Teaching and learning

Sarah Longshaw leads the Cheshire and Stockport Science Learning Partnership. Here she shares her tips for making science mock marking easier during your training year.

Comma splices? Misplaced apostrophes? Excessive exclamation marks? Get KS3-5 English students back on track with this selection of spelling, punctuation and grammar resources.

Reading comprehension – understanding the meaning of a text – is key to developing the reading skills of all students, and particularly struggling readers at secondary school. Here's a selection of our favourite lesson ideas, comprehension worksheets and classroom resources. 

Placing oracy at the heart of English teaching and learning will not only enable your learners to express their ideas with confidence, but also help to close the disadvantage gap.  

As we learn more about the benefits of developing students' oracy skills, Sue Cowley shares her practical tips and teaching strategies for managing group work effectively to develop their speaking, listening and communication skills. 

With experts reporting a learning loss in reading of between 2-7 months for all students following school disruptions, closing the reading gap has never been more important. We share some of our favourite reading for pleasure resources for English teachers and students.