Here’s a couple of quick wins to put your child in the top mark band for writing. Top band students must use a wide range of punctuation that may include colons and semi-colons. It seems pretty daft. But there we have it. Two dots and a comma, used correctly, can place you into the top … Read more
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Exam questions require candidates to write about things like adventure sports or to describe places. Exam mark schemes award marks when they notice the following in candidates’ work. Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently accurate Wide range of punctuation is used with a high level of accuracy Uses a full range of appropriate sentence … Read more
A public-spirited response to the Covid 19 crisis to help parents. In my capacity as an English teacher, I will be running a Zoom conference aimed at helping parents home-educating pupils during this crisis. I am thinking primarily of GCSE students, but I am equally open to A Level or Key Stage 3. What’s on … Read more