#james durran

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Reading as writers; writing as readers: an account of a Year 5/6 teaching sequence

This is an example of an approach to a text, which is designed specifically to help all pupils to develop their writing of literary narrativ

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Challenging responses: designing a successful teacher-led reading lesson

A reflection on some different ways to structure discussion of a text in the classroom. The example is from Key Stage 3, although the princi

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Asking real questions in the classroom

Number #5 in an occasional series of short posts on feedback, appearing in no particular order One of the main ways in which teachers ‘give’ feedback to pupils is through follow-up questioning. Thi…

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Planning a SoW - James Durran

“Interesting discussions about 'subject knowledge' in English, & how teams can develop and share domain expertise, among the topics at today's @NorthYorksEng Secondary English Subject Leaders' Network meeting.”

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The power of exploratory writing

The piece below was written many years ago by a Year 9 pupil, Kanika, for a colleague of mine (@craigbmorrison) at Parkside Community College, Cambridge. It illustrates, I think, some features of w…

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Thoughts on how students are taught to write critically about texts in exams This post was originally an article for NATE‘s Teaching English (Issue 12, Autumn 2016) Preparing for the new English GC…

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