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Jun 7, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Melissa Benn |David Voisin |John Lawson
Secondary An increased sensitivity to matters of wellbeing in schools has invited problematic ‘solutions’ peddled by bad actors, warns John Lawson by The social media platform ‘X’, formerly Twitter, occasionally throws up posts that prompt a change in our mindset. So it was was when I saw an astute educator recently share the modern aphorism that ‘Hurt people, hurt people.’Some traumas and challenges are inescapable. Most of us really aren’t okay every day.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | David Voisin |Melissa Benn
Secondary Even allowing for the crude messaging of election campaigns, the claims made of the Conservatives’ education achievements don’t add up… by By now, Teach Secondary readers may be heartily sick of the arguments congealed into easy soundbites that are being endlessly trotted out in television studios and newspaper articles as we edge ever closer to July 4th. Take the Conservatives’ position on their own education reforms over the last 15 years.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | David Voisin |Carol Atherton
SecondaryEnglish This curated collection of effective and engaging Animal Farm resources will help you teach this cautionary novel… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Animal Farm GCSE – Discuss a key chapter SecondaryEnglish If you’re looking for Animal Farm GCSE teaching resources, you’re in the right place.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Carol Atherton |Helen Mears |David Voisin
SecondaryEnglish 21st century technologies are shaping how all of us read and write, says David Voisin – so should we reconsider how we definine ‘literacy’? by How detrimental has digital technology been to literacy? Historically, of course, new technologies have often been blamed for corrupting and debasing language, despite not actually doing so.
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May 23, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Helen Mears |David Voisin |Carol Atherton
SecondaryEnglish Our teaching of literature should leverage teens’ love of narrative, says Carol Atherton – but we don’t need to see what they’re reading… by When I started teaching English 28 years ago, teachers had considerably more freedom of choice over the texts we taught – especially at GCSE, owing to the coursework component in place at the time. The ways in which students could respond to those texts were also much more wide-ranging compared to now.
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May 23, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Helen Mears |David Voisin |Carol Atherton
SecondaryEnglish Our teaching of literature should leverage teens’ love of narrative, says Carol Atherton – but we don’t need to see what they’re reading… by When I started teaching English Literature 28 years ago, teachers had considerably more freedom of choice over the texts we taught. This was especially the case at GCSE, owing to the coursework component in place at the time.
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May 22, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Helen Mears |David Voisin
SecondaryEnglish Get ready to debate, persuade, agree, disagree and of course empathise with these excellent ideas for the speaking and listening exam… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! English speaking and listening GCSE – 80 topic ideas SecondaryEnglish Are your students preparing to choose their speaking and listening topics for GCSE English?
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May 8, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Helen Mears |David Voisin |Nic Worgan
SecondaryEnglish Help students prepare for this half of the English exam with this collection of useful tips and tools… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Macbeth essay – Free two-lesson resource pack for GCSE SecondaryEnglish Navigating the vast sea of GCSE English Literature resources can be daunting. Here we’ve curated the best revision aids to empower your students and enhance their understanding and performance.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | David Voisin |Helen Mears
SecondaryEnglish Helen Mears examines the motivations, foibles and ill-fated decisions of King Lear’s duplicitous central antagonist… by Edmund from King Lear is the illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester. Resentful of his position and envious of his legitimate half-brother, Edgar, he’s a scheming villain in the mode of Aaron from Titus Andronicus and Iago in Othello and manipulates many of the characters in the play.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
teachwire.net | Ryan Lockett |David Voisin |Natasha Devon MBE
Secondary Rather than extol the merits of ‘resilience’ to young people, let’s change our expectations, economics and environment for the better, says Natasha Devon… by I blame Nicky Morgan. There’s been approximately 43,000* Education Secretaries since, so you could be forgiven for not remembering, but it was Morgan who introduced a package of measures to ‘instil character’ in young people.
