English - a Beacon Department

Annette Islei: Annette has been closely involved with the teaching and moderation of A Level English Language since 1990. In her first post in Nigeria (1977) she was asked to teach phonology and grammar – and is still intrigued by the ‘what’ and the ‘how’.

<< Shirley Jenkins-Pandya & Annette Islei

Shirley Jenkins Pandya: Previously Head of English in a large comprehensive school in Berkshire, Shirley has taught English for over 25 years. She is well aware of the challenge of juggling SATs and GCSEs with the demands of AS and A2, and welcomes the opportunity to share ideas and successful strategies with other colleagues.

Sharing Success: Opportunities to share good practice among members of the teaching profession.

Read reviews of past events for this subject:

RSC KS4 Day studying Romeo & Juliet and Othello >>

WORLD WIDE WONDERS - ICT ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM FROM KS3 - KS5
March 2006

Course Leader: Julie Blake, Learning and Teaching Project Leader for English at Villiers Park Educational Trust.

Is ICT in the classroom simply a 'souped up' way of delivering English lessons, or are there greater benefits?

Julie Blake is an experienced English teacher, currently working at Villiers Park Educational Trust, with a special interest in teaching the gifts and talented. Her courses, materials and name are becoming very well-known; however, they are not in the bookstore, but online at websites at websites like www.teachit.co.uk

Julie demonstrated to a diverse group of teachers how to use online resources such as the Oxford English Dictionary (to which the College subscribes), and to access the magnificent British National Corpus, a store of a million words, and how they are actually being used in spoken and written language today. The potential for students' own research abounds.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE & ENGLISH LITERATURE WORKSHOPS
July 2005

English Language and Literature & English Literature Workshop was held at Henley Management College by Joanna Atkinson and Maureen Lenehan.

English Teachers: Do you have difficulties getting all your students to prepare texts?

This was a network meeting to discuss strategies to encourage students to prepare texts – before lessons! The session was led by Maureen Lenehan, Subject Leader for English Literature.

Maureen Lenehan & Joanna Atkinson >>

Writing for Different Audiences and Purposes: Making the Most of the Opportunities!

The afternoon was a network meeting to share ideas and good practice on how to approach A2 coursework for English Language and Literature. The session was led by Joanna Atkinson, Subject Leader for English Language & Literature.

Quotes from attendees at this Beacon Event:

"good to hear from other (obviously talented) English teachers and see how they manage classes/coursework"

"very useful, clear classroom-focused sessions, delivered with enthusiasm and conviction"

AS/A2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSEWORK - CAN WE EASE THE STRESS?
June 2005

English Language Workshop was hosted by Annette Islei and Shirley Jenkins-Pandya. The guest speaker was Adrian Beard.

<< Adrian Beard

Adrian Beard taught A Level for 30 years in Newcastle Upon Tyne. He is joint editor of the Intertext series, and has himself written titles on Sport, Politics and Language Change. He is also editor of the Routledge A Level English guides series, in which he has written books on the Language of Literature and How Texts Work. He is a senior examiner at A Level and also in charge of spoken English for AQA at GCSE. He now lectures part-time at Newcastle University.

Quotes from attendees at this Beacon Event:

"A very valuable day. I have lots of new ideas for teaching AS and A2 next year. Great to meet other teachers facing the same problems as me"

"this course has given me the confidence to proceed"

"it was helpful and reassuring, thank you very much!"

"Excellent course, opportunity for discussion, useful resources"