Not long now… Heading for the mountains and dropping down into Turin and then on to the resort. Photo taken on the ferry. Our learners were impeccable on the ferry, unlike other schools!

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Booklets containing past GCSE English Literature exam questions: 👑 Macbeth 👻 A Christmas Carol 🔍 An Inspector Calls 🪖 Power and Conflict 🖊️ Unseen Poetry douglaswise.co.uk/blog/aqa-engli…

Saw this poem this morning and not stopped crying thinking about it all day. It’s ace.

Had a great time at the Houses of Parliament today. Met the MP for Merthyr and Rhymney Gerald Jones. Learners were amazing as usual. Some learners also visited the V&A and Natural History Museum.

Looking through resources to get ready for Y11 and found this absolute beauty of a paper 2 extract - I might make it into a paper, it's just that good. Team English theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Oh wait, and this one! theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Revising with Y11? Here is a suggested approach, one I have used successfully for some time. Not saying it's the only approach, or the right one. Do what works for you, of course but...if you want a direction... (& resources included for Team English) laurawebbcpd.com/2024/04/06/a-c…

So glad to hear that Rishi Sunak has a better understanding of my mental health than either me or my shrink

Which character in An Inspector Calls, do you think is the worst? Pls Rt for wide range :)

Clearer photos attached for those asking 🙂 I will share the template when I get to my desk tomorrow 👍 We were writing notes and evidence gathering on the character side and using the flip side to write brief analytical paragraphs for each theme. Hope it’s useful!

Does anyone have any links or materials to create a Year 10 English Language unit of work on the Olympics? ☺️ thanks 🤩

Anniesomeone Neil Bryan Smith 👇👇🤥🤡 Nigel Farage MP

Statement regarding Maldron Hotels Manchester City & Manchester Cathedral Quarter, 28th August.

Blessed with the best! Unforgettable trip with the most incredible pupils and staff. Thank you Mr R. Evans and Mrs.S.Harrington Blessed Carlo Acutis for joining us on the trip BCA Drama, it wouldn’t have been the same without you! Memories to last a lifetime. Can’t wait for our next adventure…🇺🇸🗽

Starting the new year as I mean to go on by getting myself SUPER organised has meant that I can share the big folder of every resource I have ever shared on here all in one go. I will pin it to my profile so it never goes missing! Happy New Year to all! drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Some evening prep means new resources! An Inspector Calls character drills and quotation drills for act 2. Hope they're useful, and will work with the updated spec for Wales too! Team English & Literacy, Wales Team English Litdrive UK #aninspectorcalls #wjec #gcse drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Got a rejection from a traditional publisher today. They called my writing ‘visceral, moving, the next big thing’—their words. Yet they rejected me, not for my writing, but for my weak social media presence. In 2025, it seems talent isn’t about what you create anymore;

Yesterday afternoon my wife took the twins out with her sisters for a meal in Archway, North London whilst I took Henry to to the pub with our friends. My daughter Darla had a fit (febrile convulsion) whilst they was walking towards the restaurant on the pavement outside Home

Please send your love and support to 16 year old Skye Stout from Scotland, and don't let the ignorant bullies win. Yesterday, the official page of the Scottish club Kilmarnock women's team announced that the club had signed a contract with 16-year-old midfielder Skye Stout. A