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An Award-winning Independent Educational Charity

Rigorous creativity and disciplinary excellence

Supporting English & Media teachers and students through publications and classroom resources, online and in-person CPD, student magazines and research.

Publications EMC Magazines Courses

Media & Film Studies Teachmeet (EMC_Free)

Free after school Media and Film Studies Teachmeet and Networking Event (presentations plus networking drinks and nibbles).

Details here
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EMC 25-26

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EMC's Mixed Basket 200 Offer!

Pay just £5 a copy when you buy 200+ copies of eighteen key EMC titles below – in any combination.

Details & voucher here

Renew emag & MediaMag

25-26 subscriptions now on sale.

Renew emag subscription Renew MediaMag subscription
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Using the MM website for online subscribers

Media students! A Level student Sophie shows you how to get the most out of your school's subscription to MediaMagazine.

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Summer Course Programme

The Summer course programme is now available.

Courses
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In-person Teacher Conferences at EMC

Why not join us on 11th June for our next conference on inclusion in the English classroom?

Oracy Conference – A Video Review English & Inclusion Conference – Details here
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Beyond the Secret Garden

Children’s Literature and Representations of Black and Racially minoritised People

Dr Darren Chetty & Professor Karen Sands O’Connor trace how Black and racially minoritised characters have been represented in ‘the secret garden’ of British children’s literature from its earliest stages.

Details here A taster of the launch party!

EMC Magazines – Subscribe or Renew

Print and online, online-only and print-only packages. Unlimited simultaneous logins at your institution. 25-26 subscriptions now on sale.

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emagazine – EMC’s quarterly magazine & subscription website for advanced level English Literature, English Language and Language and Literature students.

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MediaMagazine – EMC’s quarterly magazine and subscription website for advanced level Media and Film Studies students.

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Award-winning publications from EMC

Anthologies, classroom resources, creative writing workbooks and books for teachers.

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Beyond the Secret Garden Children’s Literature and Representations of Black and Racially minoritised People
Awe and Wonder – An EMC Anthology of Nature Writing (Hard copy)
Iridescent Adolescent – Diverse Literary Short Stories (Hard copy)
EMC Poetry Playlist – Contemporary Voices for the Classroom (Hard copy)

In-person & online courses to refresh and stimulate and school-based workshops.

All courses must be booked online before the booking deadline – 8am, two working days before the course. Summer course programme available now!

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EMC CPD Face-to Face: English and Inclusion – Putting Students at the Heart of the Subject! An EMC Teacher Conference-with-CPD

An event of special interest to English teachers and subject leads involved with: pedagogy; inclusion; oracy; reading for pleasure. 

SPECIAL OFFER!

  • Book two places on this course and pay for only one (limited places).
  • Apply voucher code Inc241-25 at checkout.

11 Jun 2025

EMC CPD Online: Refresh Your Approach to Teaching A Christmas Carol

Strategies to kick-start or revitalise your teaching of Dickens’ classic short novel. NB: This is a repeat course.

12 Jun 2025

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Media Theory for A Level

A course for A Level Media Studies teacher looking to get more out of theory teaching, engage students with theory and support them in applying it in a more meaningful way in their exams. 

SPECIAL OFFER!

  • Book two places on this course and pay for only one (limited places).
  • Apply voucher code MedTh-241-25 at checkout.

NB: This is a repeat course.

16 Jun 2025

EMC Blog

Informed opinion on current debates, EMC news, recommended sites, reading & resources

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Full stops probably are in decline, says linguist in qualified statement

The fascinating world of technology-driven language change

10 Jun 2025

A Manifesto for Media Literacy

Christian Cottingham outlines the importance of media literacy education and the role Media Studies has to play

19 May 2025

Forensic Linguistics: a great classroom motivator

Dan Clayton explains how and why forensic linguistics can inspire students to pursue English Language qualifications

24 Apr 2025