National Association for the Teaching of English
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Empowering English teachers to inspire young people. A not-for-profit charitable organisation, established in 1963.
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Welcome to our brand-new digital home - National Association for the Teaching of English
With a new website, refreshed publications and inspiring events approaching, we’re committed to supporting English teachers with resources, professional development, and a shared vision for the future...
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Welcome to our brand-new digital home. We’re committed to supporting English teachers with resources, professional development, and a shared vision for the future. #nate #teachingenglish
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Teachers and researchers came together for a special event on Wednesday 19th November to honour the legacy of Harold Rosen and to celebrate outstanding contributions to English teaching across the profession.
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The Harold Rosen Lecture and The NATE Awards for 2024: celebrating excellence in English teaching - National Association for the Teaching of English
Teachers and researchers came together for a special event on Wednesday 19th November to honour the legacy of Harold Rosen and to celebrate outstanding contributions to English teaching across the pro...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Teachers and researchers came together for a special event on Wednesday 19th November to honour the legacy of Harold Rosen and to celebrate outstanding contributions to English teaching across the profession.
www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/25/t...
www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/25/t...
Our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review is available to read from today. @thecockerill.bsky.social our Director, participated in a webinar with @aqaeducation.bsky.social this afternoon — a valuable discussion and lots of insights from the panellists!
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Our response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review is available to read from today. @thecockerill.bsky.social our Director, participated in a webinar with @aqaeducation.bsky.social this afternoon — a valuable discussion and lots of insights from the panellists!
Wednesday's fabulous Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton reminded us of the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell. The lecture can be viewed after reading Mick's article: t.co/bP8n58Jntp
https://www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/20/carol-athertons-harold-rosen-lecture-advocates-for-the-transformative-power-of-authentic-dialogic-teaching/
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November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wednesday's fabulous Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton reminded us of the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell. The lecture can be viewed after reading Mick's article: t.co/bP8n58Jntp
The brilliant Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton advocated for the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell:
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Carol Atherton's Harold Rosen Lecture advocates for the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching - National Association for the Teaching of English
Through inspiring examples from her classroom, Dr Atherton highlighted the importance of valuing students’ unique voices and experiences to foster genuine engagement with literature Carol Atherton beg...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The brilliant Harold Rosen Lecture by Carol Atherton advocated for the transformative power of authentic, dialogic teaching, says NATE chair Mick Connell:
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The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 — do you know young people with something to say, a gift for writing or a unique perspective on the world? @royalcourt.bsky.social
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The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 - National Association for the Teaching of English
Do you know young people with something to say, a gift for writing, or a unique perspective on the world? Do you want a completely free programme to support your...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award 2026 — do you know young people with something to say, a gift for writing or a unique perspective on the world? @royalcourt.bsky.social
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Teaching English: our flagship magazine, redesigned, refreshed and reimagined. We’re delighted to share the autumn issue — in the post and online next week. The magazine continues to showcase some of the best writing about English teaching. #NATE
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Teaching English: our flagship magazine, redesigned, refreshed and reimagined. We’re delighted to share the autumn issue — in the post and online next week. The magazine continues to showcase some of the best writing about English teaching. #NATE
As Labour’s Bridget Phillipson pledges to boost teacher recruitment, the real challenge is retention. Cuts to bursaries risks draining schools of experience, skills—empathy, critical thinking, creativity — amid AI and misinformation, argues Peter Thomas. www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/11/b...
Bursaries, recruitment and retention - National Association for the Teaching of English
As Labour’s Bridget Phillipson pledges to boost teacher recruitment, the real challenge lies in keeping them. Cuts to arts bursaries and the undervaluing of English risk draining schools of experience...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As Labour’s Bridget Phillipson pledges to boost teacher recruitment, the real challenge is retention. Cuts to bursaries risks draining schools of experience, skills—empathy, critical thinking, creativity — amid AI and misinformation, argues Peter Thomas. www.nate.org.uk/2025/11/11/b...
Thank you to everyone who made the NATE ITE Conference 2025 such a great event. The University of Bedfordshire was a great venue and it was brilliant to come together to discuss writing pedagogy. #NATE
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thank you to everyone who made the NATE ITE Conference 2025 such a great event. The University of Bedfordshire was a great venue and it was brilliant to come together to discuss writing pedagogy. #NATE
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"Research has revealed that women use three times as many exclamation marks in emails as men. I know, right?!!!!"
Lucy Mangan in great form, sadly just a day too late to include in my latest thing for @natefeed.bsky.social 's 'Teaching English's magazine.
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Lucy Mangan in great form, sadly just a day too late to include in my latest thing for @natefeed.bsky.social 's 'Teaching English's magazine.
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Women need exclamation marks for good reason!! Plus, Andrew is losing everything he holds dear, including his house full of memories
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November 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Research has revealed that women use three times as many exclamation marks in emails as men. I know, right?!!!!"
