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Moving Beyond the EBacc – A Curriculum Fit for the 21st Century
Caption: “I sat Gove’s EBacc and look where it got me!” I am not necessarily angry at the demise of the GCSE; however, I am annoyed that Gove appears to be spurning his undeserved privilege to create...
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The Spark of Reading
“Come on baby light my fire!” In education today there are few topics that receive the unanimous support of all educators like the value conferred upon literacy and particularly the importance of...
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Reading with Michael Gove
“I thought I’d begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine.” Spike Milligan My usual attitude closely resembles a ‘less is more’ approach with...
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Reading Fast and Slow
Reading too slowly? (This post is a development upon my post yesterday, Reading with Michael Gove; with a more practical consideration of the approach to teaching reading.) The movement towards a...
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“To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them when our own knowledge and power fail; to be...The post Teaching and Learning the Literary Canon appeared first on HuntingEnglish.
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When you become a father you get used to being asked endless questions about the intricacies of our complex world. The road is paved...The post Curiosity killed by class? appeared first on HuntingEnglish.
View ArticleWe need to talk about FRED
Ok, FRED isn’t anyone you know, so apologies for the misleading title of the post, but you might not have heard about FRED and...The post We need to talk about FRED appeared first on HuntingEnglish.
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The Spark of Reading
“Come on baby light my fire!” In education today there are few topics that receive the unanimous support of all educators like the value conferred upon literacy and particularly the importance of...
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