How can you teach creative writing unless you're a practising writer yourself? That sounds like a perfectly reasonable question to ask. But whilst most secondary school English teachers could probably tell you what book they're currently reading for pleasure without a second's hesitation, ask what they're writing and in most cases the reaction will likely … Continue reading CURATING THE LINE: the impact on trainee English teachers of belonging to a peer-run writing group
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Cut-out poetry – reclaiming analogue teaching
Sometimes you read an article or blog post by another teacher and think, 'Yes! Thank goodness somebody else thinks that too!' That was the case this week when I read a post by Emma Turner called 'Powerpoint and IWBs - It's time to reclaim analogue teaching'. Turner, a highly experienced teacher, school leader and education … Continue reading Cut-out poetry – reclaiming analogue teaching