I hope you have settled into the new term and your classes are working hard in this often most productive time of the year.
This update will direct you to all the support you need this term and hopefully also provide a little inspiration for events to get involved with.
A day to celebrate: World Teachers’ Day: 5 October
Thank you to all the hard-working and very devoted teachers I speak to daily. I hope you will take a moment in school or college to recognise that you’re doing one of the most important jobs in the world and making a difference every single day.
A month to plan action for the whole year: Black History Month
Start by using Bennie Kara’s best books on race, culture and identity.
A competition to enter: The Orwell Youth Prize
Open to UK students in Years 7 to 13, students get to write about what matters to them in their own way on the theme of ‘freedom’. Submit by 5 March to get personalised feedback. The final deadline is 30 April
2025.
British Library resources and events
Discovering Literature's best-loved articles are available again
From Othello to Orwell, Agard to Angela Carter, the British Library has recovered a selection of 100 articles, films and classroom resources, perfect for teachers of Years 10 –13.
Free Black literature timeline and teacher’s resource pack
Check out a brand new resource pack, full of ready-to-teach ideas for using the timeline to celebrate Black history and culture, explore texts in context, and spark reading and writing for pleasure.
Free livestreamed teacher CPD: Othello in context, 4:00 – 5:15pm on 23 October 2024
Get fresh insights, tips and resources for teaching Othello at KS4 and 5, with Professor Emma Smith, teacher and author Michael Donkor, and teacher and founder of 'Shakespeare, Race and Pedagogy', Dr Wendy Lennon.
As always, if you need support in delivering any of our English qualifications, you can contact me using the links in the contact box below.
