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Published three times per year, Use of English is our journal for teachers, including trainee teachers, of secondary English. It brings together vigorous, independent comment on theory, policy and practice with a uniquely substantial and extensive section of reviews – reviews of important books on the teaching of the subject, of literary criticism and of anthologies and editions.

The Use of English is available either via a membership of the English Association, or one off copies can also be purchased.

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Published three times per year, Use of English is our journal for teachers, including trainee teachers, of secondary English. It brings together vigorous, independent comment on theory, policy and practice with a uniquely substantial and extensive section of reviews – reviews of important books on the teaching of the subject, of literary criticism and of anthologies and editions.

The Use of English is available either via a membership of the English Association, or one off copies can also be purchased.

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Published three times per year, Use of English is our journal for teachers, including trainee teachers, of secondary English. It brings together vigorous, independent comment on theory, policy and practice with a uniquely substantial and extensive section of reviews – reviews of important books on the teaching of the subject, of literary criticism and of anthologies and editions.

The Use of English is available either via a membership of the English Association, or one off copies can also be purchased.

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Joint statement on the proposed National Tutoring Programme

Joint statement on the proposed National Tutoring Programme The subject associations for English recognise that the last year has seen a disruption to young people’s education unlike any other since the Evacuation of the Second World War, and welcomes all efforts to provide recovery from the losses sustained in education and welfare, including the £76m…

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Published three times per year, Use of English is our journal for teachers, including trainee teachers, of secondary English. It brings together vigorous, independent comment on theory, policy and practice with a uniquely substantial and extensive section of reviews – reviews of important books on the teaching of the subject, of literary criticism and of anthologies and editions.

The Use of English is available either via a membership of the English Association, or one off copies can also be purchased.

What on Earth? Wind, Isabel Thomas, illustrated by Paulina Morgan

QED ISBN 9781784935535 £8.99 A fascinating non-fiction book which invites its readers to ‘explore’, ‘investigate’ and ‘create’, as they learn about different facets of the busy wind. This beautifully presented, 62- page book is simply bursting with information. Each double-page spread starts with a carefully explained introductory paragraph, followed by well-thought illustrations and interspersed with…

We Are Giants, Amber Lee Dodd

Quercus Children’s Books ISBN 9781784294212 £6.99 We Are Giants is a gripping story about a girl whose father has died and whose mother has dwarfism. It is equally a book about growing up, family, moving house and so many other experiences which children in upper KS2/lower KS3 will find utterly relevant. Amber Lee Dodd set…