Figures today from UCAS have shown more socio-economically disadvantaged students have secured a place at university and college, with numbers up 7% compared to last year. Great to see step in the right direction for education equality 👏 ow.ly/CePL50SYhSi

‘Does It Have to Rhyme …?’: English teachers of a certain vintage will recall the poet and poetry advocate Sandy Brownjohn. Printed in today’s ⁦The Guardian, this is the obituary of a great, understated influencer on the teaching of poetry: theguardian.com/books/article/…

Heard about these amazing dogs on Radio 4 this morning. Any prospect of enabling children to read out loud to a mutually happy recipient is a great idea and will improve every aspect of literacy. tdn.org.uk/schools-2/

For those teaching Shakespeare this semester, here’s the hub of useful performances & other videos I’ve been developing over the last couple of years. Feel free to use & share it widely! sites.google.com/ncsu.edu/the-s…

A synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 1 Examiners' Report for June 2024: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9d1…… (Paper 2 to follow shortly)

Well, that’s displays 24-25 ready for year 7 of teaching. ✅ This years theme; “be a world changer” 🌍 There’s always a lot of debate about displays, which is fine- you do you, but I like creating a space that’s inviting and shows off my love for my subject 🌍 💕

Excited to have my new book back from the printers and available to order. It's called Oracy is Not Just Speaking and Listening and is available from our website: roswilsoned.com/oracy

Great to be back at Kennet today - and what a privilege to reflect on our pedagogical journey over the past 3 years and to look towards our new goal. Moving from "passive compliance" to "authentic engagement". Lots of wisdom taken from these 2 fantastic reads:

With Labour committing to free breakfast clubs in all primary schools, EEF looks at what the research says about effective provision tes.com/magazine/teach…

Check out the next ISLE Online Expert Panel "Perspectives on Grammatical Change" Wednesday, September 18, 5pm (CEST), with Marianne Hundt, Terttu Nevalainen, and Joel Wallenberg! Details at isle-linguistics.org/activities/out… ISLE #EnglishLinguistics Marianne Hundt Claire Childs

My job - Senior Lead for English at OrmistonAcads - is up for grabs. An amazing opportunity for someone to consolidate implementation of English across the MAT mynewterm.com/jobs/4106/EDV-…

Jobs: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University: The Department of Linguistics at Rice University in Houston, Texas is seeking applications for an assistant professor to begin July 1, 2025. The candidate… dlvr.it/TDlKhg

*Macbeth* - Sentence stems to help students upgrade their sentences and writing skills. Divided them into characters and themes. Will be useful prompts to help students struggling at higher also. Inspired by Sarah Kelly webinar last year💫 #LCEnglish

Really strong session on oracy - speaking and listening and how it relates to learning and teaching - by Nikki Sullivan. The upcoming book sounds really exciting ! #rEDbelfast ResearchED Belfast

🚨 NEW BLOG 🚨 ‘Disciplinary talk’ “Disciplinary talk is a recognition that mathematicians, scientists, and geographers, communicate in subtly different ways, and that talk routines can be well matched to curriculum content in those different areas.” alexquigley.co.uk/disciplinary-t…

A booklet that contains wider reading material and a range of extracts based on heroes and villains from Shakespeare’s plays douglaswise.co.uk/blog/introduct… 🎭

Here’s an after school revision session on thesis statements that I’ve been using. This is the first in an ‘essay series’, designed to really break down the components of a written response to help students master each part. Worked quite well! More to come soon. Use/chuck/change

Well done to our Year 7 #Remembrance poetry winners! Pupils wrote thoughtful acrostic poems, honouring those who gave their lives and embracing the spirit of kindness and community. Winners were awarded with books to inspire their love of literature. Amazing work!

LP2, Q4 - Vocab prompts for viewpoints and perspectives!

🕯️ Day 5 of Oracy Advent! 🎄 Today’s gift: A resource designed to help students of all ages to think strategically about their role in discourse. That's right, it's our STUDENT Talk Tactics!🎉😆