theenglishcorridor

Head of English, teaching for 30 years, still learning. West Midlands.

[Douglas Wise @DoWise]

A booklet of extracts from the British Library website to help students explore the context of Romeo and Juliet https://t.co/Q4UChq0Ags Each bit contains a hyperlink to the original article and two questions for discussion #TeamEnglish

[Litdrive UK @LitdriveUK]

Why not grab a cup of tea or coffee and sit down to read our new member blog this Sunday morning? ☕️

Regional Lead @MiriamHussain_ has written a brilliant case study on ‘Checking for understanding over time’: https://t.co/wUXn1LlXaQ 🐝

#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish @Team_English1

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

Fabulous blog on writing- sharing with my department

[clare @ClareFeeneyUK]

⭐ New blog ⭐

Writing in Key Stage 3 English - the view from here.

I wanted to contribute to ongoing debates around the teaching of writing within subject English so here are some of my thoughts.

Comments welcome!

https://t.co/BycfrAnbUP

[Qamar Riaz @qriaz]

This is an excellent thread!

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@giles_gough @Lit_liverbird He owned a factory- if he was being charitable he could have given her a job and not had sex with a prettier “fresh” girl who was “grateful”

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@mrpeel @Diane_Duncan @Miss_GJohnston @Team_English1 Really interesting read - thank you

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

Well this is great. 🤬

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@glowormglor @MissKIGreen @Team_English1 @AQA It is infuriating- so, so angry for the students- just feel like I can’t trust them.

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

Feeling so angry about the standard of @AQA marking this year - we had a remark come back today and the student had been awarded an extra 14 marks. How could it be that far out?
Looking for a more consistent exam board. Who do others use please? @Team_English1

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@HayleyDraper8 Last emoji was accident 😂

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@HayleyDraper8 😱😱😱🤗

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@mrs_denglish @Gwenelope @AQA @Team_English1 A am looking at boards that are using same texts etc. A number of HoDs at my school use edexcel and like them. Their exam is similar but looks more helpful- just a few poems are different. However some have said that their marking wasn’t great this year. Very difficult

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@NotAnotherTeach @Team_English1 @AQA It makes you question your own judgment- my department were so upset this year & we were beginning to question everything. So upsetting. Mostly though it is the students- so many tears.

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@data_fiend @charcol03 @AQA @Team_English1 That is disgusting- they are playing with children’s lives. It is making me so angry.

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@Solasogood @AQA @Team_English1 My exam officer said that she had seen a tweet from someone whose husband worked at AQA and they had been told not to put up so many that it sparked an investigation from ofqual…

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@Bloomgabs @AQA @Team_English1 Yes I am in the process of making a complaint- it is disgusting and I feel I cannot promise current year 11 that they are going into a fair exam. We had so many upset students this year. So angry

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@Annabrinton @Team_English1 @AQA Absolutely- too late for this year 11 but seriously thinking of moving boards.

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

@MissKIGreen @Team_English1 @AQA It was paper 1 that was given a majority of marks for us too. It is disgusting. There is a human cost to their shoddy marking

[theenglishcorridor @kec261]

Brilliant advice

[Miss Davies📚 @engMissDavies]

I marked for AQA Language Paper 2 this year 🚂 Here’s some takeaways I took that I’ll be sharing with the English dept, so why not share with you all 🪡🧵