The perfect read for the new school year! #ReadingLessons is 99p on Kindle until the end of September - revisit your school years and take a new look at some classic reads.

If you’re starting your journey to become an English teacher, we’re here for you. Join the leading subject association for secondary English teachers. You’ll discover resources, inspiring ideas and a supportive community — all for just £1 a month. #NATE mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/4d…

It's been a pleasure talking with Neil Bowen about the relaunch of the fabulous peripeteia project, which gets A-level students discussing literature and participating in seminars to build their confidence and creativity. Read all about it. #NATE nate.org.uk/2025/09/05/for…

Very proud of the latest issue of emagazine, which is chock-a-block with great pieces. Subscribe to share with your students & fuel your own thinking! englishandmedia.co.uk/emc-magazines/

Coming later this week, NATE guest blogger Luke Pearce argues for a shift towards teaching grammar in context, where language knowledge fuels creativity and meaning, not just test prep. #NATE

Our director Anthony Cockerill joined Francis Gilbert on his Mindful Learning Podcast last week. They explored what all of us — not just students — can learn from English teachers about the value of reading, writing, and language in everyday life. Listen here: francisgilbert.co.uk/2025/09/five-t…

Ah, the highs and lows of ITT: a brilliant day exploring lesson planning with SO many good contributions, accompanied by some unintentional role modelling of how to deal with exploding pens. 🙈

It’s been a pleasure to start sharing regular news and views on the National Association for the Teaching of English blog. It’s a growing and lively hub for English teachers to stay informed and inspired—check it out here: nate.org.uk/category/views/

What the National Curriculum Review needs to get right about grammar to avoid the repeating the shortcomings of the previous reforms. My blog for NATE 👇🏻 #English #EnglishGrammar #Education

#CPD supar Chloe David Alderson MrsSmo Rebecca Lowman Mrs Hunt MrsFlounders_EnglishTeacher🙋🏻‍♀️ Miss T📚 Elleanor Larson Dr Lorna Smith Fe Brewer H OGIL Free tickets for this CPD, first come, first snapped up & recording available eventbrite.co.uk/e/putting-crea…

I've had a really great day starting to bring the NATE CPD archive to our new website ahead of this year's new programme. So many amazing voices and ideas. If you're not a NATE member, this is another brilliant reason to join. #NATE

Year 7 have settled in brilliantly across all curriculum areas. Here’s an example of their work in English where they have been planning and presenting speeches on their personal heroes ✏️

We’re delighted to announce that this year’s NATE ITE Conference on Writing Pedagogy for Trainee English Teachers is now available to attend online as well as in person! Completely free for trainee teachers, £19 for NATE members and £29 for non members. nate.org.uk/product/nate-i…

A new free KS3 graphic novel and teaching pack explores the extraordinary life of 19th century Black performer Billy Waters. Fresh perspectives on race, disability, identity and storytelling — with ready-to-use resources to diversify your curriculum. #NATE tinyurl.com/35m9n8xa

Coming this week: Dr Sarah Olive tells us about the Diverse Literature in Schools project — tackling the barriers teachers face in finding and teaching diverse texts, and sharing free booklet and video resources to help. #NATE

Dr Sarah Olive and Furzeen Ahmed share insights from the Diverse Literature in Schools project, highlighting a lack of Global Majority authors and sharing resources for schools and parents to discover a more representative literary landscape. nate.org.uk/2025/09/24/sup…

Teaching Hamlet? Bookings are open for our free online CPD with the fabulous Professor Emma Smith, and teacher and author Michael Donkor. Join us on 12 November for a rich discussion and new resources, exploring ideas of theatricality and performance. eventbrite.co.uk/e/hamlet-in-co…

New Blog post on building a ks3 curriculum. Full of concrete ideas. #historyteacher #ukedchat open.substack.com/pub/petejackso…

Today in #RewritingShakespeare, my first years English at Aston University will be doing a diversity audit of children's illustrated Shakespeare. Pulled these off the library & my own shelves. We've a few more online to add to the mix. We'll use CLPE #ReflectingRealities to guide our work.

AQA’s GCSE English Language P1 Q4 has been retooled to help candidates respond. It offers some great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically, as NATE director Anthony Cockerill rediscovers: nate.org.uk/2025/10/03/aqa… #NATE