Writing

Relay Analysis: Using talk to improve written analysis

‘Kids who can’t write for toffee are generally less than competent with the spoken word…’ Phil Beadle. I recently heard the great Phil Beadle talk at a training event. He passionately extolled the virtues of developing students’ use of spoken English, in order to improve their writing. I had been… Read More

Ten ways to improve your marking  

Everywhere you look, educationalists are telling us about the importance of marking. From John Hattie to David Didau to Phil Beadle to Ofsted, the virtues of regular marking are being extolled. The efforts of these super teachers are inspiring but it can feel over-whelming at times, especially when you… Read More

The Centenary of the Birth of Dylan Thomas

This October sees the centenary of the birth of one of the 20th century’s greatest authors and poets, Dylan Thomas. There are few writers who fill their work with such vivid imagery and the anniversary gives us the excuse to delve into some of his most famous works and use… Read More

Writing for different purposes: Brazil 2014

This summer Brazil will be hot news and not just for the tropical weather there for, in June, it hosts the 2014 FIFA World Cup and two years later will host the Olympic Games. How much do you, your friends or your family know about the… Read More

Ask a female footballer – part 2

More answers to your questions from our fab female footballing gurus! Take a look at our other free resources for Here Come the Girls here. [Rachel] I always think it helps to have a female role model. Being able to physically see the… Read More

Reading Buddies

  I have two big problems with my reading lessons, at present. Firstly I am becoming increasingly frustrated by students saying ‘I don’t like ANY of the books in here!’ as they point vaguely at the library shelves containing hundreds upon hundreds of books. Next on my list… Read More

How a Book is Made – The Editor

Meet Cathy Martin, editor. Cathy is the Commissioning Editor for all the ‘Read On’ books including, of course, Lone Wolf. This means she came up with ideas for the books and found authors and illustrators to… Read More

How a Book is Made: The Designer

Meet Nigel Jordan, graphic designer. Nigel designed all the inside pages for the Read On books, include Lone Wolf. Nigel is going to tell you about how he put the words and pictures together in the… Read More