A Few Jots on Mythological Allusions
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 […]
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Sharing ideas and resources for English secondary school and sixth form teaching
Top 5 Classroom Routines for September!
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 […]
Improving Students’ Vocabulary
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 […]
Writing a Scheme of Work: Top Tips
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). […]
Sequencing: Literary Periods
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. […]
In the Context of Love
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 […]
GCSE English Language Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
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. […]
