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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 24d

Bluesky isn’t perfect but at least its owner isn’t demanding violent insurrection in the UK from thousands of miles away

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · 25d

'... the alliance between literary aesthetics and the science of languages was never as comfortable as it was convenient'

The long history of English as a subject, and the tensions between Language and Literature that persist!

London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · Aug 31

‘The evolving shape of the subject, as Collini recognises, owed almost as much to the mundane issue of what was examinable as it did to high-flown aspiration.’

Colin Kidd on how the university has shaped English studies: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Colin Kidd · Lumps of Cram: University English

What is the missing noun to which English refers: literature, language or both? If both, does English belong with the...

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 27d

Why get students writing in math, science, social studies, and more? It’ll help them process information and remember what they’ve learned. ✍️

Edutopia’s @youkiterada.bsky.social shares the research.

#EduSky #literacy

Why Students Should Write in All Subjects

Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · 27d

Fingers crossed! It would be great to see more linguistic knowledge in general but I don't think it will be implemented fully until more teachers are confident with it.

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · 28d

There are schools out there doing great stuff at secondary but my impression is it’s not the norm. I’m worried the the well is already poisoned and the removal of the grammar element of SATs will mean an even more reduced role in future

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · 28d

What the National Curriculum Review needs to get right about grammar to avoid the repeating the shortcomings of the previous reforms.

My blog for NATE 👇🏻

#English #EnglishGrammar #Education

National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · 28d

Grammar teaching may change in upcoming education reforms — but @lpearcelearning.bsky.social warns: unless curriculum, assessment & incentives align, we risk repeating a decade of mistakes that kept teachers from seeing grammar’s true value in daily practice. #NATE

www.nate.org.uk/2025/09/10/w...

What’s next for grammar in the curriculum? - National Association for the Teaching of English

Grammar has been identified as a likely candidate for change in the upcoming education reforms. Luke Pearce cautions that without taking into consideration the interplay between curriculum, assessment...

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · 28d

'School leadership, parent and caregiver buy-in, teacher recruitment and retention, student demographics all play a crucial role in shaping language provision and driving changes.'

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...

Crisis or variation in languages education provision in England?

Language learning in the UK is often framed as being in a state of “crisis”. But does this narrative provide a fair reflection of what is happening across all schools in England?

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National Association for the Teaching of English @natefeed.bsky.social · Sep 8

Coming later this week, NATE guest blogger @lpearcelearning.bsky.social argues for a shift towards teaching grammar in context, where language knowledge fuels creativity and meaning, not just test prep. #NATE

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Sep 6

Given the lack of political/cultural/linguistic representation in English regions, it is sadly unsurprising to see racists /nationalists filling the gaps.

Article I wrote a few years ago feeling more relevant again!

#England #English #Flags #SaintGeorge

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Levelling Up English

I’ve been an English teacher for over 10 years, working in the UK and overseas. English is my first language, I was born in England, and would happily say, “I’m English”. Ho…

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María Ramírez @mariaramirez.bsky.social · Jul 3

I write @theguardian.com about Spanish and English across continents.The many variations we share are not obstacles: they are a testament to the resilience, creativity and beauty of our languages. With cameos @uninoticias.bsky.social and Diana Salinas www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Like English, Spanish is constantly evolving. Unlike some English speakers, we welcome that | María Ramírez

Purists’ attempts to police our global languages are doomed – there’s joy and inspiration in new expressions from all over the world, says journalist María Ramírez

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Jul 23

A @starkeycomics.bsky.social graphic shows just how many of the 'gen' words are related.

Gemini, genocide, gentle, gentleman, agenda, gentrified, genes, gender, general, Genesis, genitals, genetics, genius...

My guess would be that these (gin, ginger, ginseng, jinx, Jenga) aren't cognates?

Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Jul 23

Kendrick Lamar's verse on the Clipse' song Chains and Whips got a lot of attention, including for the 'gen' scheme which uses a lot of etymologically related words...

youtu.be/P-9aHIcg1Vc?...

Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice - Chains & Whips (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by clipseVEVO

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Independent Thinking @itlworldwide.bsky.social · Jul 15

Submissions for our new book No Other-Creating Schools Where Everyone Belongs, are inspiring and humbling.

Two gaps remain - in refugee education and the education of the Traveller community.

Any educators out there with something to say on these areas, please get in touch 🙏

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Jul 7

Last two talks of the day!

#EnglishGrammarDay

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Jul 7

More great talks at #EnglishGrammarDay 2025

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · Jul 7

#EnglishGrammarDay 2025 is underway!

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · Jul 3

🗣️What did visitors make of last year's event?

🔗Book your place for this #EnglishGrammarDay 2025:

events.bl.uk/events/engli...

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · Jun 30

Next week!

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#EnglishGrammarDay #Grammar #EnglishLanguage

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · Jun 16

There's still time to book tickets for English Grammar Day 2025!

Join us at the British Library, 7 July, for talks from a 'gramm-azing' line up of speakers.

Teachers: bring along your students!

Info & booking here:

events.bl.uk/events/engli...

#EnglishGrammarDay #Grammar #EnglishLanguage

English Grammar Day 2025 | British Library

Are you sat down or sitting down while reading this? Have you got or do you have a preference for one form over the other? English has a number of ways of

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UCL Public Engagement @uclengage.bsky.social · Jun 17

We have a new blog! From the team @engliciousucl.bsky.social‬ a tale of engagement with grammar - and the chance to attend this year's event in the British Library. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/public-engag...

Englicious – celebrating English Grammar Day | UCL UCL Public Engagement Blog

UCL Homepage

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · Jun 13

🌁Bridge the gap with expert-led #CPD:

Primary to Secondary Grammar

Help learners build on their #KS2 #Year6 knowledge to improve literacy at #KS3 #Year7

🗓️20 June
💻Half day, online
🔗Book now:

www.ucl.ac.uk/short-course...

Primary to Secondary English Grammar for Teachers (Online Course)

Online course for secondary school teachers who want to help their pupils bridge the gap between primary and secondary English grammar.

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · May 28

English Grammar CPD upcoming dates:

☀️June
🗓️13th - English Grammar for Teachers
🗓️20th - Primary to Secondary

💻Online, intensive courses
🎓By experts at UCL

More info & booking:

www.ucl.ac.uk/english/rese...

Short Courses for School Teachers

The Survey of English Usage is running intensive half-day online courses for school teachers in teaching English Grammar.

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Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social · May 21

We spoke with teachers and pupils at a London primary school to hear their views on grammar in English lessons, subject terminology and the SATs exams.

📺Watch the full playlist of videos here:

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Teachers and pupils thoughts on grammar. - YouTube

Hear teachers and pupils from a north London primary school share their thoughts on grammar in education.

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Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · May 14

Do you have an example of the North American Indigenous people doing this?

Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social · May 14

'Mainstream American English is entrenched in the digital infrastructure of the internet, in Silicon Valley’s corporate priorities, and in the data sets that fuel everything from autocorrect to AI-generated synthetic text.'

theconversation.com/ai-systems-a...

AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks

AI models too often produce a monolithic version of English that erases variation.

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