For our Y11s - an interesting read to help with your GCSEs!

Hanged, hang, or hung?

#grammar #writing #English

How do you get kids to love reading? Show them that YOU love reading! Make books central to everything you do. Always share books, talk about books, help them find new books to enjoy. And read to them every day - just 10 minutes a day can change their lives forever! #literacy

Always loved the Phillip Larkin poem for the Queen to commemorate the silver jubilee:

‘In times when nothing stood
But worsened or grew strange
There was one constant good
She did not change.’

Philip Larkin

#Openevents #ArchwaySchool #aspire #achieve #enjoy

Learn more about our amazing queen (1926-2022).

Christmas excitement building? 🎄🎅 #Parents , help develop a love of reading AND Christmas, and take a look at our author videos on our #Families page: readingzone.com/families/

You'll find some brilliant books, sure to be new festive favourites!

#kidsbooks #lovereading #family

Keen to turn some pages during the Christmas break? Or looking for a way to engage children in reading over the festive period? Check out the #WinterReadingChallenge filled with tips and targets! summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/news/general/j…

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Discover the right answer here: englishgrammar.org/tenses-gap-fil…

#English #grammar #ESL #teacherresources #language #English language #words #vocabulary #amwriting #writing tips #writing community #grammar worksheets #writing

FAB Christmas display - thank you Library Helpers!

Archway staff getting into the festive spirit! #ChristmasJumperDay

Look out for our virtual concert going live on the ‘Latest News’ section of our website at 4pm today. Share and Tweet where you’re watching! #archway #stroud #music #concert #aspireachieveenjoy

🤷🏻‍♂️ Confused about “hangar” and “hanger”? 🤔

One is for plAnes (hangAr) ✈️; the other is for clothes (hanger). 👔

#spelling #vocabulary

Rest in peace HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We give thanks for his tireless efforts to improve the prospects of young people across the world through the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Things to remember when you get stuck

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Loving the etymology (study of word origins) for popular computer terms! What other words would you like to know the origins of?

Free resources from Lexonik - literacy at the speed of sound which we use at Archway School to improve literacy! Some good activities to get away from a screen!

Why is reading good for me?bbc.co.uk/teach/why-is-r…

If kids are reading for pleasure, they don't need to catch up... THEY'RE ALREADY AHEAD! Reading for pleasure has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So please: encourage them to read books they really want to read, and #literacy will follow!

Word of the morning is 'frobly-mobly', the 18th-century equivalent of 'meh'.