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This wonderful online CPD session from 📝 Emma “Useful” Sheppard 📖 is a simple guide to the consistent teaching of vocabulary. 🐝

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KS3 Rhetoric: Looking for a short SOL on rhetoric for KS3 students? This fully resourced scheme introduces the three offices of oration.

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Do you have students thinking about taking A Level English Language in Sep? This podcast maybe useful as an introduction to Linguistics as a bridging activity or as part of a summer research project. Listen here: buff.ly/3wWbBJR

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GCSE Language: A comprehensive set of revision resources on AQA Language Paper 2 with materials which can be set for students on study leave. 🐝

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Check out this fantastic online session from Kathrine Mortimore on building key conceptual knowledge in KS3. 🐝

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This blog post from Alex Quigley clarifies what is meant by adaptive teaching and how adaptive teaching is inclusive teaching. Read more here: buff.ly/4btltK9

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Do you teach the Poems of the Decade anthology? You can send your questions on it over to MASSOLIT

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This interesting blog post from Anthony Cockerill could help you 'refresh your planning and teaching in the English classroom' by using 'an intuitive sequence of learning'. Read more here: buff.ly/4bor4la

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🗞️ Member bulletin 🗞️

Many of you asked to get more involved in Litdrive in our member survey. Make sure you are subscribed to our termly bulletin so that you can be sent news and information on how to contribute. 🐝

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#LitdriveCPD24 Update

Thank you to everyone who reached out to support in finding a new venue for #LitdriveCPD24 .

We have taken the difficult decision to cancel the planned event this year.

We are as disappointed as you are but we hope to hold a conference in 2025.

Such a great topic!

If you also have access to MASSOLIT then check out this course from Prof. Henriëtte Hendriks: massolit.io/courses/child-…

This afternoon, I went to a meeting with ITT providers in our area and we discussed how we share the really awesome bits and unspoken bonuses of teaching with potential recruits.

So, people, share your joy - what are your favourite bits of the job? (‘holidays’ accepted!).

#OTD in 1609 Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.

Explore Sonnet 29 and 144 with Prof. John McRae on MASSOLIT: eu1.hubs.ly/H0998F-0

There was a boy named Grumble Tone, who ran away to sea.
'I'm sick of things on land,' he said, 'as sick as I can be ...

Have you explored the #PoetryByHeart Poem of the Week yet? Use our tips and have fun working up a performance! #poetry

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A Level Language Revision: This Child Language Development resource could be set as last-minute home revision for the exam on Thursday. 🐝

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This article explores regional accents and would be interesting for students studying A Level Language. 🐝

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This wonderful session by Jen O'Malley looks at silent women in The Tempest and provides useful insight into building critical reading into the KS3 curriculum. 🐝

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Language Revision: This fully resourced lesson using the opening of Donna Tartt's The Secret History can be used for Language Paper 1 revision or language skills teaching. 🐝

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🗞️ In the news 🗞️

Yesterday, we lost Nobel prize winning writer Alice Munro who died aged 92. Read about five of her best short stories here according to The Guardian: buff.ly/3UGg1g4

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Excited to be hosting a #LitdriveCPD event in Southampton for the second year! Litdrive UK #TeamEnglish