Our top ten female characters in literature 25/02/2025 English Subject Advisors Lydia Ridding and Sam Orciel celebrate International Women’s Day by discussing their favourite female characters from fiction.
Marking GCSE English Language papers 03/12/2024 How can you make use of Examiner Reports to inform your marking? Lydia Ridding, English Subject Advisor, highlights some of the most important points raised in the June 2024 Series.
Rethinking the English GCSEs 13/11/2024 How can we improve the English GCSEs? Dr Rebecca Fisher, CEO of the English Association, takes a look at key recommendations.
English NEAs: evidencing internal standardisation 01/11/2024 English Subject Advisor Sam Orciel explores ways in which you can make internal standardisation useful and clear.
A Level English Literature NEA: choosing texts and tasks 25/10/2024 Sam Orciel, English Subject Advisor, outlines useful ways of creating and setting NEA tasks for A Level English Literature.
Introducing Version 4 of the AS and A Level English Language and Literature anthology 17/09/2024 English Subject Advisor Sam Orciel outlines the changes for Version 4 of the set text anthology for AS and A Level English Language and Literature.
Your first year as Head of English – what you need to know 09/08/2024 Starting as Head of English this September? Here are some hints and tips from Lydia Ridding on how to hit the ground running.
Get exam ready for GCSE English Literature: Part 4 – developing a personal, critical voice 12/04/2024 This is the fourth and final blog in a short series designed to support you with last minute exam practice for the GCSE English Literature exams.
Get exam ready for GCSE English Literature: Part 3 – choosing another moment or poem 12/04/2024 This is the third of four blogs to support you with last minute exam practice for the GCSE English Literature exams.
Get exam ready for GCSE English Literature: Part 2 – comparing texts 11/04/2024 This is the second of four blogs to support you with last minute exam practice for the GCSE English Literature exams. It follows on from the first one which focused on quotations.