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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…
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.…
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…
University English, the English Association, and the Institute of English Studies held an online emergency summit for all English colleagues on Thursday 16 July 2026. The session addressed the proliferation of redundancies, restructurings, and other significant challenges to our and cognate disciplines across the sector. At a moment when English is being recognised by Forbes…
Our Spotlight on English termly series brings together members of the English Association’s Primary and Early Years Committee for lively, thought-provoking discussions focused on the issues that matter most right now. In these interactive sessions, speakers will explore topics of current relevance and interest, including recent publications and events, classroom practice, and professional development. They…
A methodology for a new approach to increasing engagement with poetry, grounded in student leadership and relationship-building We will begin with a brief overview of where the Young Poet Leaders programme has come from, including our findings from working with schools in Barking & Dagenham, London. We will then go on to look at how…
Robust evidence that shows how to get better marks in English Explore cutting-edge, quantifiable research about effective teaching practices in English, which will support colleagues teaching Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 in ensuring their teaching practices set their students up for success. The academic article ‘Teachers’ use of class time and student achievement’…
Come together with colleagues from primary, secondary, further, and higher education to explore innovations in teaching across English language, literature, and creative writing Our two conference-style panels tackle two hot topics across the entire age range from primary to higher education: How can English support a holistic exploration of climate education and sustainability? How we…
Opening up the world of poetry for 4-7 year olds with Poetry By Heart’s new timeline anthology for younger children In this webinar, we’ll start with an interactive demonstration of the new Poetry By Heart timeline anthology of poems for children – the features you can see here and the extras we’ll be adding for…