Teaching teachers and learning too: reflections from an associate lecturer in English education Features

1 November 2025

Teaching teachers and learning too: reflections from an associate lecturer in English education

Tara McMullan reflects on the dynamic intersection between classroom teaching and teacher education — exploring…

Tara McMullan

Building the stage and breaking the fourth wall: learning to teach Shakespeare on a PGCE Features

1 November 2025

Building the stage and breaking the fourth wall: learning to teach Shakespeare on a PGCE

Teaching Shakespeare for the first time can feel daunting: the language is dense, the plays…

Charlotte Wright

Finding a voice: how mentoring styles shape autonomy in Early Career English Teachers Features

1 November 2025

Finding a voice: how mentoring styles shape autonomy in Early Career English Teachers

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the professional autonomy of English teachers is widely discussed…

Hazel Joannides

Developing creativity and taking risks Features

1 November 2025

Developing creativity and taking risks

What does great English teaching look like in 2025? Hannah Strickland explores this question through…

Hannah Strickland

The rhythm of reading: why fluency is the missing link in literacy progress Features

1 July 2025

The rhythm of reading: why fluency is the missing link in literacy progress

In a world where literacy underpins academic success and future life chances, reading fluency is…

Jen McManus

School Library Services: ‘It’s not just a box of nice books’ Features

1 July 2025

School Library Services: ‘It’s not just a box of nice books’

Lucy Taylor and Paula Clarke from the University of Leeds explore the decline of School…

Lucy Taylor

Decolonising the department Features

1 July 2025

Decolonising the department

Decolonising the English curriculum requires more than diversifying book choices – it demands a deeper…

Katherine Barber

Bring back exploratory talk and drama into the English curriculum Features

1 July 2025

Bring back exploratory talk and drama into the English curriculum

Valerie Coultas explores some of the links between drama and exploratory talk in English lessons…

Valerie Coultas

Ted Hughes, the chthulucene, the cyborg, and the child audience Features

1 July 2025

Ted Hughes, the chthulucene, the cyborg, and the child audience

Jessica De Waal explores how a poet’s fantastical creatures encourage children to understand their relationship…

Jessica De Waal

Reorienting reciprocal reading for Sixth Form research: a guide to developing independent learning skills Features

1 March 2025

Reorienting reciprocal reading for Sixth Form research: a guide to developing independent learning skills

Andrew K. Shenton explores how the Reciprocal Reading (RR) model, typically used with younger students,…

Andrew Shenton 0