Lucy Mangan in great form, sadly just a day too late to include in my latest thing for @natefeed.bsky.social 's 'Teaching English's magazine.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lucy Mangan in great form, sadly just a day too late to include in my latest thing for @natefeed.bsky.social 's 'Teaching English's magazine.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Join us for CPD on AQA’s Worlds and Lives anthology. This online session explores the thinking behind it, the Lit in Colour initiative, and practical classroom strategies to inspire creative and meaningful student responses. Monday 17th November, 4-5pm. www.nate.org.uk/product/gcse...
GCSE Poetry: teaching ideas for Worlds and Lives, with Aaishah Rauf and Lesley Nelson-Addy, 17th November, 4-5pm - National Association for the Teaching of English
In this session, Lesley Nelson-Addy and Aaishah Rauf will explore AQA’s Worlds and Lives poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature. Lesley will explore the big picture, outlining the recent exam...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join us for CPD on AQA’s Worlds and Lives anthology. This online session explores the thinking behind it, the Lit in Colour initiative, and practical classroom strategies to inspire creative and meaningful student responses. Monday 17th November, 4-5pm. www.nate.org.uk/product/gcse...
Join Rachel Roberts on Tuesday 11th November, 4-5pm, as she helps teachers refine their lesson and curriculum planning to ensure coherence, progression, and creativity. This session will be especially useful for trainee teachers or ECTs. www.nate.org.uk/product/plan... #NATE
Planning lessons and schemes of learning with Rachel Roberts, Tuesday 11th November, 4-5pm - National Association for the Teaching of English
Rachel Roberts will help teachers refine their lesson and curriculum planning to ensure coherence, progression, and creativity. The session will cover how to design engaging schemes of learning that b...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Join Rachel Roberts on Tuesday 11th November, 4-5pm, as she helps teachers refine their lesson and curriculum planning to ensure coherence, progression, and creativity. This session will be especially useful for trainee teachers or ECTs. www.nate.org.uk/product/plan... #NATE
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This looks good.
How can we keep sociolinguistics & stylistics alive in English classrooms when the curriculum leaves little room? The NATE Language Working Group is exploring ways to keep language study rich, relevant & exciting.
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This looks good.
How can we keep sociolinguistics & stylistics alive in English classrooms when the curriculum leaves little room? The NATE Language Working Group is exploring ways to keep language study rich, relevant & exciting.
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
October 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How can we keep sociolinguistics & stylistics alive in English classrooms when the curriculum leaves little room? The NATE Language Working Group is exploring ways to keep language study rich, relevant & exciting.
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
Contact [email protected] to find out more! #NATE
We're launching a Working Group for primary teachers passionate about literacy, and creativity. We’ll be sharing ideas, tackling challenges and celebrating what makes primary English teaching so inspiring. We’d love you to join us!
Contact [email protected] for details.
Contact [email protected] for details.
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We're launching a Working Group for primary teachers passionate about literacy, and creativity. We’ll be sharing ideas, tackling challenges and celebrating what makes primary English teaching so inspiring. We’d love you to join us!
Contact [email protected] for details.
Contact [email protected] for details.
Join us for creativity in the English classroom, Tuesday 4th November, 4-5pm online. Sue Pinnick shares practical strategies to help students think imaginatively, engage with texts, and express their ideas through varied forms of writing and discussion. www.nate.org.uk/product/crea... #NATE
Creativity in the English classroom with Sue Pinnick, Tuesday 4th November, 4-5pm - National Association for the Teaching of English
This session explores practical strategies for fostering creativity in English lessons. Sue Pinnick will share approaches to help students think imaginatively, engage deeply with texts, and express th...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join us for creativity in the English classroom, Tuesday 4th November, 4-5pm online. Sue Pinnick shares practical strategies to help students think imaginatively, engage with texts, and express their ideas through varied forms of writing and discussion. www.nate.org.uk/product/crea... #NATE
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October 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NATE’s autumn CPD series explores creative writing, building a reading culture, analytical writing for GCSE teaching and effective curriculum planning — with practical ideas you can use straight away. www.nate.org.uk/product-cate... #NATE
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
NATE’s autumn CPD series explores creative writing, building a reading culture, analytical writing for GCSE teaching and effective curriculum planning — with practical ideas you can use straight away. www.nate.org.uk/product-cate... #NATE
At NATE, we’re creating an LGBTQ+ Working Group to provide resources so English teachers, department and MAT leads, exam boards and publishers feel confident in diversifying their curricula to include texts with Queer themes or characters. www.nate.org.uk/2025/09/03/w... #NATE
Why don’t we teach more Queer texts in the English classroom? - National Association for the Teaching of English
Matt Ingram reflects on a charged classroom moment and the lingering shadow of Section 28 to ask: why are Queer texts still marginal in English? I want to start with a...
