Summer Reads 2019
Reading recommendations to keep you going over the summer holidays Read more
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Reading recommendations to keep you going over the summer holidays Read more
A review of the new EMC publication 'The Literature Reader' by an A Level English Literature student. Read more
Full transcript, with slides, of the 2019 Harold Rosen address at the annual NATE conference, delivered by EMC's Barbara Bleiman Read more
A head of English explains how his department has used EMC Curriculum Plus to inform teaching poetry Read more
The thinking behind EMC's KS3 Curriculum Plus package, including how it can be adapted to use in different schools Read more
Barbara Bleiman interrogates whether using complex terminology helps or hinders students in developing their thinking and writing. Read more
Response to the draft EIF, submitted by the Common English Forum. Read more
EMC's response to the draft Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and the accompanying guidance materials Read more
A critical look at some of the complexities surrounding the term 'cultural capital' Read more
A challenge to some of the assumptions about what readers need to know before they can tackle a text successfully. Read more
Report on EMC research into teaching a class novel as part of the 'It's Good to Talk' project Read more
What messages for English teachers emerge from the recent Ofsted workshop about curriculum? Read more