National Association for the Teaching of English
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Empowering English teachers to inspire young people. A not-for-profit charitable organisation, established in 1963.
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Welcome to our brand-new digital home - National Association for the Teaching of English
With a new website, refreshed publications and inspiring events approaching, we’re committed to supporting English teachers with resources, professional development, and a shared vision for the future...
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Welcome to our brand-new digital home. We’re committed to supporting English teachers with resources, professional development, and a shared vision for the future. #nate #teachingenglish
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The NATE ECT Network is a free, supportive space for Early Career Teachers of English. Share what’s working, unpack what’s tricky, and learn alongside others who get these early years — plus connect with mentors and subject experts.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The NATE ECT Network is a free, supportive space for Early Career Teachers of English. Share what’s working, unpack what’s tricky, and learn alongside others who get these early years — plus connect with mentors and subject experts.
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Upcoming online CPD sessions, 4–5pm
Journal writing to develop responses to GCSE poetry (24/02)
Teaching handwriting for writing fluency (11/03)
Promoting repertoires of talk about writing (18/03)
Planning lessons and schemes of learning (05/05) tinyurl.com/mr2smw67
Journal writing to develop responses to GCSE poetry (24/02)
Teaching handwriting for writing fluency (11/03)
Promoting repertoires of talk about writing (18/03)
Planning lessons and schemes of learning (05/05) tinyurl.com/mr2smw67
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Upcoming online CPD sessions, 4–5pm
Journal writing to develop responses to GCSE poetry (24/02)
Teaching handwriting for writing fluency (11/03)
Promoting repertoires of talk about writing (18/03)
Planning lessons and schemes of learning (05/05) tinyurl.com/mr2smw67
Journal writing to develop responses to GCSE poetry (24/02)
Teaching handwriting for writing fluency (11/03)
Promoting repertoires of talk about writing (18/03)
Planning lessons and schemes of learning (05/05) tinyurl.com/mr2smw67
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This weekend, become a NATE subscriber and join our community. Every so often, we’ll send you useful resources, updates from our work and links to our latest articles. Sign up today and we'll send you a curated selection of our most recent writing. #NATE
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February 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This weekend, become a NATE subscriber and join our community. Every so often, we’ll send you useful resources, updates from our work and links to our latest articles. Sign up today and we'll send you a curated selection of our most recent writing. #NATE
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Thanks Claire @greenshawtrust.bsky.social for asking me to speak in Gloucestershire today! It was a privilege to give the key-note and engage with so many teachers opening doors for their budding writers.
February 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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in this blog i outline the theory of change for linguistic justice in schools that i am working with and hoping to develop as part of my Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk project, beginning in the autumn 💜
With a Philip Leverhulme Prize, @iancushing.bsky.social is leading a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools. The research aims to drive systemic change, challenge deficit views of language, and build more just educational futures. www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/11/d... #NATE
Developing a theory of change for linguistic justice in schools - National Association for the Teaching of English
Ian Cushing, who has been has been awarded a 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize to lead a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools, explains how the research will move beyond...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
in this blog i outline the theory of change for linguistic justice in schools that i am working with and hoping to develop as part of my Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk project, beginning in the autumn 💜
With a Philip Leverhulme Prize, @iancushing.bsky.social is leading a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools. The research aims to drive systemic change, challenge deficit views of language, and build more just educational futures. www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/11/d... #NATE
Developing a theory of change for linguistic justice in schools - National Association for the Teaching of English
Ian Cushing, who has been has been awarded a 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize to lead a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools, explains how the research will move beyond...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
With a Philip Leverhulme Prize, @iancushing.bsky.social is leading a three-year project on linguistic justice in schools. The research aims to drive systemic change, challenge deficit views of language, and build more just educational futures. www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/11/d... #NATE
The NATE ECT Network is a free, supportive space for Early Career Teachers of English. Share what’s working, unpack what’s tricky, and learn alongside others who get these early years — plus connect with mentors and subject experts.
mailchi.mp/a51aa063f32d...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The NATE ECT Network is a free, supportive space for Early Career Teachers of English. Share what’s working, unpack what’s tricky, and learn alongside others who get these early years — plus connect with mentors and subject experts.
mailchi.mp/a51aa063f32d...
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This summer, the NATE Conference comes to University of Manchester on Tuesday 7th July. Join us to explore curriculum change, refresh your practice and reconnect with why English matters. Get 25% off with the code EARLYBIRD if you book before 31st March.
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NATE Conference, Tuesday 7th July 2026 - National Association for the Teaching of English
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2026 09:30 - 15:30 BST Location: University of Manchester Join English teachers, writers and researchers from across the UK and beyond for a day packed with fresh ideas, practical s...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This summer, the NATE Conference comes to University of Manchester on Tuesday 7th July. Join us to explore curriculum change, refresh your practice and reconnect with why English matters. Get 25% off with the code EARLYBIRD if you book before 31st March.
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This weekend, become a NATE subscriber and join our community. Every so often, we’ll send you useful resources, updates from our work and links to our latest articles. Sign up today and we'll send you a curated selection of our most recent writing. #NATE
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Become a NATE subscriber and join our community
Once in a while, we share updates and resources, as well as links to news and blog posts we think you’ll find useful. Sign up today and receive a curated selection of our most recent writing and resou...
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February 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This weekend, become a NATE subscriber and join our community. Every so often, we’ll send you useful resources, updates from our work and links to our latest articles. Sign up today and we'll send you a curated selection of our most recent writing. #NATE
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In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight into care, race, class, and shared humanity.
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Why we switched to My Name is Leon at GCSE (and why you should too) - National Association for the Teaching of English
In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight into care, race, class, and shared humanity.
