Teaching grammar through the natural curriculum

Discover how grammar teaching through the Natural Curriculum can support an inclusive, engaging primary classroom in this practical webinar with primary teacher and Natural Curriculum creator David Millington. Children’s fascination with the natural world provides a powerful starting point for making abstract grammar concepts more concrete, memorable and meaningful while helping young people connect with…

Thinking Forwards: Collaboration | An interdisciplinary, international community: The IAS Teachers’ Network

An interdisciplinary, international community: The International Arthurian Society The IAS Teacher’s Network is an interdisciplinary, international community of educators committed to bringing the richness and relevance of Arthurian stories into schools and colleges. Part of the International Arthurian Society, the network supports engaging, inclusive, and intellectually rigorous approaches to teaching the legends of King Arthur.…

Language in English Studies

Join the contributors to the Summer 2026 issue of the English Association Newsletter to explore the topic of language in English Studies, alongside experts from secondary, further, and higher education. We’ll use articles from the Newsletter as our jumping-off point, including: From Subject to Discipline: curriculum changes for GCSE English Language and the impact on…

Rise of the Goblin Queen by Francesco Bedini

Picture the scene: you’re sitting at home in your comfortable armchair, perhaps enjoying a cup of tea, when suddenly in your head you hear a voice. It’s the voice of your cat, the Norse god, Odin. This is a regular occurrence for the main character in this book: Aldo. The book is the second instalment…

Revolution by Dr Joan Lennon

The dramatic cover of the book prepares the way for what is to follow. We learn about those who challenged power, fought for hearts and minds, and revolutionary technology. As it says in the Introduction “This book tells stories of how things come to be a certain way and why people begin to ask questions…

Letters to a Dog by Piers Torday

Life is at a really low ebb for young Jamie.  He is in hospital awaiting a heart operation and yet isn’t speaking to his Dad in protest because they have never spoken properly about his Mum’s death.  To cheer him up, a nurse suggests he write a letter to the dog he had fallen for…

How to Roller Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove

When 12 year-old Maya Bright loses the lower part of one leg in an accident, she is determined that her disability will not define her.  After months of being stuck at home and attending appointments, Maya is definitely ready to go back to school; she can’t wait to get back into the buzz and spend…

Aviarium: Welcome to The Museum

A wonderful addition to the Welcome to the Museum series. Produced in association with the RSPB the book is hugely diverse and covers species across the world. The back cover reminds us “birds are a barometer of how we are treating our planet.” The reader is reminded that sadly many birds are in decline and…