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Glamorous Grammar

Jill Carter dispels the popular myth that grammar is boring and explains why she thinks it should be revered by teachers and students alike.      In the years I have spent around teaching, one of the...

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Curriculum issues in Science

Reading through the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF) [1] it’s clear that there are some implications for Science departments and teachers that need to be considered. In this blog I’ll...

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5 fun things to do with grammar on lockdown – Martha O’Dell

While the lockdown could potentially be a perfect time to brush up on grammar, worksheets can be rather dry and uninspiring. Try these activities with lower KS3 to get them engaging with grammar. 1....

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Catapult: re-engaging, inspiring and motivating your students

For almost 6 months students have lived a range of experiences, positive and negative, during the lockdown period. English is not a linear subject and is taught by building upon what is already...

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Votes for Women Timeline

This month marks Women’s History Month, as part of our celebrations we want to share this interactive timeline which shows some of the key dates and events which contributed to women gaining the right...

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Vocabulary Teaching: Giving Students a Voice

‘Cultured…Engaged…Informed’. This vision strapline underpins everything we do in my English Department. Vocabulary teaching, naturally, plays an important role in fulfilling this vision. When we spoke...

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How to introduce a new KS3 class reader

I don’t know about you, but I look forward to introducing a new class reader with the various classes I teach. There’s something about the opportunity to share great literature with young people and...

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An insight into writing a novel by the author of Boy, Everywhere A. M. Dassu

Boy, Everywhere is a story of survival, of family, of bravery. It looks at the refugee crisis from a new perspective, and through Sami’s eyes shows that we are all one cruel twist of fate away from...

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Why quadratics?

One of the biggest ‘why oh why’ questions in secondary school mathematics is the purpose of studying quadratic equations because ‘I am never going to need them in everyday life’. This irritating...

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Drop everything and read (DEAR)

While most know it as ‘DEAR time’, I would be inclined to refer to this Literacy initiative as Role Modelling Reading.  The focus is on getting the students to read. However, my belief is that it is...

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