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First Cohort · Opens 10 Aug 2026

English
Subject
Knowledge
Enhancement.

A ten‑day, self‑paced CPD for trainee English teachers. Learn from experienced practitioners and shortcut the years it usually takes to build real classroom craft — start any time from 10 August 2026.

10
Days
Self
Paced
1:1
Mentoring
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Cohort One
10 Aug ’26
Presented by
Ruth Clarke
Lead Practitioner, English
Format
Self‑paced
10 days · your schedule

Get better. Faster.

Learn from experienced teachers who’ve already walked the road — and cut years off your learning curve.

The Programme

Ten days. One craft.

Each day blends subject knowledge, pedagogical modelling and classroom‑ready resources. Move at your own pace — start any time from 10 August 2026.

01Foundations

Teacher Standards & Reflections

Understand your role, celebrate your growth, and explore the teacher standards that guide your practice.

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02Writing

Narrative Writing

From common errors to strong models, learn how to teach creative storytelling with write‑alongs and practical tasks.

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03Writing

Persuasive Writing

Build arguments from evidence, teach correlation versus causality, and help pupils take a stance.

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04Writing

Analytical Writing

Master the grade boundaries, scaffold with sentence‑by‑sentence models, and use analytical frameworks.

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05Literature

Literature & Unseen Poetry

Teach themes, comparison, and visual scaffolds like boxes to help pupils unlock unseen poetry.

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06Shakespeare

Macbeth & Romeo and Juliet

Explore character, plot, themes, and writer's intentions across Shakespeare's greatest works.

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07Literature

A Christmas Carol & Jekyll and Hyde

Navigate Victorian literature and the moral dilemmas at the heart of these enduring texts.

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08Literature

An Inspector Calls & Animal Farm

Unpack social responsibility, power, and allegory in these modern classics.

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09Pedagogy

How to Improve People's Writing

Sentence‑by‑sentence activities, progression strategies, and moving pupils from good to great.

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10Pedagogy

Behaviour for Learning

Create a positive classroom culture and tap into the Behaviour for Learning framework for sustainable change.

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