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English and Media Centre - great blogs/ CPD and resources -highly recommend
https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/blog/

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Hi all - please feel free to post any links, sites, resources...

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Joss

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Alex Quigley's recommendations for teaching English websites, blogs and videos 

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Alex Quigley's recommendations for teaching English websites, blogs and videos 

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well worth a scan - Joss

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English teachers are a privileged lot. Of course, there is the poetry, the novels, the discussion, debate, philosophy, the odd spelling, the plays, the spell-binding craft of writing and the essential power of reading. Well, not only all that stuff - we also have some great online resources and bloggers. This compilation is an updated collection of websites for the busy but brilliant English teacher:
Useful English Language and Literature related websites:
- #TeamEnglish has proven an indispensable hashtag on Twitter to help English teachers share resources, seek out answers and much more. Do have a scan. There is an account too: @Team_English1

- Virtualsalt is ideal for a list of rhetorical devices, literary terms and word roots and prefixes.

- Merriam Webster, purveyors of American dictionaries have some great articles and more here.

- EyewitnessHistory presents a really useful range of 20th century texts here.

- A range of exceedingly good English teachers have gathered a vast array of debating topics here in ' The Debate Bazaar '.

- The same group have also helpfully collated essay titles in this huge ' Essay Emporium '.
English examination boards:
In direct competition, the English exam boards do appear to be getting better at communicating and sharing useful resources. You can find them all here: AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC. Also, #teameduqas is a handy follow for those teachers whose schools follow that specification.
Recommended English-specific blogs:
There are a huge number of blogs that I would recommend for general teaching and learning, but here is just a small selection of more English-specific blogs that are regularly updated and focus on matters of teaching English:

- ' Learningfrommymistakes blog is unadulterated English blogging goodness.

- Sarah Barker's excellent blog, The Stable Oyster is worth cracking open to pick out pearls (sorry).

- Rebecca Foster's The Learning Profession has accrued a wealth of good English blogs.

- Jamie Thom's new blog Teacher Gratitude is a handy new blog.

- Rob Ward's blog - Rob Ward's Resources has really cracking resources that I've shared.

- Mark Robert's blog Mark Roberts Teach produces some of the blogs I regularly share.

- Douglas Wise's douglaswise.co.uk has some really good blogs, especially the literacy shorts.

- Freya Odell's anewhoffod is a blog with a wealth of linked resource you can tap into.

- Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day is an immensely vast site from an ace US blogger.

- Mr Hanson's site Mr Hanson's English has lots of literary insights for English teachers.

- Mr Pink - obviosuly a Twitter handle has the website All Ears which takes a witty slant on English.

- Mrs C Spalding's Teacher's Notes blog has a great page on teaching & learning with useful ideas.

- Carl Hendrick is an English teacher with a great blog Chronotope with an fancy title.

There are so many good blogs I simply didn't have the space to include - this is simply a sample (apologies if I have missed any obvious blogs). Any other suggestions are welcome in the comments section. Remember, you can chat to some of these lovely people on a Monday might at 8pm using the hashtag #Engchatuk.
Interesting Video Nuggets:
- This animation on the ' History of the English Language ' is a really handy resource to use in English at all levels.

- James Geary has produced an interesting talk on the magic of metaphor in his ' Metaphorically Speaking '.

- Click Revision is a general revision website that covers a range of popular texts - see here.

- Dominic Salles has a huge amount of English related videos and is worth a look - see here.

Hopefully you find the rest of my blog readable and useful, alongside my book on teaching English, ' Teach Now! Becoming a Great English Teacher ', too. Of course, after you have sunk hours into all that reading, have a great year ahead!

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Teaching English: Online Reading & Resources

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English teachers are a privileged lot. Of course, there is the poetry, the novels, the discussion, debate, philosophy, the odd spelling, the plays, the spell-binding craft of writing and the essential power of reading. Well, not only all that stuff - we also have some great online resources and bloggers.

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HANNAH STUFF - GCSE English (WJEC Eduqas)

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HANNAH STUFF - GCSE English (WJEC Eduqas)

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A website created by Hannah - activities for learners, games, self-test quizzes, examples of student work etc - well worth a look.

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David Didau (the learning spy)
Hunting English (Alex Quigley)
Mr Hanson's English blog
Geoff Barton's Pick 'n' Mix
Hannah Tyreman

Thanks Louise - you can see links to the above in the Guardian article. Also Hannah has just started a new GCSE online learning website for her GCSE learners - well worth a look - see below - Joss

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Top 10 English teacher blogs: who should I be reading?

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Top 10 English teacher blogs: who should I be reading?

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Browse and follow one or two bloggers to keep abreast of developments in all things English.....

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Written by John Murphy, an English and history teacher, Web of Notes contains useful material for those teaching the junior certificate in Ireland. There are also inspiring short film clips, handy links to Shakespeare resources and online literary games.

Written by John Murphy, an English and history teacher, Web of Notes contains useful material for those teaching the junior certificate in Ireland. There are also inspiring short film clips, handy links to Shakespeare resources and online literary games.

Ed-U-Like Twitter: @murphiegirl

From dynamite paragraphs to using Lego to explore poetic structure, Ed-U-Like contains lots of practical lesson ideas and professional development inspiration.

Learning Spy Twitter: @LearningSpy

Education guru David Didau's blog is full of reflective posts looking at how we teach and assess literacy - not to mention reams of advice about Ofsted.

Reading all the books Twitter: @readingthebooks

As the title suggests, this blog has a mission: to get teachers and students reading. It contains reviews of education books as well as books that teacher Jo recommends to her students.

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog

Learning from my mistakes covers all the big topics - language analysis, GCSE prep, creative writing. A letter to an NQT or my NQT self is essential reading for anyone joining the profession.

Geoff Barton's Pick 'n' Mix Twitter: @RealGeoffBarton

Geoff Barton's Pick 'n' Mix blog (an offshoot of his main site, which can be found here) is a collection of links to articles on language and literacy - aimed mostly at teachers of A-level English language and English.

A new way of quenching my thirst Twitter: @DrDawnie

Dawn blogs about pedagogy for English teachers and professional development.

Hunting English Twitter: @HuntingEnglish

Alex Quigley, assistant head at a York secondary school, writes a professional and regularly updated blog about teaching strategies, coaching and improvement, "with some political arguments and miscellany along the way".

Useful hashtags

#TeachingEnglish

#engchat

#litchat

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English teacher blogs: who should I be reading?

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Whether you need inspiration for creative writing lessons, exam resources or advice on career development - here are some of the best English blogs recommended by you* Know a great English blog not listed? Share the link by posting it in the comments thread below

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Follow Sarah Barker's blogs - English teacher, examiner, dept head - AQA Board

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Follow Sarah Barker's blogs - English teacher, examiner, dept head - AQA Board

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Sarah is in the middle of writing a series of posts (Dec 16). Each blog analyses a different question from the GCSE English Language paper.

This is a must read blog full of practical tips which can help your learners clinch those marks, and help you to refine your teaching.

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(National Association for the Teaching of English)

You should always check the board’s own specifications for the full requirements and any updates:

AQA

Edexcel

OCR

WJEC Eduqas

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