Bringing texts to life: the importance of reading aloud in English teaching Secondary

1 November 2025

Bringing texts to life: the importance of reading aloud in English teaching

Reading aloud is a fundamental element of the English classroom. Fluency supports comprehension, fosters engagement…

Emily Henry 1

What music videos can teach us about reading Secondary

14 October 2025

What music videos can teach us about reading

Exploring narrative, interpretation, and creativity through the music video genre in the language and literature…

Faye Griffiths

Reclaiming language in the English Classroom: hints and tips from NATE’s Language Working Group Secondary

10 October 2025

Reclaiming language in the English Classroom: hints and tips from NATE’s Language Working Group

Since the 2014 curriculum reforms, the study of language has been squeezed out of English…

Caroline Godfrey

Two very creepy but highly effective extracts for teaching AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4 Secondary

3 October 2025

Two very creepy but highly effective extracts for teaching AQA’s GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4

This question, retooled to help students engage and respond, offers some really great opportunities for…

Anthony Cockerill

Seamus Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’ Secondary

30 September 2025

Seamus Heaney’s ‘Blackberry Picking’

Sometimes we miss important moments in writing because other things shout louder for attention. Heaney…

Trevor Millum

How can the process of storyboarding film help our students write compelling prose? Secondary

23 May 2025

How can the process of storyboarding film help our students write compelling prose?

By borrowing structural and visual techniques from film, students can plan and draft prose with…

Anthony Cockerill

Poetry, Art, Ambiguity, Meaning and Interpretation Secondary

9 May 2025

Poetry, Art, Ambiguity, Meaning and Interpretation

Gary Snapper’s work on poetry and art aims to help students to become more confident…

Gary Snapper

Capturing animals in poetry: a teacher’s guide Secondary

2 May 2025

Capturing animals in poetry: a teacher’s guide

What does it mean to ‘capture’ an animal in poetry? By using the work of…

Jessica De Waal

Reimagining Frankenstein through drama  Secondary

1 April 2025

Reimagining Frankenstein through drama 

Using drama activities in the English classroom can engage students with the plot, themes and…

Sue Pinnick

Theft and baking: two ways of supporting students to develop analytical writing Secondary

27 February 2025

Theft and baking: two ways of supporting students to develop analytical writing

Fe Brewer explains two ways she improved her students’ ability to write about texts and…

Fe Brewer 0