New revision lessons for AQA Language, Paper 2. Contains ideas from Jennifer Webb’s ‘Metacognition Handbook’ and Andy’ latest blog on modelling (all credited on the appropriate slides). Use/chuck/change as you see fit! Team English dropbox.com/sh/xur7w24w7o1…

An Inspector Calls - I'm going to stick this on a piece of A3 for revision tomorrow and see what happens! Thank you Douglas Wise and Miss D 📚 I've been reading your wonderful resources and have really benefitted!

This is fascinating. Such a clever poem about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. tumblr.com/two-bees-poetr…

3 rejections now for a second in department role. Starting to lose motivation. It takes so long to apply, tailoring the statement to each individual school

Displays still going strong!! Templates here : etsy.com/uk/shop/LitBit… #classroomdisplay #gcseliterature

Breakfast materials for Language Paper 1. drive.google.com/drive/u/1/fold…

Edutwitter! I have been a qualified teacher for 6 years and I have had a break from teaching, and returned to it in September. I do have an interview for a HoD role and was hoping for some advice on what to prepare, interview questions etc...Any advice would be greatly received.

Been preparing for a HUGE HoD opportunity tomorrow #edutwitter

Author’s Intent stickers on RedBubble :) #teamenglish

Still have some Yr 11 lessons before Lang 2. Some Q5 essay ideas. Some articles (other publications available). Still use Stuart Pryke fab resources. Am also a secret hoarder of The Week Junior Big Debate articles. Use/ignore. #EnglishLang #GCSEEnglish dropbox.com/scl/fi/126z0ov…

These are my top tops for making texts accessible. *1.5- double lined spaced *line numbers *Gloss the vocab immediately above the target word *Add image if easier than words (e.g pikes!) No 3 also means you can easily read both target & explainer word when reading to class.

One of my go to pre-reading activities for Power and Conflict is always to explore a CRUNCHED version of the poem, searching for patterns, tone and semantic field 🍪 Activating prior knowledge and enhancing our initial read has been immeasurable for student confidence! 📈

🕯️🏰 Inspired by THE TRAITORS and underpinned by our LP2 Q5 crafting border, here's a FREE single lesson to develop speech writing! Nothing fancy, but an engaging and current idea⬇️ tes.com/teaching-resou… With the border available here: tes.com/teaching-resou… And remember...

Writer's Toolkit - Dickens - A Christmas Carol - Methods and devices for higher conceptual thinking! #ACC #engchat #teamenglish #gcseliterature #achristmascarol

Writer's Toolkit - Shakespeare - Macbeth - Methods and devices for higher conceptual thinking! #Macbeth #engchat #teamenglish #gcseliterature #shakespeare

The character sentence stems💡 Students used them to plan analytical paragraphs for AIC focusing on Priestley’s purpose and character contrasts. Excellent use of critical vocabulary and thematic connections throughout! 👏🏽 #teamenglish #engchat #AIC

Developing ideas around the Writer's Intent using 'The Purpose Triad' - Grade 8/9 writing. #gcseliterature #writersintent #engchat #teamenglish #bigideas

For more positive ideas :)

🌀A simple task today unlocked so much and revealed another massive plus of the spiral curriculum model🌀 Year 11 recalled terminology from their Year 9 study of rhetoric, linked to Animal Farm, King Lear and An Inspector Calls ➡️ Perfect foundation for LP2, Q3 👊