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Reading for pleasure

Supporting staff with Reading for Pleasure: CPD At TLLeeds22 I shared my understanding of effective CPD for staff on our school focus of Reading for Pleasure. I outlined the importance of evidence informed approaches to CPD based on the EEF Effective Professional Development Guidance report. My learning points from the implementation to date is the…

WW84: truth and power in the written word.

What would you wish for? We all know that wishing is more dangerous than it seems; literature has taught us this. Watching ‘WW84’, I wasn’t expecting it to reference W W Jacobs’ ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ once, let alone so frequently. I have just taught to this to Y8 and I hope they remember that if…

Is there anything left to say about…

Planning for conceptual progression in an English Literature Curriculum? Curriculum planning is one of the joys of teaching English. It is a privilege to be in position where one can lead on curriculum planning and provision. But, this also brings great responsibility and it is the topic of much educational writing. What can be added…