coombeamyJun 18, 20236 minPutting the subject’s heart at the centre of GCSE English Language planningBringing heart into English Language I thoroughly enjoy reading Chris Curtis’s blogs on creative writing. They’re packed full of...
coombeamyMay 20, 20234 minWhat knowledge is most versatile?‘We must ensure that we hand down our great literary heritage to our pupils, explicitly and carefully, so that even the most...
coombeamyApr 1, 20238 minSequencing an English Literature Unit‘Curriculum, ultimately, is (metaphorically) a narrative, a journey, a conversation… a development of meaning over time. Our overarching...
coombeamyMar 11, 20236 minWhat do students most need to know for the English literature GCSE?‘Time is finite, and so curriculum can never include all the knowledge, or anything close to all the knowledge in the field. As such,...