Later this month, Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem returns to the West End with a cast led by Mark Rylance who created the original Rooster Byron, and much as was feared when Burbage created all those great roles, we ask again: can …
Category: Paedagogy
SCASI: An acronym which works.
I made a second video with #TENCOnline in mind - there's no harm in sharing it, although it did not end up in the conference set. I have long maintained that SCASI is a framework to aid students when writing …
On Race, BLM and the curriculum
Now I am no longer a HOD of English I can explore ideas freely and not necessarily worry if they would form a teachable programme. I can indulge my thoughts. A Level We work with the OCR A level which …
Briefly, on Eco-crit and texts we teach… (thanks Maria)
My wonderful colleague Maria Trafford recently spoke at a TEDx event in school. Her central idea, in an evening focused on 'Earth', was that English Teachers can save the planet. Towards the end she talks of looking for ways in …
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ResearchEd 2018. My day…
It is extraordinary that well over 1000 teachers will give up their Saturday to listen to CPD, even when the quality is as high as this. Yet Tom Bennett's ResearchEd does it right: tickets are cheap, speakers are generous with …
On revision
There has been a lot of discussion on edutwitter recently following this article by the former Headteacher of a school just up the hill from me: Barnaby Lennon report BBC 7 hours? 'No' - one student quoted elsewhere suggests: “It’s just nonsensical. …
The Shakespeare Essay Prize 2018
I hope this will encourage my Lower 6th to read and engage with Shakespeare, even when they have dropped English Literature... let's see.... THE LOWER SIXTH SHAKESPEARE ESSAY PRIZE Read More "The Shakespeare Essay Prize 2018"
Structure-strip: poetry comparison
Aimed at students using the Edexcel IGCSE anthology but applicable to all. I would welcome some feedback on my first attempt at producing a useful structure strip to help students structure a comparative essay. structure guide poetry comparison WordPress seems …
Reflections on ‘moving on’ – settling in as HOD.
This is a follow-up to: moving on.... in which I looked forward to taking up my then new role as HOD English. The original is in italics. As I approach the end of my job,I want to reflect on 10 years in …
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The Apprentice… hired?
A quick plug for a year 8 group and @mariatrafford who showed me some of their Apprentice material today. I love this module, developed several years ago with Lisa Healy and Traycie Wrycraft in the good old days... This year: …
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