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What does it mean to ‘capture’ an animal in poetry? Using the work of Ted Hughes, Dr. Jessica De Waal explores the ways in which students can be empowered to create their own vivid descriptions that powerfully evoke the natural world #NATE #illumiNATE nate.org.uk/2025/05/02/cap…

It's been a privilege to publish some fabulous articles for our illumiNATE series in the last few weeks. Here's an awesome contribution from Jessica De Waal: Ted Hughes, poetry, creative writing. Can't recommend it highly enough. Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 The Ted Hughes Society

This thoughtful piece from Gary Snapper reminds us: ambiguity isn’t a flaw in art or literature — it’s often where the deepest learning begins. A must-read for teachers looking to build student confidence and curiosity around poetry. #NATE #illumiNATE nate.org.uk/2025/05/09/poe…

NATE members can now read all current and back issues of Teaching English magazine in a seamless and intuitive flip book directly on our new website. #NATE nate.org.uk

Will be talking to a school about the best Yr4/5 books next week - I have a list of my own but wondered what my teacher followers would suggest- any suggestions welcome #PrimarySchoolBookClub Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 Pie Corbett Teresa Cremin Reading for Pleasure 🧶 National Literacy Trust National Association for the Teaching of English UKLA

#peripeteia The Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies University English National Association for the Teaching of English Literary Hub Faculty of English English Faculty Outreach eventbrite.com/e/ann-radcliff…

Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, and Future Directions: seminar series continues at the University of Bedfordshire with ‘The Political Landscape’. Free and open to all. nate.org.uk/2025/05/12/phi… #nate

Join us at the NATE Conference on 1st July at Kingston University for a day of ideas, inspiration and meaningful conversations on everything from diversity to active approaches to Shakespeare. 25% discount for May bookings with the code 'earlybird'. nate.org.uk/product/nate-c…

Tomorrow is the Let's Talk Again hybrid conference from our friends at UKLA. It sounds like it's going to be a fabulous event!

What happens when a teacher becomes a judge for one of the UK’s biggest children’s poetry prizes? Saira Bano shares with National Association for the Teaching of English her inspiring journey behind the scenes of the CLiPPA & how it’s transformed her classroom and her pupils’ love for poetry. nate.org.uk/2025/04/25/a-t…

By borrowing structural and visual techniques from film, students can plan and draft prose with greater clarity, control, and creativity — making their writing more structured, immersive, and compelling, says Anthony Cockerill. nate.org.uk/2025/05/23/how… #NATE #illumiNATE

Get ready to kick off the NATE Conference 2025 with a burst of energy: Tom Davey shows how to make Shakespeare active and exciting, Rachel Fenn explores gender in the curriculum and Jonathan Morgan from AQA reveals what’s new in GCSE English. nate.org.uk/product/nate-c…

How do we get students to want to read? Deborah Niven explores reading for pleasure, Peter Stockwell & Jessica Norledge introduce the Stylistics Toolkit and Julia Sutherland shares a bold way to help students read faster and with confidence. nate.org.uk/product/nate-c…

Fantastic piece by Anthony Cockerill, for National Association for the Teaching of English, on powerful and accessible ways to develop pupils' narrative writing, using knowledge of #film language. Link follows:

Don't miss out - join us on Tuesday 1st July for workshops and discussions on the future of English teaching, Shakespeare, writing, AI, curriculum, oracy and much more. 25% discount on bookings before the end of May with the code 'earlybird'! nate.org.uk/product/nate-c… #NATE

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Our friends English Association are holding their annual conference on Saturday 14 June, from 10:00 – 18:00 at Senate House, Bloomsbury. A full day of inspiration, from teaching poetry to exploring visual imagery, with keynote from Michael Rosen. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ea-conferenc…

An amazing opportunity for English teachers to learn about creativity in the classroom! An afternoon of learning, discussion and inspiration awaits, with workshops on literature, drama, film and digital tools at the University of Sussex on the 9th of July. tinyurl.com/msdnr873