Whether we mark for an exam board, or within our schools, exams are one thing we teachers cannot avoid.

A new collection of poems, introduced in 2023.

Grammar. It is, arguably, one of the most contentious parts of the English Curriculum. So much so, I decided to write my Master's dissertation on the teaching of grammar in secondary schools. In particular, I chose to focus my research on supporting pupils who were (at the time of conducting the research) eligible for Pupil Premium, and their feelings and confidence towards a closely related part of the English curriculum: creative writing.