Rachel Roberts
@runrober.bsky.social
Associate Professor, English education, IoE, University of Reading.
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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
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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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📺 Missed last week's online CPD?
Dr Rachel Roberts explored teaching context(s) in Literature in a thought-provoking session: “The Past is a Foreign Country.”
Catch up online now and revisit the key ideas for your own practice: litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#litdrive #teamenglish #CPD
Dr Rachel Roberts explored teaching context(s) in Literature in a thought-provoking session: “The Past is a Foreign Country.”
Catch up online now and revisit the key ideas for your own practice: litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#litdrive #teamenglish #CPD
September 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
📺 Missed last week's online CPD?
Dr Rachel Roberts explored teaching context(s) in Literature in a thought-provoking session: “The Past is a Foreign Country.”
Catch up online now and revisit the key ideas for your own practice: litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#litdrive #teamenglish #CPD
Dr Rachel Roberts explored teaching context(s) in Literature in a thought-provoking session: “The Past is a Foreign Country.”
Catch up online now and revisit the key ideas for your own practice: litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#litdrive #teamenglish #CPD
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📖 Litdrive CPD 📖
Live now: Dr Rachel Roberts – The Past is a Foreign Country: Teaching Context(s) in Literature.
Explore how to teach historical context with nuance + accuracy.
Watch here 👉 litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD
Live now: Dr Rachel Roberts – The Past is a Foreign Country: Teaching Context(s) in Literature.
Explore how to teach historical context with nuance + accuracy.
Watch here 👉 litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD
September 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📖 Litdrive CPD 📖
Live now: Dr Rachel Roberts – The Past is a Foreign Country: Teaching Context(s) in Literature.
Explore how to teach historical context with nuance + accuracy.
Watch here 👉 litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD
Live now: Dr Rachel Roberts – The Past is a Foreign Country: Teaching Context(s) in Literature.
Explore how to teach historical context with nuance + accuracy.
Watch here 👉 litdrive.org.uk/remotecpd/th...
#TeamEnglish #LitdriveCPD
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NEW BLOG More on #Disciplinary_literacy and #challenging_texts: making sure pupils are focused and thinking hard when #reading in the classroom. Examples from #PE, #science, #art, #music, #DT... jamesdurran.blog/2025/07/08/d...
Disciplinary literacy: ‘active’ reading in the classroom
Some ways to make sure that students are thinking hard when they read challenging texts in the classroom In a recent post, I explored ways in which a teacher (in this case of geography) might succe…
jamesdurran.blog
July 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
NEW BLOG More on #Disciplinary_literacy and #challenging_texts: making sure pupils are focused and thinking hard when #reading in the classroom. Examples from #PE, #science, #art, #music, #DT... jamesdurran.blog/2025/07/08/d...
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Excited to chair an online discussion this Thursday, hosted by @englishassociation.bsky.social, on why boys in the GCSE / A level system (not so much in Scotland) are drifting away from study of English.
Featuring some brilliant speakers from across our subject:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boys-and-e...
Featuring some brilliant speakers from across our subject:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boys-and-e...
Boys and English: Why are young men turning away from our subject?
Explore trends, root causes, and solutions alongside the contributors to the English Association's Spring Newsletter
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Excited to chair an online discussion this Thursday, hosted by @englishassociation.bsky.social, on why boys in the GCSE / A level system (not so much in Scotland) are drifting away from study of English.
Featuring some brilliant speakers from across our subject:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boys-and-e...
Featuring some brilliant speakers from across our subject:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/boys-and-e...
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#primaryteacher s and #historyteacher s, if you would like to join us in calling for the reintroduction of a minimum bursary for ALL #ITT students, then you can find more information on writing to your MP here:
www.history.org.uk/ha-news/news...
@histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation
www.history.org.uk/ha-news/news...
@histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation
June 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#primaryteacher s and #historyteacher s, if you would like to join us in calling for the reintroduction of a minimum bursary for ALL #ITT students, then you can find more information on writing to your MP here:
www.history.org.uk/ha-news/news...
@histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation
www.history.org.uk/ha-news/news...
@histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation
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Saturday 14th June 😊
Thx @engmediacentre.bsky.social 💫
Thx @engmediacentre.bsky.social 💫
ENGLISH ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Looks like a fabulous event for anyone who can get to central London on Sat 16 June.
Exploring innovations in teaching across English language, literature, and creative writing @englishassociation.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ea-confere...
Looks like a fabulous event for anyone who can get to central London on Sat 16 June.
Exploring innovations in teaching across English language, literature, and creative writing @englishassociation.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ea-confere...
May 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Saturday 14th June 😊
Thx @engmediacentre.bsky.social 💫
Thx @engmediacentre.bsky.social 💫
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Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, and Future Directions: seminar series continues at the University of Bedfordshire with ‘The Political Landscape’. Free and open to all. www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/12/p... #nate
Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, and Future Directions - National Association for the Teaching of English
Seminar series continues at the University of Bedfordshire with ‘The Political Landscape’ Following a thought-provoking opening session in March, the second seminar in the Philosophies of English Stud...
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May 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present, and Future Directions: seminar series continues at the University of Bedfordshire with ‘The Political Landscape’. Free and open to all. www.nate.org.uk/2025/05/12/p... #nate
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The draft programme for English: Shared Futures 2025 is out! There are a few more delights to add, but please enjoy this cornucopia of brilliant things.
Registration is open now. Join us for three fantastic days!
www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme
Registration is open now. Join us for three fantastic days!
www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme
Draft Programme — English: Shared Futures 2025
www.englishsharedfutures.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The draft programme for English: Shared Futures 2025 is out! There are a few more delights to add, but please enjoy this cornucopia of brilliant things.
Registration is open now. Join us for three fantastic days!
www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme
Registration is open now. Join us for three fantastic days!
www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme
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I’ve just booked for the next English: Shared Futures in York, July 3-5th. What. *great* programme for English in Higher,Secondary+further Education www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme - so many great research, disciple + gcse reform panels! @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social
Draft Programme — English: Shared Futures 2025
www.englishsharedfutures.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I’ve just booked for the next English: Shared Futures in York, July 3-5th. What. *great* programme for English in Higher,Secondary+further Education www.englishsharedfutures.org/programme - so many great research, disciple + gcse reform panels! @englishassociation.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social
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📣 PESGB Seminar Series | Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present & Future
Seminar 2: The Political Landscape
18 June 2025 | 10:00–16:00
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.✨
Please register below⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophi...
Seminar 2: The Political Landscape
18 June 2025 | 10:00–16:00
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.✨
Please register below⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophi...
April 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
📣 PESGB Seminar Series | Philosophies of English Studies: Past, Present & Future
Seminar 2: The Political Landscape
18 June 2025 | 10:00–16:00
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.✨
Please register below⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophi...
Seminar 2: The Political Landscape
18 June 2025 | 10:00–16:00
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.✨
Please register below⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophi...
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What place do dystopian texts hold in the English classroom today? Are these dark imaginings more vital than ever in a world marked by uncertainty and change? A new research project is inviting English teachers to share their views...
www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/24/w... #NATE
www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/24/w... #NATE
Why dystopia matters: invitation to take part in a new research project - National Association for the Teaching of English
What place do dystopian texts hold in the English classroom today? Are these dark imaginings more vital than ever in a world marked by uncertainty and change? A new research...
www.nate.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What place do dystopian texts hold in the English classroom today? Are these dark imaginings more vital than ever in a world marked by uncertainty and change? A new research project is inviting English teachers to share their views...
www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/24/w... #NATE
www.nate.org.uk/2025/04/24/w... #NATE
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Our latest 🌟Newsletter 🌟 has rich provocations, articles, thought pieces written by a range of educators in the field, across sectors on :‘Boys And English, why are young men turning away…’ @kovesi.bsky.social editor + online event on 19th June to discuss.
englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-2...
englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-2...
