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Poetry – Little and Often
I have absolutely no memory of studying unseen poetry at GCSE level. I don’t attribute this amnesia to the 21 years since I sat the exams – I can easily …
‘What’s that mean, Miss?’
Recently, I have been reflecting on the limited vocabulary of my students. My degree is in Linguistics and I have an active interest in language, culture and diversity. This blog …
Managing the Workload
To contextualise this, I am Head of English and drama at a medium-sized secondary school in South Bristol. I have an 18 month old and I have just completed a …
Reading, understanding the context and the barriers we face.
The new GCSE English Literature specification is refreshing, but tough. We’ve chosen AQA but I spent many months looking at WJEC, OCR and Edexcel specifications, so I think I’m right …
Round Learning 