What makes GCSE Lit so hard for students ? ⬇️⬇️

V. pleased that myself & Robert Eaglestone represented English Association today at launch of #StrikingTheBalance OCR review of 11-16 curric. & assessment in England. Impressive work. Inspiring speakers.Thorough consideration of teachers, young people’s responses & others, incl EA.

Oracy education: Perspectives from research, policy, and practice (16 September, 16:45 - 17:30) | The English Association Free online event coming up 😊 Join us! Join in! #TeamEnglish #Oracy englishassociation.ac.uk/oracy-educatio…

We are delighted to be #GOE24 Community Sponsors! Looking forward to 2 days of #oracy talk with English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. NAHT BLAM UK and others. Find about more about GOE24 Voice 21 Oracy : greatoracyexhibition.voice21.org/the-great-orac…

In a staggering and completely unforseeable turn of events, it turns out that finding enough employers in rural areas to offer a wide range of lengthy and bureaucratic T-level placements is actually quite difficult.

Grenfell Memorial Quilt, in memory of 72 lives lost - #GrenFell Tower fire, UK. The aim to complete the hanging for the 10th yr Remembrance,2027. GMQ will be the dimensions of Grenfell Tower 220ft x 72ft . Initiated by mother of survivor, Tuesday Greenidge #sewingforjustice 💚

V. much enjoyed The Hot Wing King tragi-comedy National Theatre Fab high energy, v connected, all male black cast -beautiful moments of song, intensity of love-in -conflict, & vulnerability, out there on the stage, in context of an ambition full of comedy - & great dance moves!

Out now. Our anthology of commissioned creative writing & short historical commentaries from the #ColonialCountryside project about National Trust houses published by Peepal Tree Press. With a photo essay by Ingrid Pollard

It's publication day, so I'm going to retweet this thread about the inspiration behind 'Small Bomb at Dimperley' & then I'm going to go to the library & bloody GET ON with the next one. Writing is hard, but it's SO much easier than self-promotion. Thank you for your tolerance ❤️

#StrikingTheBalance OCR is v.worth reading.Our own input was represented,as was that of many in our field.We were pleased to be invited to the launch, celebrate the hard, rigorous & consultative work that went into writing this valuable report on curric & assessment 11-16

Such a great visit to London. Walking along the south bank, that skyline against the river, National Theatre Shakespeare’s Globe Borough Market . Holds many memories having lived there for many years. Remembering those cheap theatre tickets as a student. So lucky. Such an amazing city.

The UK higher education sector contributes an outstanding £265 BILLION to our economy. For every £1 of public money invested, £14 gets put back into the economy. Universities can power the government's growth mission. See more👇 loom.ly/T-7pw68

It nearly half killed me - but pretty special to see our 48-page supplement digging into the past ten years of school reforms, and the lessons learned, in print Awaiting our guests at our 10th birthday bash 🎉🥳🍾

This: ‘While phonics is a foundational tool for improving reading abilities, it’s often viewed solely through the lens of reading. However, I believe that reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out.’ So much more in here from pamallyn that resonates deeply👇🏽

Fancy £10k for humanities or social science research? We’ve opened the call for our small research grants. Do share. Awards will be allocated through partial randomisation - awarded randomly between those applications that meet our quality threshold thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-lev…

I’ve been quiet on here recently. I’m aware that the visibility of my posts has been restricted since I spoke out about certain issues… Besides those important issues, to which I will return soon, there are, of course, a number of things I want to say. I want to tell you

If we want the North to be childrens Writing Power House. We need to support events like this on Monday the 16th September Children's authors, illustrators, educators, and those looking for a good literary night out. Author event and writers salon afterwards. We're spoiling you!

On writing: this chapter in ⁦Charlotte Hacking⁩ & ⁦Dominic Wyse⁩’s book ‘The Balancing Act’ is superb. The book’s not just about reading - it’s about the intimate relationship & interactions with writing.

It saddens us to see this huge error by the BBC, Kate has supported the Grenfell cause from the beginning and made our story more accessible to the public. Any outlet looking for a forensic and compassionate investigative journalist, you’d be lucky to have her on your team 💚

The #PoetryByHeart competition 2025 will launch Shakespeare’s Globe on National Poetry Day 3 October but you can register now to access all the #poetry resources and support we offer. There are so many good reasons to take part, will you sign up this year? #Edutwitter ow.ly/WQOK50T7bHs