@wilsherm.bsky.social
Teacher of English. Wine drinker. Nearly retired!
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#TeamEnglish - A synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 1 Examiners' Report for June 2024: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9...
(Paper 2 to follow shortly)
(Paper 2 to follow shortly)
August 22, 2024 at 5:44 AM
#TeamEnglish - A synthesis and summary of the AQA English Language Paper 1 Examiners' Report for June 2024: 1drv.ms/w/c/4ca27bf9...
(Paper 2 to follow shortly)
(Paper 2 to follow shortly)
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#TeamEnglish I am a bit obsessed with critical theory and recently wrote a book on using it to teach A Christmas Carol (Jekyll and Hyde on the way!) Here is a giant thread of critical theory resources you can use with students:
August 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
#TeamEnglish I am a bit obsessed with critical theory and recently wrote a book on using it to teach A Christmas Carol (Jekyll and Hyde on the way!) Here is a giant thread of critical theory resources you can use with students:
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I was very fond of my first two posts on writing and assessment at KS5: keystage5.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/f...
They marked out for me a moment where I'd become confident enough to work on shaping practice in my school and the changes to practice described were very successful.
They marked out for me a moment where I'd become confident enough to work on shaping practice in my school and the changes to practice described were very successful.
Explicit teaching of writing at A-level
Every year a cohort of students arrive on A-level courses in English, and every year their teachers experience despair induced by the necessity of unteaching the product of five compound years of expl...
keystage5.wordpress.com
August 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I was very fond of my first two posts on writing and assessment at KS5: keystage5.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/f...
They marked out for me a moment where I'd become confident enough to work on shaping practice in my school and the changes to practice described were very successful.
They marked out for me a moment where I'd become confident enough to work on shaping practice in my school and the changes to practice described were very successful.
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Brilliant on performance vs learning.
I love Jasmine’s writing!
‘This is not performance (and exam) driven, but learning driven. And that’s the shift we need to make.’
#EduSky #TeamEnglish
I love Jasmine’s writing!
‘This is not performance (and exam) driven, but learning driven. And that’s the shift we need to make.’
#EduSky #TeamEnglish
Figure I'd share this here (although originally on Twitter as well!). My last blog was consolidating some of my ideas around how often, how much, and when we ask pupils to write-- jasmineteaches.wordpress.com/2024/02/10/w... #EduSky
Write Less. Teach More.
Mock exams. Days, weeks, and months of preparation, ensuring our students feel ready to take on the reality of exam conditions. We believe they’re up to the task. Their exercise books? Immaculate. Ext...
jasmineteaches.wordpress.com
August 13, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Brilliant on performance vs learning.
I love Jasmine’s writing!
‘This is not performance (and exam) driven, but learning driven. And that’s the shift we need to make.’
#EduSky #TeamEnglish
I love Jasmine’s writing!
‘This is not performance (and exam) driven, but learning driven. And that’s the shift we need to make.’
#EduSky #TeamEnglish
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All of my Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 resources in one big folder just in time for the switch over to #EduSky - still haven’t sorted Key Stage 5 but will do very soon 🥰 any new schemes I make before September will be shared separately!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Key Stage 3 and 4 - Google Drive
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August 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
All of my Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 resources in one big folder just in time for the switch over to #EduSky - still haven’t sorted Key Stage 5 but will do very soon 🥰 any new schemes I make before September will be shared separately!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...