C'mon folks! Can we get to over 800 members today???!

My sister came to see me for my sons 21st birthday. I could not have had a better weekend. Not the best pictures but a lot of joy.

New Blog Post on Macbeth and Merchant of Venice feedback in the lead up to the exams: susansenglish.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/why… Team English

If you're looking for a quick and entertaining summary of Romeo and Juliet, take a look at my newest video on Comics and Lit!

I use quotes alongside simple plot overview to keep it relevant and accessible.

youtu.be/0PaRT2k_aYM

#education #English #gcse #Shakespeare

Why is it so hard to get your brain out of holiday mode and back into thinking about school? @team_english1 Can't just be me!

New blog...

Education and the fallout from COVID – the canary in the mine?

A very different one. The current state of education (from my perspective).

It's not news for those that work in schools but pulls together everything that we're dealing with.

missdcoxblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/30/edu…

Because no one, not one person in the entire country, remembers surestart.

For Team English - 16 mini mocks for literature.
4 x AIC, ACC, MAC, P&C.
Designed for Easter revision BUT .doc included if you want to adapt for lessons/homework etc.
All new questions/extracts.
If useful, all free here:
laurawebbcpd.com/resources/
Enjoy, use, adapt.
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Calling all 14-18 year olds! It's your final chance to submit your #ShortStories  for the BBC Young Writers’ Award🖋️

Enter before 9am on Monday at bbc.co.uk/ywa!

#BBCYWA

The UK is in a #CostOfLiteracyCrisis . We need your help.

Cost of living directly impacts literacy skills. When families struggle to keep food on the table and homes warm, children go to school tired and hungry – limiting their ability to learn.

Donate: literacytrust.org.uk/support-us/fun…

THIS IS NOT OK

Some thoughts on AWARENESS 👀 in teaching (both in the classroom and leadership)
Purely anecdotal-no research. Just thoughts I've been having lately.

As teachers, I think a really important quality is our awareness of what's going on, both in the classroom & across the school 🧵

This will be a really special piece of work - a MUST read for secondary teachers and leaders. Joanna is an ex-colleague of mine and is an absolute authority on multilingual learners 🎓🔥

#mfltwitterati #edujobs the brilliant Greenshaw Learning Trust have 3 MFL vacancies in the Bristol area. HoD & teacher Blaise High School & teacher Yate Academy. Both awesome schools with excellent behaviour so you can just teach, fully resourced curriculum so you can just tweak, not…1/2

Thank you to all attending my presentation today at researchED Birmingham! I focussed on practical strategies to support struggling readers in secondary school. The ppt (with many hyperlinks to resources, research & policy) is here #rEDBrum
bit.ly/strugglingread…

This is the MOST wonderfully resonant read. If you think that being out at school is easy, listen to the experience here. It’s beautifully articulated. theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

Are you a current or aspiring leader of T&L in a secondary school? I'm running a course for you in June! It will be:
📚 Evidence informed
🧠 EXPERIENCE informed
🛠️ Practical
✅ HONEST
funkypedagogy.com/product/course…

If you haven't visited in a while, I've been working on a series of act summaries for Romeo and Juliet and it's now complete ready for exam season!

Available for free on YouTube!

youtube.com/playlist?list=…

#teamenglish #Shakespeare #gcse #English #study #EducationForAll