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A list of scene-by-scene timings for the BBC Spotlight On version of Macbeth with David Tennant douglaswise.co.uk/blog/david-ten… ⚔️ 👑

Just sharing a couple of resources that encouraged students to think about the structure/staging of lit texts. First up: ‘An Inspector Calls’ #teamenglish #litdrive #AIC

Six phases of learning across a sequence - it could be within a lesson or over several weeks. What else could we add to each phase? #teamenglish

Writer's Toolkit - Priestley - An Inspector Calls - Methods and devices for higher conceptual thinking! #AIC #engchat #teamenglish #gcseliterature #aninspectorcalls

*NEW* for June 2026 onwards: a folder of specimen Lang P2s along with PPT slide decks to support teaching, with scaffolds and models like so 👇 Help yourself 😊 #teamenglish dropbox.com/scl/fo/egpxh3z…

10 Unforgettable Opening lines for your next speech

If you came to my talk, thank you! If you would like any of my resources mentioned in the talk – they are here: dropbox.com/scl/fo/3h1zaoi… 9/9

One of my favourite things this year has been the displays that I use and refer to almost every day! I thought I’d share just in case anyone fancied using the arrival of the exam season to revive displays that may have seen better days… #TeamEnglish drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Yes Language Paper 1 is on Thursday, but Language Paper 2 is fast approaching too! I’ve just written another P2Q5 model, using an example question on live theatre from @LauraLolder website. Available on my website under Year 11 extra models. #TeamEnglish

I really enjoyed speaking to @SeanTeaching this evening about reading interventions (who, what, how, when). Thank you Sean for being such a brilliant host!

@AVisserFuray Are there any resources or blogs I can read on this please?

I'm working to encourage parental engagement in supporting reading in KS3 & am developing a pilot project with 12 parents of reluctant/struggling readers. I'd like to start in June w afternoon & evening session w ideas & goals, then follow up in July & September. Any suggestions?

@DoWise I think these questions are perfect for pushing into a much more in-depth consideration of such a ‘slim’ text! 🤩 I tried to condense my own ‘theme’ thoughts for each set text and came up with this for AIC. It’s def still overly ‘wordy’ for 1 doc though!

A list of links to BBC Bitesize podcasts on the GCSE English Literature texts. I put it together for my Year 11 wards to supplement their other revision activities over the Easter break douglaswise.co.uk/blog/gcse-engl… 🖋️

New ofsted report on supporting struggling readers. gov.uk/government/pub… I have turned it into a summary/audit. Might be helpful? dropbox.com/s/lmlrcc7jmfot…

@kashleyenglish @TheWritingWeb @TeachSecondary Looks good. Pls can you reshare link? It doesn’t work

My most recent contribution for @TeachSecondary on how we can support and influence reading in adolescence. Nudge, don’t shove! (on pg 35) @OpenUni_RfP" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-..…

Have been experimenting with using an analytical writing toolkit with year 9 and 10 this term. This week, year 9 constructed paragraphs using a combination of the toolkit, mini white boards and turn and talk scaffolding. They’ve produced some great analysis ✍️

Hey @Team_English1 - handy lil’ ‘Big Ideas’ poster for ACC. Been working well as a quasi-knowledge organiser in books!

#TeamEnglish For anyone not yet moved to blue sky dropbox.com/scl/fo/k382kj9… 30 quotes 30 questions , 30 answers - on A C C . Not fancy . Not pretty. Hopefully useful

Whether your Ss are creative storytellers or persuasive arguers, this resource from T @duckworth_ms can help them build more varied and effective sentences! tinyurl.com/ysbz7x2f

This has been super useful in teaching pupils thesis statements. Ideas are originally from @mrsmacteach33 writing toolkit which is superb for teachinf academic writing xxx dropbox.com/s/70apt25k4tef…