English teachers, are you ready for National Poetry Day in just 1 week’s time?English & Media Ctr has produced the official resources, choosing 6 poems for K3-KS5 plus classroom-ready activities on reading and writing. Why not take a look, and make #nationalpoetrydayUK a very special one?

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New Blog about the comparison element of Unseen if useful. Links to the blog on refreshing our approach last week: Team English susansenglish.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/why…

Six short, modern fiction extracts for students to read, explore and enjoy douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literary-… The final task in each set is a creative writing challenge 📚

QLA is an extremely common practice in schools. It sounds like it makes sense. Go through a paper, see which questions students did badly on. Respond accordingly. What does Becky Allen think about QLA? She doesn't mince her words! Tune in and share :)

Final count. Just over 400 votes and 17% no and 83% yes. I'd be interested to hear more about the rationale for the nos

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Discussing breaking the chain of generational illiteracy and offering vital insights for publishers ahead of the National Year of Reading, Amanda Harris, Sandra Pennington and Charlotte Jeynes join us at #KidsConf ✏️💡

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Thank you so much to Chris Curtis for leading tonight’s discussion. Really informative and useful.

Another email from an English teacher this morning about the appalling NATIONAL SCANDAL of GCSE English marking. They gave their permission to quote the email in full & I want to share it because it is so shocking. What are Ofqual & Department for Education doing about this?

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