What Are We Going To Do About Writing?The “neglected R”.
Issue: Semester 1 2019
Lorraine Beveridge makes the case for high quality writing experiences in every classroom… A concerning, declining trend in writing national…
NSW Syllabus: A Celebration of Public Education
Issue: Semester 1 2024
The recent introduction of a new syllabus spurred this English Faculty to build and embed trust, transparency, and collaboration as…
Different implementation approaches to the new English syllabus
Issue: Semester 1 2024
English Head Teachers, Emma Campbell, Steve Henry, and Rosemary Henzell, share the motivators and contextual variables that were the driving…
Teaching English to Teenage Tourists
Issue: Semester 1 2023
Steve Henry offers some reflections on the challenges faced by English teachers in a time when social media has an…
‘A word after a word is power’: Reflections on reading in Secondary English
Issue: Semester 1 2023
Jackie Manuel reflects on the nature of, and importance of, teaching reading in Secondary English. She encourages teachers to utilise…
A century of professional learning: Teachers Federation Library Centenary 2022
Issue: Semester 2 2022
Mary Schmidt guides us through the history of the Federation Library that this year celebrated its centenary. She shares with…
Teaching Drama in Primary School
Issue: Semester 2 2022
Natalie Lopes examines the reasons why teaching Drama in primary school classrooms is so important. She writes about the benefits…
Stay still, dive deep-approaches to read to write and the craft of writing
Issue: Semester 1 2022
Jowen Hillyer and Rosemary Henzell give some practical advice on how to teach “Reading to Write” and Module C of “Writing of HSC English Advanced and Standard” syllabuses.
Helping Your Students to Become Better Writers
Issue: Semester 1 2017
Joanne Rossbridge & Kathy Rushton share a framework for improved extended response writing… Introduction Teacher knowledge about language and how…
Critical Literacy in English and History: Stages 3 & 4
Issue: Semester 2 2020
Kathy Rushton and Joanne Rossbridge explore the important concept of Critical Literacy. They explain why it is essential for teachers…