscription. I'm keen to keep this affordable, so for £5 a month (or £20 a dept) you get (see image) ⬇️ shorturl.at/e7GXI

This is good from Megan Dixon I think that one of the issues we often have in secondary schools is that there isn’t enough knowledge about reading assessment in general. I actually like using reading age as a metric, because it’s useful for communication with staff… 1/

Michael Phelps is literally referred to as a freak of nature because of his disproportionate wingspan, double jointed ankles, lung capacity twice that of an average human, body that produces half the lactic acid of a typical athlete, and he is rightly celebrated for being the

We are ready & waiting for you , Class of 2024⭐️ Good luck 🍀

Time for my annual tweet to remind fellow English teachers that I have a host of fully resourced KS4 schemes available for free on missjohnston.com, and loads for KS3 available on request. If I can save anyone any precious remaining summer hol time, I would be very happy!

I’m doubting myself… this should have an apostrophe right?🤔

🚨Shakespeare nerds🚨 you HAVE to listen to the latest episode of Chelsea Handler’s podcast with guest Jodi Picoult (updates only) talking about her newest book. So much fascinating info I didn’t know about Shakespeare. Also, the advice segment had me in tears 🥲 Best episode ever!

Today I’m at my induction for my MSc in Learning and Teaching at the University of Oxford. Equally excited and apprehensive, but tending to err on the side of excited when I have views like this!

61 copies and counting (excluding accidental duplicates). Today’s was from a charity shop in Oxford - it’s getting harder and harder to find copies I don’t already have, so I was very pleased!

#TeamEnglish How do you approach Unseen Poetry on Lit Paper 2? Our students really struggle and, despite altering our approach slightly, did worse this year than the year before. Any tips greatly appreciated! Team English

What are your favourite extracts to teach structural analysis (P1Q3 style)? I need some inspiration for my lovely Y10 class!! Team English

Here's a little experiment for you to try that relates to Teaching & Learning and professional development. First, read the scenario below. Second, before hitting the following post in the thread, try and predict "what would happen next in this lesson" Scenario:

If anyone struggles for practice papers for Lang Paper 1, I’ve just made two. Both really interesting texts as well! Used ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Jaws’. Available for free at missjohnston.com/free-resources under Y11 Reading Paper 1 🫡 Team English #TeamEnglish

QUESTION: if you’re delivering CPD to a group of people (outside of your school so not direct colleagues) and people keep talking over you… how do you address it without coming across as arrogant?

Tonight I got to meet my favourite author of ALL TIME Jodi Picoult (updates only) AND ask her a question in the Q+A! Truly a dream 😍