EA Chair Professor David Duff was interviewed by Sian Griffiths for The Sunday Times (published 15 October 2023). …”The changes [to the way English is taught] have made English old-fashioned and difficult.” As a result, “many teenagers no longer opt for A-level English”. The article explores the background to the decline in the number of…
A collection of articles from our journal, The Use of English.
We are looking for practitioners of English in primary and early years education to join the Editorial Board of our magazine, English 4-11. Accessible and lively, the magazine is packed with articles, covering Early Years Education to the end of Key Stage 2. We publish accounts of innovative practice and successful projects, reports of classroom…
We are looking for an experienced practitioner of English in secondary education to join the editorial team of our journal, The Use of English. The journal brings together vigorous, independent comment on theory, policy and practice with a uniquely substantial and extensive section of reviews – reviews of important books on the teaching of the…
The Further Education (FE) Literacy Movement is cofounded by Kayte Haselgrove and Kirsty Haughton, both practitioners and researchers in the FE sector. We invite members to join the movement and contribute to our mission: together we aim to improve life chances for learners across the FE sector by harnessing literacy as a vehicle for social mobility.
This session introduces the Helicopter Stories method of developing language and literacy in Early Years. It involves a talk with Gail Alder, the author of an English 4-11 article on Helicopter Stories, and Alison Stead and Cathryn Twine, representatives from a nursery who incorporate this new method in their settings. Helicopter Stories is a scheme which was…
This is part of the ‘Little Gem’ imprint from Barrington Stoke and it is aimed at those just learning to read, or who are struggling with their reading. It is the story of young Leon and his friend Sav and what happens when they think they hear a cat trapped in an upstairs flat. When…
This is the second story featuring Einstein the penguin and his human friends, Imogen and Arthur. In this story, Einstein is back in Australia and the children are really missing him. When an opportunity to get him back to the UK presents itself, they decide to take a chance. The only problem is that it…
With a sub-heading of ‘Maths Words for Little People’ and part of a series on maths language and understanding, this book clearly explains and illustrates common vocabulary for 2D and 3D shapes, including patterns and tessellations. The inclusion of children in the illustrations helps to give the information context. There is a helpful list of…