Black History Month: A Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Britain There’s no denying it: in school history lessons, we tend to focus on the civil rights movement in 20th century America only, rather than any here in the UK – even at GCSE level. Because so much...
Becoming a More Conscious Reader and Writer Students of English are regularly presented with examples of ‘good’ if not ‘great’ writing and asked to show their understanding of it by analysing the language and structural techniques used. They are also asked to write...
Why Social Media Is Important To Schools And How To Use It There are many benefits to using social media in an educational context. Embracing this technology can make schools run more smoothly, give students an interactive platform that they naturally know how to...
This Continues from my first Article on comics, which can be found by clicking here. Early Newspaper Comics I soon found out that American comics started in the 1840s, even before my dad discovered them! But these tended to be stories in pictures and drawings in quite...
The BBC issued a report last year suggesting that foreign language learning in schools was at its lowest point this century. Around a third of secondary schools have dropped at least one language. In Northern Ireland the number of students taking a language GCSE is...
Planning An Essay Efficiently Teachers stress the importance of planning. Examiners stress the importance of planning. Everyone stresses the importance of planning. But how many of us actually have a plan about how to plan? We might jot down a few ideas, shove in a...
