Early years and why closing the gap matters
As a Speech and Language Therapist, I am constantly amazed by the number of skills a child needs to acquire in those all important early years. ‘Children can express themselves effectively, showing...
View ArticleClosing the word gap in primary and secondary schools
Without enough language – a word gap – a child is seriously limited in their enjoyment of school and in their success both within school and beyond it. The Oxford Language Report: Why Closing the...
View ArticleVocabulary Teaching: Giving Students a Voice
‘Cultured…Engaged…Informed’. This vision strapline underpins everything we do in my English Department. Vocabulary teaching, naturally, plays an important role in fulfilling this vision. When we spoke...
View ArticlePreparing to teach the new German GCSE AQA specification
By Mariela Affum, author and German teacher I have over 18 years' of teaching and examining experience and have seen several “new” specifications come and go. As teachers, we must constantly adapt to...
View ArticleTop tips for teaching the new AQA GCSE Spanish specification
By Tony Weston and José García, authors and Spanish teachers From September 2024, thousands of budding young Hispanists across the country will once again be embarking on a two-year AQA GCSE Spanish...
View ArticleHow to implement the new AQA French GCSE in the classroom
By Séverine Capjon, author and French teacher ‘Wait, what? The French GCSE specification is changing again?!' This is the comment I made when a colleague informed me that the Department for Education...
View ArticleA-Z of Shakespeare – Y
The word yoke is used to mean servitude. The post A-Z of Shakespeare – Y appeared first on Oxford Education Blog.
View ArticleA-Z of Shakespeare – Z
A zany was a Fool or a jester’s assistant, a bit like a clown. The post A-Z of Shakespeare – Z appeared first on Oxford Education Blog.
View Article500 Wondercrump Words: How young writers use Roald Dahl’s language
From Agent Wonka to Big Friendly Zombies, snozsprouts to puckleberries, this year’s entrants to the BBC Radio 2 500 Words competition show how Roald Dahl’s language continues to inspire them. At the...
View ArticleWhy closing the word gap matters: The Oxford Language Report
The first Oxford Language Report finds evidence of a significant word gap in UK schools, a problem which is holding back children’s learning and which teachers believe is getting worse. Here Jane...
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