"The curriculum is not a static document: it comes to life in the hands of a skilled teacher, whose job is to foster engagement with its content." Thought-provoking stuff here from Sam Gibbs, on the need to champion the "art of teaching". tes.com/magazine/teach…

I know everyone just want do the right thing for pupils, but I worry a lot about some of the revision posts I see. Weekend cramming, late night/early morning. We want pupils to do slow & steady & still give the 'we can do it in the final days/week' message. It must be exhausting

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Making writers sexy and appealing - Part 1 (author's intent) Great blog ⁦Chris Curtis⁩ …ingfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/05/making…

This is a bit of fun for English teachers about yesterday's exam. philbeadle.substack.com/p/model-answer…

Actually brilliant….

83.3% of ChatGPT users couldn't quote from essays they wrote minutes earlier…

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One of the most inspiring yet useful and actionable sessions of CPD I’ve had in my career. Delivered by the force of nature that is Claire Gadsby Thank you

**NEW BLOG POST*^ A Lexicon for a Collaborative Curriculum saysmiss.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/a-l…

What a student's book looks like has little-to-no bearing on how much that student has learned; if your observations are going to focus on the books, your teachers are going to spend more time on children taking notes and glueing in sheets than modelling and explaining.

Tweaked a booklet shared originally I think by the great Lyndsey Dyer Lyndsey Dyer with help from @funkypedagogy recent guidance and support on the AQA 2026 changes, and using a resource from Matt Lynch. I hope very much you don't mind. drive.google.com/file/d/1GSETPP…

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Repost: Great Expectations: growing up Pupil Premium - wonderful and personally resonant substack.com/inbox/post/170…

Best overview of GCSE results I’ve read news.sky.com/story/inequali… 📰

A list of scene-by-scene timings for the BBC Spotlight On version of Macbeth with David Tennant douglaswise.co.uk/blog/david-ten… ⚔️ 👑

I am hearing of so many cases of shocking reviews of marking in English like this one! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🎙️NEW PODCAST🎙️ From the Chalkface is a new series from us speaking to the very people who contribute and teach daily in our classrooms all over the country. Our first episode is with new Associate and Y6 teacher, Oli, who leads and teaches writing. open.spotify.com/episode/4gpEgm…

My thoughts on the Department for Education Y8 reading test proposal: - In the absence of any detail, or clear rationale thus far, it’s important not to immediately assume it’s going to be the end of the world. I’m inclined to be hopeful that there’s a focus here on secondary reading