Ciara Turner

English HOD in Surrey, UK, after 5 years in Beijing & 2 years in Phuket, Thailand.

[Douglas Wise @DoWise]

I’ve spent *ages* over the years trying to get the whole feedback sheet thing right for English Language, so here’s my latest iteration for P2... https://t.co/Y0hnts85Hp The link to the paper it’s based on is also included 📰

[Laura Webb @LauraLolder]

NEW RESOURCE 🚨
15 poetry revision mats for the AQA Power & Conflict cluster. Ideal for independent revision.
Each mat includes the poem to read and a set of mini tasks which break down the exam skills.
Hope it's useful for @Team_English1
FREE PDF ⬇️
https://t.co/s3ykmdhmHf

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

There’s so much in this that strangely translates usefully into dealing with belligerence in the classroom. Calm, dignity, opportunity to correct, clarity of expectations, concern for all parties, maintaining the safe environment. Probably more swearing than you’d normally use. H/T @adamboxer1

[Ms W-C @mrsengteacher8]

I marked for the AQA again this year (English Literature) and here are some takeaways for what successful students did when navigating paper 2.

First up - modern prose:

[Bec @MrsRJOwen]

Double sided knowledge organisers focusing on the Writer’s Methods across key #GCSELiterature texts : https://t.co/KjWSK0t7K8

#writerstoolkits #etsy #gcselit #knowledgeorganiser #shakespeare #ao2 #englishteacher

[Bec @MrsRJOwen]

Trying to solve the problem of KS3 homework or cover work? Then these booklets might be useful to you. 6 thematic reading booklets for KS3 with a variety of tasks and a reading log! Ready to print! https://t.co/4Ekc5zfkdB

#coverwork #homework #ks3english #learning #teamenglish

[English Grammar @GrammarUpdates]

How long should a written sentence beHow long should a written sentence be?

[Laura Webb @LauraLolder]

AQA clearly getting just as annoyed as we are about online influencers making money out of our kids...

(Exam reports are up on centre services)

[Matt Lynch @Mathew_Lynch44]

There are 8 in here now:

✅ The Monkey’s Paw
✅ The Landlady
✅ The Pearl
✅ The Birds
✅ To Kill a Mockingbird
✅ Hound of the Baskervilles
✅ Whole Town’s Sleeping
✅ Enduring Love

I’m having a rest now 🤣

[Pritesh Raichura @Mr_Raichura]

This September, if you are looking to improve your classroom practice, one of the highest-leverage but underused strategies to try is HIGH-FREQUENCY questioning. Not note-taking, not copying definitions, not retrieval starters. What do I mean? 1/

[Stuart Pryke @SPryke2]

2026 LANGUAGE EXAM: I shared this series of lessons last year, but I’ve gone back and revised them to reflect the changes to the AQA English Language exam for 2026. Covers both papers. Use/chuck/change as you see fit! @Team_English1 https://t.co/CBoEx657T2

[PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧 @prideukorg]

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[supritiffion @supritiffion]

A timeline’ of Shakespeare’s life I used to intro him to KS3. This contains the bare facts/evidence for him so that they have confidence forming their own opinion of his writing. They’d follow a ppt ‘lecture’ I’d give with photos & map key facts onto this as they listened.

[EnglishGCSE.co.uk @EnglishGCSEcouk]

AQA English Language Paper 1 Q5 knowledge organiser - updated for 2026. Previously downloaded? Get the update free:
https://t.co/XJRbMGvJhG
#teamenglish #edutwitter #teachertwitter #gcses #gcses2026 #aqa #aqa2026 #paper1 #writing #fiction #narrative #describe #teachers #teach

[supritiffion @supritiffion]

Just sharing a couple of resources that encouraged students to think about the structure/staging of lit texts. First up: ‘An Inspector Calls’
#teamenglish #litdrive #AIC

[Erica @erica_levett]

Support for considering effects on the reader (without saying it makes the reader feel sad...)

[MsPTeaches @einspluszwei]

Still have some Yr 11 lessons before Lang 2. Some Q5 essay ideas. Some articles (other publications available). Still use @SPryke2 fab resources. Am also a secret hoarder of The Week Junior Big Debate articles. Use/ignore. #EnglishLang #GCSEEnglish
https://t.co/n0yx9gRtwS

[English grammar @knowiiiedge]

Tenses

[Anthony Cockerill @thecockerill]

With all this talk of how to structure curriculum for KS3 English, it’s a good time to reshare: ‘Why a thematic curriculum is brilliant for Key Stage 3 English’ https://t.co/o5feYcj4th

[Prof Michael Green FCCT @Michael_S_Green]

🚨Do you teach secondary? If so, @educationgovuk has published details of a short course that has been written regarding supporting reading in secondary.

This is definitely worth looking at: https://t.co/eo1smnHvjG

#reading #secondary #edutwitter