If every single person who drowned at sea this year while crossing dangerous routes was humanised in the same way a tech billionaire and his family has been, you would know the names of more than 800 people. You would know because their stories would be told with empathy & care.

Will these be a trend in schools?

Attainment 8 data shows that pupils who study RS GCSE perform better overall in all subjects than those who don’t do RS. Disadvantaged pupils score significantly higher.

Our free English UCAS support webinars are a-go! Each week from Mon, Sept 9th (8-9pm), we'll host webinars on everything pupils need to know, with experts from across the English community ready to help. Teachers are also welcome! Sign-up coming soon. Team English Litdrive UK

Know somebody who likes Dickens? They might enjoy our map which shows EVERY London location mentioned in EVERY novel londonist.com/london/maps/di…

👨‍🏫 The Babel Lecture 2024: Original Pronunciation: The Sound of Shakespeare 🗓️ Join us & Ben Crystal on Thu 3 Oct @northumbriauni or online! Book free seats at northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-… 🔗 Shakespeare in Babel: David Crystal on what Shakespeare sounded like - babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

📜 Dive into the world of Shakespeare's female influences and contemporaries on Front Row! Join the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust as they discuss the women who shaped his work. 🌟 #Shakespeare #EnglishTeachers bit.ly/3yNs18l

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Just a reminder - I’m running this CPD session I support of this important cause in September. Please consider joining the session - you will get the recording if you can’t attend live ❤️

Why is that the more I write, the more there is to be written?

Just a reminder as we go back, that if you're in Y6, I've got a whole folder of whole class reading lessons you can have for free. Some is entire books like Holes, some is linked to science and geography and history etc. Will also add more this year. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

📚Back to school giveaway📚 2024/25 is the perfect year to further develop your practice of supporting multilingual students! Retweet or like this post to win a copy of my book! The winner will be announced on 2nd September.

💡 Are you a post-16 maths teacher? We’re recruiting for FE colleges and sixth forms to take part in our trial of Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN’s Mastering Maths, to help improve GCSE maths resit outcomes. Find out more: MasteringMaths.org

Celebrating Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's birthday! 🎂 Explore our comprehensive collection of resources on Frankenstein here: bit.ly/3T128sx #MaryShelley #Frankenstein

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Our FREE English UCAS Support Webinars for pupils are live for booking! All info is below, incl. times, dates and topics. Please share widely! If you're an English Lead in a MAT, a HOD or a Head of Sixth Form, please share! thequotationbank.co.uk Team English Litdrive UK

I have just learned about ‘fridge-scaping’ who has time for that?

Slightly jealous of everyone disappearing off to ResearchEd this weekend! Incidentally, I recommend listening to ‘More or Less’ on BBC Sounds. Andrew Old talking about school exclusions. Also discussion about disparities in SEND numbers in schools in Wales. Interesting.

Sign up over the weekend for our first UCAS Support Webinar for English students (completely free!) aimed at 6th Formers wanting help and support with their personal statements! Takes place online on Mon 9th Sept at 8pm! thequotationbank.co.uk Team English Litdrive UK #UCAS