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I have been a teacher of English, media and drama for twenty four years and a local authority adviser for seven. All views here are my own.

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Key learning questions – an introduction August 28, 2021
Flipping Batman August 21, 2021
Lost queens and dodos: some reflections on knowledge, comprehension and how we teach reading September 4, 2020
Resuming the curriculum, September 2020 July 6, 2020
The power of exploratory writing December 9, 2019
Ready to listen August 30, 2019
Teaching talk August 14, 2019
Some thoughts on ‘pace’ August 13, 2019
Quick talk about texts August 12, 2019
Reading as writers; writing as readers: an account of a Year 5/6 teaching sequence May 9, 2019
Re-thinking ‘success criteria’: a simple device to support pupils’ writing January 24, 2019
Whole-class reading: a planning tool January 21, 2019
The primary English subject leader: overseer, monitor, director or trusted expert? July 21, 2018
Fear of grammar and the grammar of fear July 12, 2018
Whole-class reading: another example lesson June 27, 2018
Challenging responses: designing a successful teacher-led reading lesson June 25, 2018
Mini-whiteboard jigsaws October 28, 2017
Whole-class reading: an example lesson and a menu of approaches August 31, 2017
Avoiding a ‘literacy dip’ in Year 7 August 23, 2017
The importance of ‘extended writing’ August 22, 2017
From page to screen and back again: teaching Shakespeare through film and film through Shakespeare August 3, 2017
‘In this school, English is about…’ July 31, 2017
Making the investment July 24, 2017
Being ‘good at English’ July 8, 2017
Googling for originality June 21, 2017
Asking real questions in the classroom June 17, 2017
From 1994: on coursework and exams June 16, 2017
A poetry lesson June 8, 2017
Who is doing what in the classroom? A tool for planning and reflection May 26, 2017
Differentiation: pitching high, not making easy May 23, 2017
Marking for ‘literacy’ – problems with ‘codes’ May 13, 2017
Memorable feedback: the power of spoken comments May 12, 2017
Questions to ask pupils when reading, based on Michael Rosen’s ‘matrix’ of comments May 11, 2017
What does the poem do? A revision tool May 11, 2017
Folding feedback into learning May 8, 2017
Post-Levels: tracking progress in English at Key Stage 3 May 5, 2017
Written comments: three simple rules (and a fourth) May 3, 2017
Missing open book exams April 29, 2017
Developing critical readers: preparing students for GCSE English Language reading papers April 27, 2017
Objectives and purpose in English April 18, 2017

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