• Anthologies for KS3-KS5 English

    Weave more representative and inclusive contemporary texts and writers into your curriculum with these anthologies compiled by expert panels of writers and teachers.

  • Finalist at the Education Resource Awards 2024

    Nominated in the Secondary non-ICT resource or equipment category.

    “One of the most concerted efforts to widen the curriculum and to truly reflect the diversity in our society.”

    Jamila Gavin

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      “The spectrum of voices within each anthology has exposed our students to writing which they would not have accessed before, meaning their learning is well-rounded.”

      Jamie Smith, Head of English, Judegmeadows School

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      Recent articles and information, by teachers for teachers.
      Mapping a more diverse English curriculum

      Mapping a more diverse English curriculum

      Quite rightly, schools are taking steps to ensure that their English curriculums are more representative of the diverse country that we live in. Many students, regardless of their background, still feel isolated from what they have been learning in...

      4 min

      Connecting with unseen poetry

      Connecting with unseen poetry

      Any examination is a contained and isolating space, the examinee on their own, having to rely on themselves to navigate their way and manage their time. The unseen poetry section is often considered the place containing the highest degree...

      5 min

      Dealing with Poetryphobia

      Dealing with Poetryphobia

      Students often express negative perceptions about poetry. They feel intimidated; they think it’s difficult; they ‘can’t get on with it’. Such perceptions can be self-fulfilling if we’re not careful. How do we get them to appreciate that poetry might...

      5 min