Welcome back to Beyond English’s AQA Love and Relationships poetry bonanza. This week, we’re exploring Love’s Philosophy poem, by mad lad Shelley. Continue reading Love’s Philosophy Poem Analysis: AQA Love and Relationships
Beyond explores When We Two Parted by everyone’s favourite Victorian renegade, Lord Byron for AQA GCSE English revision. Continue reading When We Two Parted: AQA Love and Relationships Poems
Explore Winter Swans by Owen Sheers as part of AQA GCSE English, featuring Winter Swans context, analysis, structure and more. Continue reading Revise Winter Swans by Owen Sheers: AQA Love and Relationships Poems
You know the authors and you’ve read the books, now it’s time to visit the famous literary locations where they are set, with Beyond! Continue reading Famous Literary Locations from GCSE Texts
In light of the recent news of the January exams 2021 cancellation, Beyond offers their support through a range of resources. Continue reading January Exams 2021
Everything you need to revise Priestley’s Play is included in our An Inspector Calls Revision Guide. “Unsinkable, completely unsinkable…” Continue reading The Ultimate An Inspector Calls Revision Guide
Beyond explores the recent news for GCSE English Literature 2021, taking an objective look at what’s best to drop from your lessons. Continue reading GCSE English Literature 2021: Facing Some Tough Choices
I’m a sucker for a craze, especially Wordle, and if I’m being honest with myself, I also love those Pop-It fidget toys. I was thinking about trends of previous years and am glad to leave bottle flipping firmly in the … Continue reading Remember Why You Love Teaching
It’s the thing we all dread as English teachers: doing that difficult poem or play or novel with a class. The one we don’t like, but have to teach anyway because it’s on the GCSE English Literature syllabus. So, what can we do to make it more bearable for ourselves? Try these top five tips: Make a list of five good things about the text. They might not be groundbreaking – it could even be ‘it’s short’! But force yourself to focus on the positives. Use someone else’s resources. Ask a colleague, or get onto the Twinkl site to see … Continue reading #SpeedPD: Teaching a Tricky Text
It’s the run up to Christmas, things are starting to feel a bit festive, but you need something to challenge and absorb your class for those last few lessons. Never fear, our gift from Twinkl Secondary is a selection box of Christmas tasks to educate, engage and excite your students. All of the resources below are available, free, on the website for the remainder of 2018 – just make sure you have registered on the site. A Winter Poem Teaching Pack (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-e-119-new-a-winter-poem-teaching-pack, https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t3-e-208-writing-prompts-winter-lesson-pack) Engage your KS3 pupils in a seasonal and fun lesson which includes a short, step by step … Continue reading English Teachers – Have you Seen Twinkl’s 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway?
