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Wrote a little poem this morning. Had a particular class in mind… Feedback welcome.

Today’s reading and I have to say I didn’t get to it

Brand new contributor and Patreon member Woody gets ready to spread the love with his top ten classic Doctor Who stories! What a list!

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And finally the ‘A Christmas Carol’ 7-9 guide is complete! Feel free to use/chuck as you see fit. dropbox.com/scl/fi/00ro9mx…

I had a lot of fun writing this month's content for laurawebbcpd.com

The focus is on sequencing participation in English, and how we can maximise student attention and learning through purposeful sequencing. Then I put my writing into AI to create visuals, like this ⬇️

One last booklet for this half term. More to follow but won’t be this week! Use/chuck as you see fit.

Power and Conflict guide for grades 4-6: dropbox.com/scl/fi/c4d007q…

Grade 7 to 9 version available here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/aklvfi0…

"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again."

#PatrickStewartRIP

On this date, October 28, three hundred years ago, Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" was published. Join #CanonChat in December as we read and discuss this brilliant work of satire. canonchat.com/selections/gul…

Notes on every AQA Power and Conflict poem for grades 7 to 9. Use/chuck as you see fit! dropbox.com/scl/fi/aklvfi0…

Announcing!! We are delighted that the brilliant @LauraLolder will be speaking in the English Strand at Connect 2027!

Have you got your free ticket yet? Join us on Saturday 6th March 2027 in Manchester - tickets are FREE for teachers.

Tickets and details here: ttradio.org/connect27

What if the science of reading could help us figure out WHY students struggle with complex texts—and what to do about it? What if the answer wasn't more isolated skills practice? ;)

2 weeks until Team Up With the Text hits bookstores! Preview + PLC guide: stevechiger.com/team-up/

Amazingly kind share from @SPryke2

NEW Lend me your ears: how should we teach the class novel?
Most English teachers read the class novel aloud, and for weak readers it’s the only way into the book. But being read to doesn’t make anyone a better reader.
On the dilemma of teaching the class novel, and how to get the best of both worlds
daviddidau.substack.com/p/how-should-w…

Notes on ‘An Inspector Calls’ for grades 7-9. More notes for different texts to follow. Use/chuck as you see fit! dropbox.com/scl/fi/o6vvf99…

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Interesting & useful on playing Lady Macbeth: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

RT @SPryke2: Notes on self preservation, privilege and masculine power in ‘An Inspector Calls’. Will share all of these in my Dropbox over…

RT @SPryke2: Another set of notes on ‘Macbeth’, this time for guilt. I found this format online somewhere and have been playing around with…

Free webinar: The Shakespeare Exchange on Macbeth, the most-taught Shakespeare play in UK schools. Wed 21 Oct, 4.30–5.15pm, online. With Professor
@EFernie
and Alistair Wilkinson. Register for the live link or recording: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #ShakespeareExchange #TeamEnglish

A huge thank you to @HeadofEnglish for promoting the #RethinkingEnglishLanguags Conference at #AstonUniversity. Plenty of inspiration and ideas for the classroom!

And then the fabulous @Xris32 with his unmatched enthusiasm and great practical ideas for Inclusive Teaching of English. I had to take a pic of him midst action!