How can the study of languages & global cultures help you to stand out in the job market? Thursday 13th November @ 4pm. Free Webinar. Booking required: leedscityoflanguages.leeds.ac.uk/events/talk-... This talk will reflect on why employers value foreign language skills and inter-cultural awareness.

An important piece written by @sarahmullin.bsky.social valued member of our Secondary & Further Education Committee, on the seriously short-sighted decision to withdraw bursaries for ITE for English. We need MORE English teachers, not less.

The shortage of English teachers has not been resolved - cuts in bursaries for trainees are a mistake, argues @sarahmullin.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social

Lots to look out for in 2025-6: and a privilege to work with these wonderful humans. @englishassociation.bsky.social @jennyrichards.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social Dr Becky Fisher

21 November ILCS event on thinking strategically about the challenges faced by language educators. Don't miss it, sign up now! university-council-for-languages.org/2025/09/24/t...

The APPG Modern Languages has shared a Letter to The Times by Baroness Coussins, Co-chair of the APPG, in response to their recent leading article arguing falling languages uptake narrows young people's horizons (www.thetimes.com/comment/the-...)

An authoritative and experienced educator’s views on the English GCSE resit challenge for @draperel.bsky.social

This year there were more than 1.5 million entries to English Lang or English Lit GCSEs: nearly 25% of all entries. We note Jill Duffy’s (CEO, OCR) reported comments on need for ‘fundamental reform to maths & English sec. education to support those who fall behind in these crucial subjects’. ⬇️

The English Association congratulates every student who has received results for an A-level in English. 👏🏽 English remains a v. popular A-level choice, the 5th most popular A-level- *not always well-known as entries split across the 3 qualifications – English Lit, English Lang, English Lang & Lit.*⬇️

Congratulations on all receiving A-level English Language, Lang & Lit, Literature results! 💫 And to all their teachers ! We commend the fantastic opportunities that study of these subjects offer 🥳. Find out what English studies brings ! englishassociation.ac.uk/case-studies/

The British Academy's new School Indicators dashboard is now live. It shows long-term uptake trends in subject entries across the UK’s most commonly taken secondary and post-16 qualifications (GCSE, A Level, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher) for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 1/2

We are delighted to announce the longlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize! englishassociation.ac.uk/michael-murp... @carcanet.bsky.social @ninearchespress.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social @prototypepubs.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

Could you be the next editor of our journal, The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory? @oupacademic.bsky.social #criticaltheory #culturaltheory #literarytheory Take a look and apply: englishassociation.ac.uk/opportunity-...

We are signatories to this important letter organised by @voice21oracy.bsky.social “calling on him to establish oracy as a core part of Labour’s revised national curriculum & make it the 4th ‘R’ in education, alongside reading,writing & arithmetic. “ www.theguardian.com/education/20...

LLC's former Head of School, Professor Jeremy Robbins, is among the British Academy's newly elected Fellows! 🎉 Jeremy's outstanding contributions within Hispanic Studies has been recognised with one of the Academy's highest honours, and we're all thrilled for him. See the full list below 👇

😊Meet our new Fellows ! 😊 Our Fellows, who are nominated by their peers, represent 🌟excellence in the teaching and learning of English🌟, and have an active role in the EA’s mission. Stay tuned to find out the distinguished scholars and teachers awarded Fellowships this year! Beginning with ⬇️

Meet our impressive, newly appointed, ambassador : distinguished 💫Professor Isobel Armstrong. Armstrong commands respect across the discipline, remains extremely active, as teacher, reviewer, fellow of the British Academy, & crucially, as a supporter of the EA. We are so grateful for her support.

An exciting conference day🙌🏼 ! Opened by our fabulous CEO Dr Rebecca Fisher, first keynote introduced by chair of our EY & Primary committee, super duper Kirstie Hewitt - & brilliantly entertaining & hugely inspiring, action packed ! story rich keynote on poetry from @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social ❤️🎉💫👏🏽

Here’s @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social 😊👏🏽 wonderful talking about the purpose of poetry in education - we cd have listened for hours ! And our brilliant chair @jennyrichards.bsky.social adding her thoughts to close the session, inspired by his ⭐️keynote ⭐️ #ConferenceDay 🎉💫🥳

Some very revealing data in this article, which also shows the strength of concerns about the English Lit GCSE and highlights some of the barriers to change. A high priority for @englishassociation.bsky.social and many of our partners and collaborators.

How is the crisis in higher education impacting history and historians in the UK? Lucy Noakes on the scale of cuts and closures, and how the Royal Historical Society (@royalhistsoc.org) can advocate for our discipline. www.historyworkshop....

Powerful restatement of purpose for Languages, Cultures and Societies disciplines from @ucflangs.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @emmacayley.bsky.social highlighting “a radical rethinking of the field over the past decade” that resonates strongly with our work at @uoe-llc.bsky.social

REF management urged to acknowledge realities of the sector’s current crisis and maintain portability of outputs to avoid further damage to humanities research careers @englishassociation.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social

What can you do with English Studies? Anything! I am sharing @englishassociation.bsky.social Skills for the Future link again, with student stories about the skills they are learning, plus some amazing case studies from the world of work. See 🧵 englishassociation.ac.uk/skills-for-t...

Enjoyed chairing this fascinating discussion about interdisciplinary collaboration - and bees!! 🐝🐝🐝

The next English: Shared Futures conference will be held in York, 3-5 July, 2025. More details here: www.englishsharedfutures.org/about The call for papers is now live, with a deadline of 31 January Anyone working in English, at any level, is welcome