Teacher's Notes

It’s still five months before the first GCSE English exams and 1 in 5 of our Year 11 have already attended at least one voluntary after sc...

So then, Caroline, you didn't do your MA in English Lit despite confirming your place - good decision. Your PGCE will stretch your legs...

A lot has changed since the last time I blogged about marking, two years ago. Not least that I was still in my twenties (sob!) when I wrote...

My love affair with feminism started at the age of 16, the moment I read an article in 'The Independent' declaring "Is this w...

Before you read the post, watch this:  https://vimeo.com/46652994   A wise woman once said that there are five stages in the response...

…and George kills Lennie.’ Or, ‘How to ruin literary texts for your students.’ We’ve all had it: on the index page of ‘Of Mice and ...

If I had a quid for every time someone has said ‘I couldn’t do your job’ I’d be a flamin' millionaire. And I’m not talking about my...