English Group

These are research-informed twilight sessions where classroom teachers and researchers within English and education meet to discuss creativity within and outside the English classroom and curriculum.

Previous topics have included:

• Introduction to The Signature Pedagogies Project with Professor Chris Hall (The University of Nottingham)
• Reflecting on signature pedagogies within an English classroom - follow up discussion
• The Social Construction of Meaning in an English Classroom with Dr John Yandell (Institute of Education)
• 'Finding a space for English' - some of our recent alumni shared their experiences of engaging in creative projects in their English classrooms
• Discussion on the opportunities for thinking about progress offered by the removal of National Curriculum levels within English with Bethan Marshall (King's College London)