
I am in the process of writing an Ancient Greek Myths scheme of work for Year 7 (which I will share when complete) and have been writing down the mythological allusions I […]
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I am in the process of writing an Ancient Greek Myths scheme of work for Year 7 (which I will share when complete) and have been writing down the mythological allusions I […]
Here are some of the most successful parts of routine that I have used in the classroom since I started teaching. You may love them or hate them…! #1 Greeting students at […]
I often hear and read about teachers ‘banning’ particularly words, which is rather dramatic (although, I am guilty of getting very frustrated with the word ‘shows’). Something that I will be doing […]
No doubt some of these suggestions depend on your school, team, ethos etc. but here are a few things I think about when planning a scheme of work (KS3 focus). A scheme […]
Sequencing teaching carefully is very important in supporting our students’ memory and ensuring that we are embedding knowledge of context that will ultimately support any new learning that they do. Here is […]
Including observations on how contexts shape the meanings that students observe in the language, structure and form of the texts they study is often difficult to teach. The temptation to ask students […]
Question by Question Revision Section A Question 1 [4 marks] The bread and butter: Show the examiner that you can select relevant information even based on the smallest of details. AO1: Identify […]
Question by Question Revision Section A Question 1 [4 marks] The bread and butter: Show the examiner that you can select the correct information, even based on the smallest of details. AO1 […]
There has been lots of chatter and tweeting about students memorising quotations and contextual information for the new 100% closed book exams. It is a challenge to ask students to go away […]
Having noted fairly quickly that AQA’s ‘Power and Conflict’ anthology features half as many female poets as it does male and that many of the texts available not only showcase the suppression […]