There are several excellent GCSE English YouTubers: @MrBruffEnglish @happyteacherhub @DystopiaJunkie @Comicsandlit @staceyreay & more If you want to revise #powerandconflict poetry or get some #yafiction recommendations, check out youtube.com/c/teachsmith

Another booklet - this time for GCSE transactional writing for students pushing to a grade 5. The work on commas as a pivot point was inspired by @DavidDidau. FYI, the infographic is AI generated. dropbox.com/scl/fi/kpt9zvzth… Feel free to share @Team_English1

Pupils who know more words, also know more about words AND are able to think better. Use these 7 strategies to explore unfamiliar vocabulary with your pupils and teach them more words! Contact enquiries@impact.wales for professional learning that has an impact.

I can’t overstate how influential and transformative this series has been in improving my instruction. If you’re looking to get started aligning your teaching with evidence-informed practice, this is an excellent place to begin. If I were recommending a starting point, I’d pick up Cognitive Load Theory in Action first. It will give you an important knowledge base about how human memory works through the lens of cognitive architecture. Follow that with Rosenshine’s Principles in Action, which provides a clear understanding of how that evidence can inform instruction, drawing on research into the practices of expert teachers. Then read Meaningful Learning in Action, which helps connect instruction to what students already know, highlighting the critical role of prior knowledge and the importance of linking new learning to existing knowledge to make learning meaningful for students. Together, these books provide essential knowledge of the research and theory behind how we learn and, most importantly, how to translate that evidence into classroom practice.

there is something incredibly satisfying about reading the first page of a book, and immediately something in your brain sits up and goes 'oh, i'm going to like this' — and then every subsequent page proves you right.

Implementing Disciplinary literacy can be complex - in our latest blog Johnny Richards explores turning theory into practice and shares our brand new guides on Disciplinary literacy in Maths, History and English Literature - Poetry. researchschool.org.uk/greens…

Looking forward to reading this by @MaryMyatt 📚

A must-read book per decade: 1810s: Poems of John Keats 1820s: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1830s: Notre-Dame de Paris 1840s: Fear and Trembling 1850s: Moby-Dick 1860s: War and Peace 1870s: The Brothers Karamazov 1880s: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1890s: Dracula 1900s: Buddenbrooks 1910s: Swann's Way 1920s: Ulysses 1930s: Diary of a Country Priest 1940s: The Screwtape Letters 1950s: The Lord of the Rings 1960s: T. S. Eliot's Collected Poems 1970s: High Windows 1980s: Love in the Time of Cholera 1990s: Maus 2000s: Never Let Me Go 2010s: Piranesi 2020s: Introdução à Pintura Rupestre

I’m only on chapter 3 and I already have so many notes. This is really illuminating - an essential read. @DavidDidau

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It absolutely owns and you can listen to me read the whole thing aloud: open.substack.com/pub/rejoic…

# A week in It’s been almost a week since 𝘒𝘚3: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 was published, and I wanted to pause and share something of what this week has felt like. I’ve been genuinely moved by the responses coming in. open.substack.com/pub/marymy…

This super myth buster from Steplab about evidence-informed approaches to SEN/ additional needs provision. Summary: lots of things we sometimes think are useful, have no evidence to back them up, or weak evidence. In some cases they may even harm. Fidget spinners, Zones of Regulation, Mindfulness…just because we want something to work doesn’t mean that it does.

YES!! FAST framework in @GTavernetti's excellent book, summary here: itsalearningcurve.education/…

We can make connections and point out patterns explicitly to our students by using the 4 question method:

Interesting article in @NATEfeed on ‘Why good writers still struggle with new writing tasks’ It explains new research exploring how writing in history, science & English varies and the different demands & opportunities they create. nate.org.uk/2026/06/05/why-g…

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Improving reading with the R.E.A.D.S Framework’ “It is not a rigid sequence to follow step by step, but a flexible repertoire. It is a helpful prompt for the teacher to consider which mode of discussion is most valuable...” alexquigley.co.uk/improving-…

Hoping this becomes best practice in schools.

Congratulations to @Tom_Needham_ The final In Action book is now ready for the world. It’s a superb explanation of Engelmann’s Direct Instruction packed with examples. @HLearningPD

Morphology improves vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension. Finding connections between words assists with storing them in long term memory.