Jayde Smith

Lead Practitioner of English. Previously Head of KS3 English. A new mummy to my little boy.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@AldiUK Can you bring back the fruit puree pots for babies please? Not been in the aldi Biggleswade store for months now and my kids love them.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@Team_English1 @EngChatUK I have been asked to create a poetry scheme year 9 on the themes of love/gender/sexuality. Has anyone got any poem recommendations that are particularly powerful to teach? Any ideas would be most appreciated!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@massolit @Team_English1 @A1EngResources Thank you @massolit . Will have a look to see if there are any I haven't used yet. I've used it for Feminine Gospels and the students found them insightful.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Does anyone happen to have any fab revision lessons/resources for A Level AQA Eng Lit Spec A?
Streetcar, Feminine Gospels, Unseen Prose post1945, Wuthering Heights, Love Poetry pre1900.
First time teaching this Spec and running low on resources.
@Team_English1 @A1EngResources

[Kate Jones @KateJones_teach]

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[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Thank you for the suggestions 😊 super helpful!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Hoping fellow English teachers can help me out with some good suggestions of texts/books/extracts that link well to themes of crime and punishment. Preferably aimed at year 9 onwards please 😁 looking to create a new SOL. @EngliciousUCL @EngChatUK @Team_English1

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@fleur_mclennan @Team_English1 @EngliciousUCL @EngChatUK Ooo this sounds good and we want to create more opportunities for debate as well. Thank you!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@English_MissA @Team_English1 @EngliciousUCL @EngChatUK Thank you very much. I've used Wilde's 'children in prison' but will have a look at the British Library resources too.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Looking for some tips/suggestions of what to read/who to follow for improving challenge and teaching to the top across the whole school. Would love to collaborate over the next year with anyone interested in this area too.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@SPryke2 @liaesthermartin @Team_English1 Really enjoyed reading this blog, thank you! It's so relatable in terms of the gaps we are noticing in our mock marking too. Definitely sharing this blog with my team!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@FunkyPedagogy That no matter how daunting stepping outside of your comfort zone is, if you can see at least one positive outcome from doing so, it is always worth it.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@martha_0824 We use Massolit too with our Sixth Form students and want to now use it with the other year groups. We were also discussing running lectures on academic analysis of the texts we study for next year, which we are excited about!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Has anyone got any great tips/advice on how to teach to the top/challenge students as a whole school approach? Any thoughts or ideas would be much appreciated. #edutwitter #education #educhat

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@FunkyPedagogy @martha_0824 @TrinityAcademyC @saju_lds @LouiseSaukila That sounds really good. Thank you for sharing . Would love to do something like this at my school.

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

@FunkyPedagogy @TrinityAcademyC @saju_lds @LouiseSaukila I would love to hear more about this too! Sounds great!

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Does anyone know any good websites/resources for being a Professional Tutor to trainees/NQTs? It's a new role for me this year and would appreciate greatly any guidance/advice you lovely people have to offer. #teachertwitter #teachershelpingteachers

[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Just returned to teaching after maternity leave and started at a new school too! Going to be teaching KS5 AQA English Lit A, which I haven't taught before. Anyone got any help/guidance/resources they think might be useful? I am going to be teaching 'Wuthering Heights'. Thanks!

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

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[Jayde Smith @j_bacon2]

Need to order myself some books to read whilst on mat leave. Any recommendations of best books of 2019? Looking for fictional as well as educational. 😊