This was such a lovely, heartwarming series to stumble upon on iPlayer. Excellently produced with wonderful actors. Would highly recommend and will definitely be adding @ronanhession.bsky.social to my 2026 reading list!

Excellent article here. Our students are our greatest advocates. Counter proposals will be put forward, and we are supporting colleagues in Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies at Nottingham with their campaigns www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ticket Sales are closing soon! Join us in-person or online for our 33rd Annual EAL Conference Watch to find out more about the day #naldic33 #EAL #ELL #Multilingualism #Assessment #AfL youtu.be/n0oYqWsYr90?... @nandhaka.com @fazanaf.bsky.social

www.britishshakespeare.ws/wp-content/u... New edition of Teaching Shakespeare magazine- some great articles. Useful perhaps for teachers but also to share with students. @britgrad.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social @lateteachers.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social #TeamEnglish #edusky

@leedscitylanguages.bsky.social If you’re joining us in Leeds for NALDIC33 on Saturday 23rd Nov, do also check out the Leeds City of Languages programme and fill your weekend with events celebrating all things multilingualism! #naldic #multilingualism leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/programme/

Tickets still remaining for this year’s NALDIC Conference on Saturday 22nd November. Join us in person (Leeds) or online to learn more about how to create and establish inclusive assessment practices in diverse, multilingual classrooms. #EAL #assessment #naldic

Really enjoyed sharing NALDIC’s views on the new Ofsted Inspection Toolkit’s focus on EAL pupils. A general consensus that it’s a step in the right direction, but that there’s a lot to do to fully support our EAL pupils and their educational outcomes. Thank you to every who attended and contributed!

Less than a month to go before NALDIC33 Conference! The hybrid conference focuses on ‘Reframing Assessment for Multilingual Classrooms’, supporting educators and researchers to explore effective assessment practices. Full programme and ticket options available here: naldic.org.uk/events-cpd/a...

At @engmediacentre.bsky.social we've been doing a survey of teachers' views on the current state of English teaching. We've had a great response but we'd love more, incl more from out of London. If you're an English teacher please do it. It doesn't take long! www.surveymonkey.com/r/EngTeach2025

In London, hate will never win.

“Flags is it?” 🤌 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in this war.

Our colleagues Al Jazeera reporters Anas al-Sharif & Mohammed Qraiqeh, & cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal & Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a strike on a tent for journalists near Al Shifa hospital. They worked relentlessly through bombing & hunger to document this war. Please remember them

English teachers! Don’t miss our free online CPD session on Macbeth, this25 June. Join Professor Emma Smith and author Michael Donkor for fresh insights, tips, and resources on themes of agency and blame. Book your place: bit.ly/BLCPDMacbeth...

V. excited about our conference this Saturday! Looking forward to celebrating & reflecting on this year’s amazing work with our community of members & fellows! + key note on purpose of poetry in education @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social 💫 Join us !Membership info on website !😊 englishassociation.ac.uk

Join us for a free webinar to discover how your school can take part in Picture This, a UK-wide research project exploring how visual art can transform students’ oracy, visual literacy, wellbeing, and sense of belonging. 👉 bit.ly/43U8eQe 📅 Tuesday 17 June, 4pm 💻 Online More info bit.ly/3FVEavz

June reading underway. This was short, sweet and rather wonderful.

Other May reads…

This was utterly mesmerising and has stirred up such a strong urge to physically reconnect with nature. Stunning writing. Looking forward to enjoying it again soon via the documentary. @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

Andor Season 1 is just so damn good. Cannot wait to get stuck into Season 2 this weekend.

Really enjoyed this. A great alternative as a GCSE text.

Opinion from the FT's Editorial Board: 'The US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally that shares their values have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity.' www.ft.com/content/f5fd...

Publisher behind hit bilingual poetry book on A470 turns to Welsh rivers

No time to read the #research around good #EAL practice? No problem! In the latest #NALDIC EAL Journal, we have summarised 12 research papers for you! Read it on pages 12-13! naldic.org.uk/publications...

Not good news. Bursaries for trainee English teachers were cut in half ( unlike for other subjects) - and now we see a significant drop in recruitment for our subject.