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight into care, race, class, and shared humanity.
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
Why we switched to My Name is Leon at GCSE (and why you should too) - National Association for the Teaching of English
In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight...
www.nate.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
In an exam-driven system, choosing a modern, diverse GCSE text can feel like a gamble. But Kit de Waal’s My Name Is Leon has given Alix Amrane and Caroline Ovel’s students insight into care, race, class, and shared humanity.
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
www.nate.org.uk/2026/02/06/w... #NATE
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We really enjoyed this piece for @natecommunity.bsky.social about switching to My Name Is Leon for GCSE English Literature. Here's hoping more schools will take the plunge mailchi.mp/27486ade3330...
illumiNATE, issue 107: Why we switched to 'My Name is Leon' at GCSE (and why you should too)
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February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
We really enjoyed this piece for @natecommunity.bsky.social about switching to My Name Is Leon for GCSE English Literature. Here's hoping more schools will take the plunge mailchi.mp/27486ade3330...
This summer, the NATE Conference comes to University of Manchester on Tuesday 7th July. Join us to explore curriculum change, refresh your practice and reconnect with why English matters. Get 25% off with the code EARLYBIRD if you book before 31st March.
www.nate.org.uk/product/nate...
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NATE Conference, Tuesday 7th July 2026 - National Association for the Teaching of English
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2026 09:30 - 15:30 BST Location: University of Manchester Join English teachers, writers and researchers from across the UK and beyond for a day packed with fresh ideas, practical s...
www.nate.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This summer, the NATE Conference comes to University of Manchester on Tuesday 7th July. Join us to explore curriculum change, refresh your practice and reconnect with why English matters. Get 25% off with the code EARLYBIRD if you book before 31st March.
www.nate.org.uk/product/nate...
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Our UK network generates ideas for classroom impact and it’s texts like this one, so rich in meaning and story-telling, that provide teachers with the models they need. Thank you Jamila Gavin for ‘My Soul, A Shining Tree’
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Oliver Rowse explains how Dead Poets Live is bringing poetry to life on stage and in classrooms, using performance and participation to inspire a new generation of students. www.nate.org.uk/2026/01/09/d...
Dead Poets Live: bringing poetry to life in classrooms and beyond - National Association for the Teaching of English
Oliver Rowse explains how Dead Poets Live is bringing poetry to life on stage and in classrooms, using performance and participation to inspire a new generation of students Dead Poets...
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January 25, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Oliver Rowse explains how Dead Poets Live is bringing poetry to life on stage and in classrooms, using performance and participation to inspire a new generation of students. www.nate.org.uk/2026/01/09/d...
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Teaching is about conveying knowledge. That's simple. But it is also about bringing pupils into a particular relationship with that knowledge. That's not so simple.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Teaching is about conveying knowledge. That's simple. But it is also about bringing pupils into a particular relationship with that knowledge. That's not so simple.
Join NATE, the UK’s leading subject association for English teachers. Get inspiring resources, stay up to date with the latest thinking in English education, and join a supportive community — from just £5/month (£1 trainees, £3 ECTs). mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Join NATE, the UK’s leading subject association for English teachers. Get inspiring resources, stay up to date with the latest thinking in English education, and join a supportive community — from just £5/month (£1 trainees, £3 ECTs). mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
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Calling all English teachers. Do these two things.
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Calling all English teachers. Do these two things.
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
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Calling all English teachers. Do these two things.
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Definitely! 🤣
Calling all English teachers. Do these two things.
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Calling all English teachers. Do these two things.
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
1. Go to www.nate.org.uk.
2. Tap to share and add to home screen.
You can now explore some of the best long-form writing about English teaching, optimised for seamless reading on your phone. #NATE
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January 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Join me tomorrow if you can! In emoji, this is what we’ll be looking at: 🎓📖🧑🏫😍💔💪⭐️👏🥇
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This year, we’re growing our community — and we’d love you to be part of it. Discover inspiring resources, the latest thinking in English teaching and become part of a supportive community — from as little as £5 a month.
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This year, we're growing our community — and we'd love you to be part of it.
Join the UK’s leading subject association for English teachers. Discover inspiring resources, stay up to date with the latest thinking in English education, and become part of a supportive professiona...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This year, we’re growing our community — and we’d love you to be part of it. Discover inspiring resources, the latest thinking in English teaching and become part of a supportive community — from as little as £5 a month.
mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
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Reading aloud is a crucial part of the English classroom. Fluency supports comprehension, fosters engagement and helps to create an inclusive learning environment. Emily Henry makes a case for prioritising opportunities for trainee teachers to read aloud. www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/01/b...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Reading aloud is a crucial part of the English classroom. Fluency supports comprehension, fosters engagement and helps to create an inclusive learning environment. Emily Henry makes a case for prioritising opportunities for trainee teachers to read aloud. www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/01/b...
This year, we’re growing our community — and we’d love you to be part of it. Discover inspiring resources, the latest thinking in English teaching and become part of a supportive community — from as little as £5 a month.
mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
This year, we're growing our community — and we'd love you to be part of it.
Join the UK’s leading subject association for English teachers. Discover inspiring resources, stay up to date with the latest thinking in English education, and become part of a supportive professiona...
mailchi.mp
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This year, we’re growing our community — and we’d love you to be part of it. Discover inspiring resources, the latest thinking in English teaching and become part of a supportive community — from as little as £5 a month.
mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/...
A Christmas message from Anthony Cockerill, Director of NATE; the NATE AGM Election Results and the NATE ECT Hubs.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A Christmas message from Anthony Cockerill, Director of NATE; the NATE AGM Election Results and the NATE ECT Hubs.
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