Apply for a postal vote - GOV.UK if you are away from yr home on July 4th the application process is easy as long as you have yr national insurance number to hand #GeneralElection2024 #Vote gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

#Accent #RegionalAccent - accent difference from & domination of S.E. ( eg in English curriculum) leads to damaging marginalisation,sabotage, silencing & feeds prejudice.Accent variation is rich source of celebration, inspiration,knowledge,joy to be acknowledged /valued. This ⬇️

Less than one month until my monograph is out! I am SO excited to show the world what I have found.

The book'll be of interest to people who research consumption, material culture, poverty, welfare, the IR, emotions, the home and more
Manchester University Press
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160836/

This is a great opportunity for #EnglishFE teachers to come together, talk about #GCSE #Resits in another Gathering Voices event. Thanks Hollie BL 🌻🐝 (She/Her) #EnglishFE - deputy chair of our Secondary & Further Education Committees 👏🏽, for getting this going 😊 ⬇️⬇️⬇️Join us! Join in!

Yep, everyone's still talking about oracy. Here's the list of @OracyCommission conversations so far, featuring Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓, Christine Counsell, David Thomas, Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation, Tom F Wright, Prof Julia Snell & many more.
Listen to this space for more coming soon: buff.ly/4bqStCt

Rishi ‘s ‘failure of the imagination’: ‘Computational speed and a capacious memory for detail can’t compensate for a deficit of creativity, or empathy.’ If only he had studied English University English !

The next Learning and Skills Research Network East Anglia Researchmeet is ready to launch. It is a special event with support from National Education Union (NEU). This event is in collaboration with #CWARIF . Book on Eventbrite eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwa-research… or DM me or Kerry Heathcote #FEHEResearch
NorfolkNEU

Film-making only for wealthiest as accessible routes disappear, MPs told

‘Diverse & working-class film-making talent is struggling to get a foothold in the UK bc routes into the sector have been eroded over the past decade, industry figures have told MPs’ theguardian.com/film/article/2…

The brilliant work of the English Association includes ‘Choose English’: a vitally important campaign to promote A-level English & to advocate for reform to the English GCSEs. Collectively, we need the Association more than ever.

So many stories of how the arts have been transformational in people’s lives, how the arts have had a social impact on community cohesion, connection and belonging, stories of the incredible power of the arts to change the way we see and experience the world. #SavetheArts ❤️

Really enjoyed this interview about the thinking & processing behind The Night Alphabet with Bosla Arts

i'm really looking forward to giving a keynote at UKLA this July on linguistic justice, and cannot wait to hear Arlette Ingram Willis [Arlette Willis] whose work on anti-Black literacy laws and policies is just 🔥

Looking for some readings to diversify or start decolonising your curriculum? We have a few suggestions! Head to our webpage for more! decolonisingthediscipline.org/resources

Speaking (and listening to) a poem allows us to experience its musicality. Feeling its sound patterns & rhythm help us make sense of it, as these focus our attention in a way that differs from reading the poem on the page. #poetry and #oracy go together: ow.ly/G4AU50RPZyS

Mornin' 🌞Have you booked your place for the next Gathering Voices #FE

Join the fab Matthew Ruddle, Jenni Roe & Danielle Long as they talk all about the GCSE re-sit curriculum

Book your place now: englishassociation.ac.uk/gathering-voic…

I am not de problem

Come see us play Wigmore Hall on 5th June :) Tickets available here… wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20240…

Secondary schools! Don't miss our fabulous free livestreamed event with award-winning author Jeffrey Boakye & curator Dr Aleema Gray, exploring Black British history through music.

Book your place: …ebritishlibraryschools.seetickets.com/event/schools-…
July 1. Perfect for Yrs 7-10 English, History & Music

The final event of The Night Alphabet staged reading tour will be in Liverpool next week, as a part of the Writing on the Wall Come through!

Submit your questions for this year's Sarcoidosis Patient Day! 📣

This year there is a big focus on patient involvement with lots of time dedicated to questions. We will try to answer as many as possible on the day.

Submit your questions here: buff.ly/4aB1E2A