Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog

As we get closer to the end for our Year 11s, it is so common for us to throw (metaphorically)  everything and the kitchen sink at them. As ...

In the time I have been teaching, I have seen the teaching of English compartmentalised in so many different ways. And, dear reader, you can...

A long, long time ago. I shared some simple targets for marking the English Language exam papers. They’ve saved me hours of time and stopped...

For years, skim reading has been a thing. I have seen it used and referred to time and time again. Yet, I think it is the single most damagi...

I am surprised that we don’t talk enough about mental health on Twitter and through blogs – especially given that we’d just been through a p...

I hate the word ‘intervention’. It’s a nasty word that has crept into education. It’s so bad that parents and students are using it now. W...

Last year, before the exams I wrote some ‘hacks’ for students. Short little mini lessons or tips to help them get better at answering the ...