english curriculum KS3

  We all want young people to read, to enjoy books, to get lost in a story.  But how do you do that with readers who just don’t want to read, or who find it difficult getting through a book? You have to grab those readers with that… Read More

What can be done in Year 9 to ease students into the new demands they will face? The Collins GCSE Core book includes a suggested scheme of work for the year which highlights three different phases over the school year. The Teacher’s Guide spells out a range of ideas, but I want to deal with elaborating on one from the first term in the scheme - ‘Building skills and sharing stories’ Read More

I thought I could answer this one easily, especially having spent most of my teaching career with Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson, but when something really contemporary comes along it can leave you flummoxed. To what extent do you discuss scenes of torture and political corruption with a KS3 class?… Read More

Bridget Young, English and Humanities teacher at The Holmewood School in London, tells us about her class’s rewarding experience using the Collins Readers schools edition of Skulduggery Pleasant in the classroom. Skulduggery posters had been plastered around the school and in my classroom. Read More

Welcome back to a new school year! And what an interesting one it will be, as it’s all change for the National Curriculum. In July, the government announced details of its draft curriculum, including the new statutory Programmes of Study (PoS) which will be introduced from September 2014 for key… Read More