There are many challenges to remote learning, and despite the fact that we are in our third National Lockdown in the UK, and that teachers, students and parents are far more au fait with the process now, families and educators are still keen to know what resources and websites are most helpful to support their … Continue reading Literacy in Lockdown: Supporting Students Remotely
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Teaching Transactional Writing Using the Syrian Refugee Crisis
When the new 9-1 GCSEs arrived, teachers of English all over the country were outraged for a number a reasons. There was the fact that now long standing book stocks needed to be replaced during major funding cuts to schools, but a much bigger issue was the removal of texts from anywhere other than this … Continue reading Teaching Transactional Writing Using the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Sci-Fi Convention: World Book Day 2017
To give a bit of context, I work at a truly wonderful, secondary school called Wilmington Academy, a non-selective school in North-West Kent, and part of the Leigh Academies Trust. The school had gone into ‘Special Measures’ in 2009, but with hard work and perseverance, the school was able to rise from the ashes in 2012, when … Continue reading Sci-Fi Convention: World Book Day 2017
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