GCSE English language is ambiguous and time-consuming - and out of sync with English language A level, says one teacher
Firstly, given that this component of the GCSE English language specification doesn’t contribute towards the calculation of their final grade, is it really of any use to our learners? For learners completing this at school, I can see the benefit, but not for thoseresitting GCSE English at c...
I am an invited member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for languages, the Teaching Schools review of language teaching techniques, the GCSE languages contnt review panel, the Ofsted expert panel on languages, and the steering group for the Extending Mandarin project. My work was featured at...
Any anxious child turning up at school in August to collect that all-important English rubber stamp shouldn’t just feel they can fly; they should feel like the GCSE English course they studied put each and every one of them at the controls of an Apache helicopter....
The Department for Education Language Hubs programme, aimed at meeting government targets for students taking languages at GCSE, is recruiting lead schools
What if there was a Higher Tier GCSE? Imagine a resource designed to stretch the most capable students, challenging them to excel beyond the standard GCSE English Language curriculum. This is what I like to think I have created here. Although I don’t think any teachers would want to return...