Planning and teaching

• Poetry anthology order form For printed copies of the Towards a World Unknown poetry anthology.

• English Language and English Literature two-year planner This two-year curriculum planner provides a suggested approach for schools co-teaching GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. It breaks the course down into Language and Literature elements to be studied under particular topic areas. PDF 246KB

• People gallery: Key figures in English Literature - posters 02 - Posters featuring diverse contributors to this subject to inspire classroom conversation. PDF 788KB
• People gallery: Key figures in English Literature - video A video featuring diverse contributors to this subject to inspire classroom conversation.

Exploring context

• Leave Taking This teacher guide includes a synopsis, themes, contexts and approaches to teaching Leave Taking as a GCSE text. PDF 6MB

• What's changed in GCSE English This guide, aimed at parents and students, takes you through the content and assessment of English at GCSE level and explains what’s changed in the new GCSE (9-1) English Language and GCSE (9-1) English Literature specifications. PDF 547KB

• Resources for teaching new texts available on Teach Cambridge
• Clarifying context in GCSE and A Level English Literature
• Creative writing in English in exams and in the classroom
• English ‘subject terminology’ - precision or complication? How might it help rather than hinder?
• English: Resources for distance learning
• GCSE and A Level English Literature: introducing our new diverse texts
• GCSE English Literature new set text: A Christmas Carol