A key focus of research in English teaching at the moment is on the dominance of paragraph scaffolds such as PEE or PEEL. In a recent article, Simon Gibbons (Director of Teacher Education at Kings College London, former Chair of the National Association for Teachers of English) questions the origins and value of these structures: […]
The ‘English Shared Futures‘ event in Manchester on Friday 26th June – Sunday 28th June is the major national English conference this year. It’s a joint enterprise between The English Association and University English, with NATE, NAWE, and the Institute of English Studies. The programme includes a really diverse and exciting range of talks, workshops, […]