Newsletter 238 Spring 2025 | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Our latest 🌟Newsletter 🌟 has rich provocations, articles, thought pieces written by a range of educators in the field, across sectors on :‘Boys And English, why are young men turning away…’ @kovesi.bsky.social editor + online event on 19th June to discuss.
englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-2...
englishassociation.ac.uk/newsletter-2...
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Really excited to launch this special issue soon of the English Association Newsletter, with an array of essays we commissioned about the decline of boys doing English at A Level and degree level especially (decline not so dramatic at all in Scotland). @englishassociation.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Really excited to launch this special issue soon of the English Association Newsletter, with an array of essays we commissioned about the decline of boys doing English at A Level and degree level especially (decline not so dramatic at all in Scotland). @englishassociation.bsky.social
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Happy @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social! Past Chair and NATE Trustee, Rachel Roberts, says: 'I'm reading 'The Salt Path' by Raynor Winn and listening to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.'
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social! Past Chair and NATE Trustee, Rachel Roberts, says: 'I'm reading 'The Salt Path' by Raynor Winn and listening to 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde.'
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please follow LATE and come along to our first event of the year!
making a fresh start on this platform.
networking and CPD in London. Wonderful blend of teachers, subject leads, academics
@englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @runrober.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social
making a fresh start on this platform.
networking and CPD in London. Wonderful blend of teachers, subject leads, academics
@englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @runrober.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social
..and tickets are now available at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-space...
January 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
please follow LATE and come along to our first event of the year!
making a fresh start on this platform.
networking and CPD in London. Wonderful blend of teachers, subject leads, academics
@englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @runrober.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social
making a fresh start on this platform.
networking and CPD in London. Wonderful blend of teachers, subject leads, academics
@englishassociation.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @runrober.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social
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As many of us have been saying for some time #GCSEReform #Edusky #TeamEnglish #PearsonExamBoard
www.thetimes.com/article/6507...
www.thetimes.com/article/6507...
GCSE English is too male, pale and stale, says exam board
School courses should be more diverse and include more spoken language to keep students interested, Pearson tells a government review
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:58 AM
As many of us have been saying for some time #GCSEReform #Edusky #TeamEnglish #PearsonExamBoard
www.thetimes.com/article/6507...
www.thetimes.com/article/6507...
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December 8, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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🗓️ #LitdriveCPD25 🗓️
We are delighted to share that Dr Rachel Roberts will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
🐝
Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
We are delighted to share that Dr Rachel Roberts will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
🐝
Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
November 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM
🗓️ #LitdriveCPD25 🗓️
We are delighted to share that Dr Rachel Roberts will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
🐝
Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
We are delighted to share that Dr Rachel Roberts will be speaking at our National Conference #LitdriveCPD25 in March next year!
🐝
Get your tickets today: https://buff.ly/3XNnlI7
#LitdriveCPD #TeamEnglish
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I think this is one of the most important pieces of work @englishassociation.bsky.social has done. Thanks to the inspiring teachers who joined the conversation, & Dr Rebecca Fisher, @bobeaglestone.bsky.social, the Globe. Enjoy reading it!
englishassociation.ac.uk/summit-on-th...
englishassociation.ac.uk/summit-on-th...
Summit on the Reform of the English GCSEs: report and recommendations | The English Association
We support the teaching, learning, and enjoyment of English at all levels of education, from early years to further and higher education and beyond.
englishassociation.ac.uk
October 8, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I think this is one of the most important pieces of work @englishassociation.bsky.social has done. Thanks to the inspiring teachers who joined the conversation, & Dr Rebecca Fisher, @bobeaglestone.bsky.social, the Globe. Enjoy reading it!
englishassociation.ac.uk/summit-on-th...
englishassociation.ac.uk/summit-on-th...
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The genteel way my dog crosses her arms is, as I believe the phrase goes, sending me.
September 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
The genteel way my dog crosses her arms is, as I believe the phrase goes, sending me.