Peter Inson

Sep 7, 2023 | teachwire.net | David Voisin |Peter Inson |Bhamika Bhudia |Frances Hardinge

SecondaryEnglish Frances Hardinge unpacks how to teach a much sought-after skill in modern storytelling – that of world-building… by I am addicted to world-building. My usual approach is to come up with one or more bizarre starting premises, and work out the logical and practical ramifications – because even an absurd world can be made to feel concrete if it’s internally consistent.

Aug 24, 2023 | teachwire.net | Peter Inson |Bhamika Bhudia |Adam Riches |David Voisin

SecondaryEnglishLanguages If we can help students understand where words come from, they’ll make great strides in their vocabulary acquisition, observes David Voisin by “Literacy enables people to read their own world and to write their own history. Literacy provides access to written knowledge, and knowledge is power.”These wise words, drawn from Y. Kassam’ s paper ‘Who benefits from Illiteracy?’ may as well be the mantra of modern education.

Aug 9, 2023 | teachwire.net | Peter Inson |Bhamika Bhudia |Adam Riches |Jennifer Hampton

SecondaryEnglish Want teens to read? Letting them know which books certain authorities don't want them to read might be a good place to start this October… by Teachwire DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! Animal Farm GCSE – Discuss a key chapter SecondaryEnglish What is Banned Books Week? Banned Books Week started in 1982 and is now an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the value of free and open access to information.

Jul 26, 2023 | teachwire.net | Peter Inson |Bhamika Bhudia |Adam Riches |Jennifer Hampton

SecondaryEnglish Meera Chudasama looks at how you can turn reading-averse students into avid bookworms desperate to see what the next page holds… “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”– Dr SeussHaving started the last academic year with a supported set, I saw for myself how some would drag their feet in English lessons while others had a distinct spring in their step.

Jul 25, 2023 | teachwire.net | Bhamika Bhudia |Adam Riches |Jennifer Hampton |Peter Inson

SecondaryEnglish The key to overcoming students’ reluctance to study English could be to show how it can be dismantled and reassembled like a mechanism… Some years ago I was asked to assist a young adult, Ben, who had fared poorly in his English studies at school. He boasted to me that he had been thrown out of every school in the local area, but now had responsibilities at work that required him to regularly read and to write reports.