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Is there a way to avoid teaching rubbish in English?

Feb 03, 2014 | Category: English
I’ve had an idea!For a while now I’ve been increasingly disgusted at the way English language has been dumbed down as a GCSE subject. Really, what is the point of asking pupils to analyse leaflets for...
#GCSE #English language #English literature #Bethan Marshall

Controlled assessment and why I hate it

Oct 28, 2011 | Category: assessment
Yesterday I took a break from ploughing through my Year 10 controlled assessments to exhort myself to "bloody well get on with it" and stop moaning about my work load. Marking is virtuous. You know it...
#GCSE #Gove #controlled assessment #English language #English literature #iGCSE

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