Tag Archives: GCSE

Exploring Poetry with Jux.com

Posted on March 12, 2012 by burn.wm

A little while back, Jose Picardo blogged about jux, a newish site that offers a free blogging service based around pictures rather than text. It is pretty slick, quite easy to use and makes an admirable alternative to PowerPoint, especially … Continue reading →

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New Amplify Post- Great Science Writing

Posted on February 17, 2011 by burn.wm

Nottingham High School English Department has just started using Amplify It!, a fantastic service for clipping interesting bits of writing from a website. Here I’ve pulled out some good phrases and sentences from a fascinating article on H1N1 in the … Continue reading →

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A Digital Scrapbook

Posted on February 10, 2011 by burn.wm

In today’s high impact session, Mr Ruff talked about keeping a scrapbook of interesting bits of writing, as a way of preparing for GCSE English exams.  Now I’m the sort of chap who wasn’t allowed to use the proper scissors … Continue reading →

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Advising Foreign Students

Posted on February 1, 2011 by burn.wm

Just posted to the NHS English Scribd account is a fantastic example of writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise.  Have a read of it here. For starters, here’s a little flavour… Rule one: the school is a jungle. Keep with the … Continue reading →

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Year 11 High Impact Sessions Begin

Posted on January 27, 2011 by burn.wm

This week sees the first of our ‘high impact’ sessions, in which we bring together all of Year 11 to look in detail at one question, focusing on what the examiners are looking for, and how to to really well … Continue reading →

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A New School Year

Posted on September 14, 2010 by burn.wm

A new year for Nottingham High School’s English Department Continue reading →

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