A really clear and helpful breakdown of the Supreme Court legal case, highlighting what it did/didn’t say, as well as the political cowardice and the horrifying media frenzy that has followed its verdict.

Managed to squeeze in another April read. Loved this. What a great GCSE text choice!

My two April reads. Written almost 35 years apart but both sharing powerful insight into the journey of finding one’s own identity within local community and wider society.

"Challenging Monolingual Mindsets" Read our latest #policy statement here naldic.org.uk/activism/ #EAL #NALDIC #multilingualism

Schools registered for #Carnegies2025 Shadowing can now access a selection of shortlisted books FOR FREE on Sora! 🌟 Get students reading, reviewing, and voting on the best books of the year! Sign up here: company.overdrive.com/carnegies/

Much effort has been put in to ensure teens have a broad range of texts to study at GCSE over the past decade, but @jasminenorden.bsky.social has revealed the old favourites are still dominating. Read the full story - with full breakdown of text choices - below. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

There's some debate about my piece on X & a blog by David Didau agreeing with much of what I say but warning against a return to 'some mythical version of the past'. I've written a response to this idea of a 'myth' of a different kind of English on my own blog: www.barbarableiman.com/post/a-respo...

We won't stop fighting for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ We’re creating a fighting fund to look at both domestic and international cases, all the way up to the European Court of Human Rights. Join us 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

Hello––my book Underland has been adapted into a feature film & the world premiere is at Tribeca in June. It's taken 4.5 years––& the team’s created something astonishing. A documentary that's groundbreaking in form, voice & tone. I hope you might see it one day. Full account on IG (@robgmacfarlane)

"Irreverence for the academic trappings of traditional written poetry, a loose-foot, streetwise approach to form & content & a large-hearted humanity permeate his #poetry." Archive BfK interview by Errol Lloyd #BenjaminZephaniahDay @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/auth...

Is it time for a different approach to language education in schools? A thought-provoking article here. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

All entry points into Gaza are closed. At the border, food is rotting. Medicine is expiring. Vital medical equipment is stuck. If the basic principles of humanitarian law still count, the international community must act to uphold them.

And that’s a wrap for @naldic.bsky.social first ever ITE Conference! 🎬 Over 350 educators signed up to listen to a range of excellent presentations exploring themes such as the distinctiveness of EAL learners, the role of the EAL Coordinator, anti-racism, supporting refugee learners, and more. 1/2

This report should break something in all of us. 15,613 children. The first 27 pages of the report list children whose ages are 0. 26% were under the age of 5

Excellent response, chiming with that of @engmediacentre.bsky.social Strong common themes & concerns.

Even if you can't be with us at the conference on Saturday you can still join in. We'll be live posting here and expect others will be too. Just search #NAPLIC25 and like, share and comment like crazy! We want more people to know about DLD. #DevLangDis

On Tuesday April 1st at 3.30 I will present teacher friendly info for @naldic.bsky.social about my current #oracy and #EAL project with Hampshire EMTAS. Free to all. Sign up here :) naldic.org.uk/naldic-event...

We need your help! We're still quite new to Bluesky and would love a few more followers. Please like and share this post. In return, reply with a colour or emoji and we'll find something from our collections. Thank you in advance 🙂

Effectively as a punishment for winning an Oscar, this Palestinian director was beaten in front of his home. Instead of helping him, the Israeli army arrested him, blindfolded him and forced him to sleep under a freezing air conditioner www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

If you have to "self-censor" rather than spreading transphobic propaganda perhaps you should be self censoring. Trans and non-binary individuals are not "fair game" for abuse, no matter how much some seem to think so right now. We all deserve to not face abuse. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...

Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health

A measured and much-needed subject-specific response to the C&A interim report by @andrewemc.bsky.social and @barbarableiman.bsky.social

Delighted to announce the details of the first ever @naldic.bsky.social ITE conference focusing on supporting beginner teachers with their EAL pupils. Monday 24th - Friday 28th March 2025. Free to all trainee teachers and ITE colleagues. Sign up here! naldic.org.uk/ite-conferen...