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English CPD

A series of CPD articles and downloadable resources to support English teachers' professional development from experts and lead practitioners. Includes ideas and advice on teaching poetry, Shakespeare, vocabulary development and more. 

  • Why understanding prefixes and suffixes can help with vocabulary development

    Why understanding prefixes and suffixes can help with vocabulary development

    Published: 06/02/2017

    Speech and language experts Emela Milne and Victoria Honeybourne share their advice for empowering students with knowledge of prefixes and suffixes as part of their vocabulary learning.

    By: Emela Milne and Victoria Honeybourne
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Getting feedback right

    Getting feedback right

    Published: 05/08/2020

    David Didau – trainer, consultant, writer and former English teacher – questions the received wisdom that all marking is good marking and suggests how to make your feedback to students worthwhile. He explores the underlying reasons why marking is essential to progress and suggests ideas for how you can provide clarity, and increase students’ effort and aspirations.

    By: David Didau
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Enriching students' cultural capital

    Enriching students' cultural capital

    Published: 19/09/2019

    Emma Granton and Simon Briggs, Lead English Experts for AQA, share their ideas about how to enrich students' cultural capital in preparation for teaching literature texts at GCSE.

    By: Emma Granton and Simon Briggs
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Teaching poetry: approaches for training teachers

    Teaching poetry: approaches for training teachers

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Helena Thomas is a PGCE English course leader. She believes training teachers need to take their time when teaching poetry to students, and offers a range of strategies to it more meaningful.

    By: Helena Thomas
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Teaching writing: strategies for training English teachers

    Teaching writing: strategies for training English teachers

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Helena Thomas, a PGCE Secondary English tutor, outlines her suggestions and some of the leading research which will help your students to make progress in their writing.

    By: Helena Thomas
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Introducing students to Shakespeare

    Introducing students to Shakespeare

    Published: 04/11/2013

    Francis Gilbert is Head of the MA in Creative Writing and Education and course leader for PGCE English at Goldsmiths. He shares his tips on how to introduce students to Shakespeare.

    By: Francis Gilbert
    Other at Upper Shirley High