Cross-curricular singing

      Songs for EYFS to KS2, linked to popular cross-curricular topics.

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      Getting comfortable with unseen poetry

      Getting comfortable with unseen poetry

      Of all the different forms of writing that we study in English, poetry often seems to be the one with which students feel the least comfortable.  The fact that it simply doesn’t look like prose creates an instant barrier.

      5 min

      Academic writing for GCSE

      Academic writing for GCSE

      In recent years, people have been talking much more about students needing to use academic writing.  At first, it seems like an impossible request.  Many of us link academic writing to the essays and research that we read while...

      4 min

      Avoiding empty analysis in GCSE English

      Avoiding empty analysis in GCSE English

      It’s important that we encourage students to explore structure and form when they are analysing a literary text.  However, this can sometimes lead to empty analysis.  I’ve regularly read comments on exam papers like, ‘The writer uses a comma...

      4 min