Teaching Writing: Reflections from a Head of Faculty
Leila PlantLeila is the head of a high performing English department at an urban school in Manchester. By valuing what is truly important in the English classroom: enquiry, culture, creativity, reading,…
The Power of Simplicity: Supporting Reluctant Writers at Key Stage 4
Amy SmithAfter Amy completed PhD in English Literature in 2014, she moved into teaching and has now spent five years in a lovely comprehensive school in the beautiful city of…
‘Becoming a Writer’.
Emma De VitoEmma De Vito has been an English secondary school teacher for sixteen years – teaching across KS3-KS5. As a Teaching and Learning Coach in a school in Northampton,…
Talk for Writing
Katie RidgwayKatie is a Lead Practitioner and English teacher at a Secondary school just outside Durham and has been in a Lead Practitioner role for almost 3 years. She is…
Improving Non-Fiction Writing
Naomi Murcutt Naomi Murcutt has been an English teacher for ten years. She has previously worked as a KS3 and a KS4 coordinator, and currently is a Lead Practitioner Designate for…
The Writing Revolution Resources – An Early Career Perspective
Carmel GibbonsCarmel taught horticulture at Shipley College 1994-2009, Yorkshire. In 2000 she did a Masters degree, became an advanced practitioner and spent time on secondment to the DFE Standards Unit-to…
Teaching Writing: a Work in Progress
Emily HallI’ve been an English teacher for 13 years working in South Yorkshire. Previously, I was a Head of English. I now work part time at a brilliant secondary school in…
A Writing Curriculum
Rebecca DannRebecca has been teaching for 14 years. She is Assistant Headteacher at Sharples School in Bolton, leading on literacy, middle leadership development and induction for ITTs and NQTs. She…
Using Word Classes to Empower Struggling Writers
Lauren HitchmanLauren is an English RQT working in her home town in South Wales after 11 years in Devon. Prior to moving into teaching, she worked in international student recruitment in…