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It’s amazing when by total fluke you buy the house next door to the man who built your grandma’s house.For him then to gift you, as an English teacher, her annotated Coleridge collection,it’s even more special. Never got to meet her, but tonight I feel much closer 💕

NEW POST: On weaving an English Curriculum I've not blogged in a year but I wanted to share our new KS3 curriculum and how we interweave English and English Literature strands. thelearningprofession.com/2020/07/30/wea… Nods to Sarah Barker Tom Needham Ms Caldwell Team English #TeamEnglish

It's time for text no. 4 and it's another belter: if you could pick just one Othello quote to cover all themes, what would it be?

Already familiar with Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve, but the addition of the annotations on this version from Doug Lemov doesn’t just tell you what may happen, but more importantly how you can prevent a significant amount of it from happening. Jon Tait Kate Jones

I've got 3 copies of #theboyquestion to give away. To be in with a chance of winning one, simply retweet, then reply with the most memorable question a student has ever asked you. I'll pick 3 winners from the best answers at 6pm on Sunday.

Day 18 - we’re really focussing on improving reading fluency. Children have loved devising a code and using their coloured pens to highlight their texts as we echo read. Lots of previously unconfident children volunteering to read aloud.

There've been *loads* of cracking education threads shared in the last term. To ease you into the festivities, here are 30 of the finest: ↓

@Engleeshteacher Just click where it says paper 1/2

*** 'The Grammar Gap' *** "We are left asking: are teachers in both primary and secondary schools suffering from a crippling lack of confidence when it comes to teaching grammar?" theconfidentteacher.com/2022/05/the-gr…

Have made a slightly messy amalgamation of others’ ideas/resources and a quotation booklet here. Thanks all! 🤍 1drv.ms/f/s!AubOXfDGK7…

AQA Language Paper 2 Past Questions. Paper 1 is in progress! Here is the link if it's helpful: dropbox.com/scl/fi/a0s1qnd…

Excellent blog by Gary Aubin on 'SEND strategies: Live by them, or death by them' "The best teachers I see do a few things well, in relation to the strategies they’ve been asked to implement for pupils with SEND." sendmatters.co.uk/2024/05/13/sen…

💡 “Checking in on people, finding out how things are going, is a kindness. It is kind because people have united around implementation and want it to succeed.” John Holmes of Tudor Grange Research School explores effective implementation in schools. Read more: ow.ly/m5v250SAwHi

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Top tip: use thereadtime.com to check reading time for pre-reading, operational bulletins and any other times where you might be asking staff to digest information ahead of collaboration or discussion.

“Effectively teaching talk cannot be incidental, left to ad-hoc moments in the classroom.” Kat Branco from North London Alliance Research School discusses building a language-rich environment through explicitly teaching behaviours and routines. Read more: buff.ly/4gyElur

I have 2 year 11 English intervention groups on my timetable this year. I have been having a Literature and a Language focus for each lesson… 5 weeks of lessons and resources uploaded on my Google Drive if anyone wants them 😊 drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Don’t miss out! Limited places available for NPQ funding in Lincolnshire through L.EA.D. Teaching School Hub, in partnership with Ofsted outstanding providers. Follow this link to complete an application form today! leadtshublincs.co.uk/page/?title=NP…