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20 July 2026

An L1 odyssey: reflections on the ARLE/IFTE Conference, Barcelona 2026

‘The Unbounded Journey: the Teaching of First Language, Literacy, and Literature in a Dynamic World’ …

Rachel Roberts

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5 June 2026

Thinking ahead – talk in the new National Curriculum

Barbara Bleiman explores what the current momentum around oracy means for English classrooms, drawing together research,…

Barbara Bleiman

Blog

22 May 2026

The EPQ as creative writing revolution

From zines to protest poetry, an East London college has transformed the Extended Project Qualification…

Pete Lawler

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28 April 2026

Explicit vocabulary teaching won’t close the reading gap

If students can decode every word yet still miss the meaning, the problem runs deeper…

Eleanor Nicholls Steed

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15 April 2026

From Shakespeare to the manosphere: teaching the theme of masculinity in Year Eight

Prompted by the cultural impact of Adolescence, Harmeet Matharu invited Year Eight students to explore masculinity…

Harmeet Matharu

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25 February 2026

Ten books about English Language you should read

In light of forthcoming curriculum changes that could place greater emphasis on English Language, Caroline…

Caroline Godfrey

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6 February 2026

Why we switched to My Name is Leon at GCSE (and why you should too)

In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble.…

Alix Amrane

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23 January 2026

Going All In with reading, philosophy and real lives

The National Year of Reading 2026’s tagline is ‘Go All In’ and emphasises connecting books…

Emma Leeson

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24 November 2025

Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review

NATE welcomes the publication of Curriculum and Assessment Review and the opportunity it provides to…

Anthony Cockerill

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11 November 2025

Bursaries, recruitment and retention

As Labour’s Bridget Phillipson pledges to boost teacher recruitment, the real challenge lies in keeping…

Peter Thomas

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An L1 odyssey: reflections on the ARLE/IFTE Conference, Barcelona 2026

Thinking ahead – talk in the new National Curriculum

The EPQ as creative writing revolution

Explicit vocabulary teaching won’t close the reading gap

From Shakespeare to the manosphere: teaching the theme of masculinity in Year Eight

Ten books about English Language you should read

Why we switched to My Name is Leon at GCSE (and why you should too)

Going All In with reading, philosophy and real lives

Response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review

Bursaries, recruitment and retention

Empowering English teachers to inspire young people

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