Nothing special here. I needed a list of quotations categorised by character for ‘An Inspector Calls’ as part of a lesson so quickly put this together. If it’s useful to you, help yourselves! Team English dropbox.com/s/fty26x7x5nf8…

*NEW* for June 26 onwards: practice Lang P1 using ‘War of the Worlds’ like so 👇 Help yourself #teamenglish There’s about 12 practice papers in here now: dropbox.com/scl/fo/bd6qgdc…

Four short dystopian fiction extracts with tasks to help students explore them douglaswise.co.uk/blog/four-dyst… 🏙️

To celebrate the countdown to Christmas, we're giving festive reads throughout Dec. Today, we have 5 copies of G.B. Rubin’s fiendishly good Murder At Christmas. To be in with a chance, follow us and Simon & Schuster, leave a comment below, and retweet. (Closes 12pm 11 Dec. UK only)

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🌟Updated Language Paper 1 and 2 Past Questions - November 2025🌟 dropbox.com/scl/fi/bvwg87j… dropbox.com/scl/fi/ku27v3h…

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A spotlight on Explaining and Modelling 1. Model expert thinking, step by step. 2. Use clear language and dual coding to manage cognitive load. 3. Break complex ideas down through scaffolding. 4. Regularly check for understanding. 5. Move from guided to independent practice.

To celebrate the countdown to Xmas, we're giving festive reads throughout Dec. Today, we have 5 copies of Andreina Cordani’s seasonal treat A Scrooge Mystery. To be in with a chance, follow us and Bonnier Books UK, leave a comment below, and retweet. (Closes12pm 20 Dec. UK only)

📉 Too much info at once = overload. This blog breaks down practical classroom tweaks that help students think more and overload less. Read here: innerdrive.co.uk/blog/cognitive…

FREE English 2026 Romeo and Juliet exam revision guide. It's impossible to predict the questions, but this free resource covers key areas students need to explore: tes.com/teaching-resou… #teamenglish #edutwitter #teachertwitter #gcses #gcses2026 #teachers #teach #teaching

Next time you’re talking with a colleague about retrieval practice and they say, “I already do this,” send them this article. The core of evidence-based practice isn’t just using the practice. It’s using it the way the evidence says it works.

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With HODs we have discussed reflection + lang of reflection + consistency of use. Using CAS learning outcomes, we have established key words + focus areas to aid reflection, creating sentence stems that will help ppls, across all yr groups, to produce quality reflections.

speed mind maps for Lit Paper 2 revision this morning with Y11 🌟🌟

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Back on the Twitter hype after a spur on inspiration! Tried out structure strips with our Year 8s today which: clearly outlined our ‘core’ and ‘expert’ steps, had Key Vocabulary we wanted them to use and Literacy Codes. Trying to embed ‘Live Marking Looks for Literacy’! ✨✅✍🏻

The DfE’s Writing Framework: Our Review And Implications For Practice writing4pleasure.com/2025/08/30/the…

Inspired by Bec ‘s poetry revision worksheets, I’ve just made these for the Power and Conflict Poems! Excited to trial them out with Y11. ⭐️