We have a vacancy for a full-time English teacher, starting in September 2025.

Much of my adult identity was bound up in being a teacher. For over 20 years I had lived my life by bells and terms and assessment deadlines. Most of my friends were teachers (that is still the cas…

Hugh Lester GCSE English assessment and training.

He laid the foundation for sociolinguistics, and he showed that structures like class and race shaped speech as much as where someone lives.

I am aware that some of the things I am about to say are going to be considered controversial by some. That is why I want to begin by clarifying a few things. First, I believe that teachers are inc…

Links to all the podcasts and transcripts from the ‘King Lear scene by scene’ series.

ALT: a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "

Bloomsbury today released its (Incomplete) Lit in Colour Play List aiming to introduce new plays that will support schools to create more representative and inclusive drama experiences within the Engl...

Help Nick Wells raise money to support Movember

Launched July 2014, the Sussex Research Network is an innovative partnership between the Department of Education at the University of Sussex and seven local schools. It engages schools in researching ...

1. Motivation doesn't always lead to achievement, but achievement often leads to motivation. While there is a strong correlation between self perception and achievement and we tend to think of it in t...