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October 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At NATE, we’re creating an LGBTQ+ Working Group to provide resources so English teachers, department and MAT leads, exam boards and publishers feel confident in diversifying their curricula to include texts with Queer themes or characters. www.nate.org.uk/2025/09/03/w... #NATE
English teaching never stands still — new research, debates and approaches are emerging all the time. The NATE news page brings it all together: updates from the English community, commentary from teachers and academics and stories that matter. www.nate.org.uk/category/news/ #NATE
October 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
English teaching never stands still — new research, debates and approaches are emerging all the time. The NATE news page brings it all together: updates from the English community, commentary from teachers and academics and stories that matter. www.nate.org.uk/category/news/ #NATE
In our primary resources page, Pie Corbett tackles the issue of writing poetry and provides advice and examples for teachers to use in their classrooms, such as the use of poetic games to help children to enjoy the possibilities presented to them. www.nate.org.uk/2023/03/01/w... #NATE
Writing as truth-telling - National Association for the Teaching of English
Pie Corbett tackles the issue of writing poetry and provides plenty of advice and examples for teachers to use in their classrooms, such as the playful use of poetic games...
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October 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In our primary resources page, Pie Corbett tackles the issue of writing poetry and provides advice and examples for teachers to use in their classrooms, such as the use of poetic games to help children to enjoy the possibilities presented to them. www.nate.org.uk/2023/03/01/w... #NATE
NATE is offering travel bursaries for members wishing to represent the Association at the joint IFTE/ARLE International Conference in Barcelona, taking place from 25–27 June 2026. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/09/b... #NATE
Bursary opportunity for international conference in Barcelona — June 2026 - National Association for the Teaching of English
NATE is offering travel bursaries for members wishing to represent the Association at the joint IFTE/ARLE International Conference in Barcelona, taking place from 25–27 June 2026 An international…
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October 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NATE is offering travel bursaries for members wishing to represent the Association at the joint IFTE/ARLE International Conference in Barcelona, taking place from 25–27 June 2026. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/09/b... #NATE
Don't miss the latest news from the English teaching community. The NATE news page has the latest updates, insights and stories shaping the subject right now. www.nate.org.uk/category/news/ #NATE
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Don't miss the latest news from the English teaching community. The NATE news page has the latest updates, insights and stories shaping the subject right now. www.nate.org.uk/category/news/ #NATE
The removal of bursaries for English teacher trainees from 2026–27 has prompted widespread concern, with NATE warning the decision will deter talented graduates and deepen the national shortage of English teachers. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/g...
Government axes bursary for English teacher trainees - National Association for the Teaching of English
The removal of bursaries for English teacher trainees from 2026–27 has prompted widespread concern, with NATE warning the decision will deter talented graduates and deepen the national shortage of Eng...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The removal of bursaries for English teacher trainees from 2026–27 has prompted widespread concern, with NATE warning the decision will deter talented graduates and deepen the national shortage of English teachers. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/g...
Since the 2014 curriculum reforms, language study has been squeezed out of English teaching — but it doesn’t have to be.
Caroline Godfrey explores how revisiting concepts like foregrounding and deixis can help students form authentic responses to texts. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/r... #NATE
Caroline Godfrey explores how revisiting concepts like foregrounding and deixis can help students form authentic responses to texts. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/r... #NATE
Reclaiming language in the English Classroom: hints and tips from NATE's Language Working Group - National Association for the Teaching of English
Authors Caroline Godfrey Caroline Godfrey is a research student at Aston University, Birmingham who is just completing her cross-disciplinary PhD on applied linguistics and English education. She is a...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Since the 2014 curriculum reforms, language study has been squeezed out of English teaching — but it doesn’t have to be.
Caroline Godfrey explores how revisiting concepts like foregrounding and deixis can help students form authentic responses to texts. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/r... #NATE
Caroline Godfrey explores how revisiting concepts like foregrounding and deixis can help students form authentic responses to texts. www.nate.org.uk/2025/10/10/r... #NATE
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Nice examples & modelling of how to engage students with Eng Lang P1 Qu 4 from @thecockerill.bsky.social
Analysing film openings of King's IT is also a good way to discuss structural techniques, then compare back to the text.
Analysing film openings of King's IT is also a good way to discuss structural techniques, then compare back to the text.
AQA’s GCSE English Language P1 Q4 has been retooled to help candidates respond. It offers some great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically, as NATE director @thecockerill.bsky.social
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Two very creepy but highly effective extracts for teaching AQA's GCSE English Language, Paper 1, Question 4 - National Association for the Teaching of English
This question, retooled to help students engage and respond, offers some really great opportunities for students to productively engage with the idea of thinking and writing analytically Teaching AQA’...
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October 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nice examples & modelling of how to engage students with Eng Lang P1 Qu 4 from @thecockerill.bsky.social
Analysing film openings of King's IT is also a good way to discuss structural techniques, then compare back to the text.
Analysing film openings of King's IT is also a good way to discuss structural techniques, then compare back to the text.