Member Blog
Our member blogs capture a series of approaches from English teachers and academics to support members in developing their approach in the classroom. Departmental teams can print, share and discuss these articles as subject CPD.
Do you have a particular approach that you would like to share? Perhaps a particular area of subject knowledge or your experience of teaching a specific text or genre? Maybe a perspective piece for fellow Heads of Department colleagues? We would love to hear from you and share with the community. Read our blog guidance before getting in touch.
Intertextuality in Practice and the Literature Classroom
Dr Jessica Mason is a Senior Lecturer in English Language at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She specialises in stylistics and English...
Walton’s narrative framing in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – method and purpose
Gwen Nelson Gwen is an experienced English teacher who teaches in the West Midlands and has taught in a variety of school settings. Gwen...
Planning for conceptual progression in an English Literature Curriculum
Mary Hind-Portley is resident blogger for Litdrive. You can find her on Twitter @Lit_Liverbird. Curriculum planning is one of the joys...
Big Questions, Big Mapping
Kirsty Rogerson is an RQT at the Deanery High School & Sixth form in Wigan. She teaches KS3-KS5 (A Level English Language) with...
Women of Will
Melissa Boyd is Curriculum Coordinator at Cedar Mount Academy and is a LitDrive Regional Advocate for South Manchester. A career changer,...
Reading as Currency
Fe Brewer is an English teacher in an 11-18 school in Leicestershire. Fe is the Litdrive Regional Advocate for Leicestershire, a coach, a...
Starting to Teach: ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
“All human beings… are commingled out of good and evil” -Dr. Henry Jekyll. Davina Canham is Communications Officer for Litdrive, and Lead...
The Little Mermaid, and why teachers are not polypi
Kat Howard is Founder of Litdrive, the wonderful platform that Mary Hind-Portley so kindly lent her to write this blog for you. She is an...
Shakesfear: The Sequel
Kiwi-born singing grammar guru Jill Reynolds works in a new academy in Greater Manchester. She has been teaching for 11 years, has set up...
A short exploration of preparing to teach ‘A Christmas Carol’: considering Christianity
Mary Hind-Portley is Resident Blogger for Litdrive, and can be found on Twitter @Lit_liverbird This year I have had more time to consider...
Merry Pop-ins!
Davina Canham, Lead Practitioner in the Midlands, talks to us about the work that has come out of her 'Merry Pop-ins.' As teachers,...