Dr. Charlotte Wright
@commahound.bsky.social
Teacher of English/ITE/MA Education, post grad researcher, interested in how English teachers theorise what we do, and defiant kids.
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NEW BLOG: Metaphor, Oracy, and Real Speech
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January 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
NEW BLOG: Metaphor, Oracy, and Real Speech
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January 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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How is poetry really taught in secondary schools today?
We’re mapping the national picture in England.
English teachers, your professional insight is essential!
5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu
Project supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant
We’re mapping the national picture in England.
English teachers, your professional insight is essential!
5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu
Project supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant
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January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How is poetry really taught in secondary schools today?
We’re mapping the national picture in England.
English teachers, your professional insight is essential!
5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu
Project supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant
We’re mapping the national picture in England.
English teachers, your professional insight is essential!
5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu
Project supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant
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EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Child Language Acquisition
"Really wonderful CPD - informative and pitched at an appropriate level. Lots of info and resources."
Book by: 8am on 16th January
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"Really wonderful CPD - informative and pitched at an appropriate level. Lots of info and resources."
Book by: 8am on 16th January
buff.ly/9hTeZ0p
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Child Language Acquisition
"Really wonderful CPD - informative and pitched at an appropriate level. Lots of info and resources."
Book by: 8am on 16th January
buff.ly/9hTeZ0p
"Really wonderful CPD - informative and pitched at an appropriate level. Lots of info and resources."
Book by: 8am on 16th January
buff.ly/9hTeZ0p
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ICYMI: Barbara Bleiman, Alex Ford and Dan Lyndon-Cohen explore shared thinking and concerns about current trends in education as they affect the disciplines of English and History.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
ICYMI: Barbara Bleiman, Alex Ford and Dan Lyndon-Cohen explore shared thinking and concerns about current trends in education as they affect the disciplines of English and History.
Read here: buff.ly/zXCKnii
Read here: buff.ly/zXCKnii
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The Curriculum and Assessment Review is now out. I have thoughts… read my first set of ramblings here…
www.andallthat.co.uk/subblog/how-...
www.andallthat.co.uk/subblog/how-...
How well does the Curriculum Review navigate breadth, depth and balance?
This is the first instalment in my blog series about the 2025 Curriculum and Assessment Review. You can find the other entries HERE . In this blog I am looking at how the review has interpreted the.....
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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Curriculum and Assessment Review is now out. I have thoughts… read my first set of ramblings here…
www.andallthat.co.uk/subblog/how-...
www.andallthat.co.uk/subblog/how-...
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🎞️ Fancy writing a linguist's film review for Babel?
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎞️ Fancy writing a linguist's film review for Babel?
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
📧 Get in touch at [email protected]
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September 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Just a few days left to get your ticket to the very best #historyteacher summer event! Glastonbury is done but history teacher Glastonbury is about to begin.
Last few days to buy your ticket for the epic #SHP25 as the box office closes on Friday! 40 wonderful workshops, 3 kicking keynotes, fabulous fringe sessions (including OFSTED's Tim Jenner) and enthusiastic exhibitors all raring to go! Tickets available here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata...
July 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just a few days left to get your ticket to the very best #historyteacher summer event! Glastonbury is done but history teacher Glastonbury is about to begin.
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We're delighted to say that physical copies of EMC 25-26 are now in schools! For a complete roundup of everything we do at EMC, you can access this helpful resource online by clicking the following link:
englishandmedia.co.uk/media/6740/e...
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June 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We're delighted to say that physical copies of EMC 25-26 are now in schools! For a complete roundup of everything we do at EMC, you can access this helpful resource online by clicking the following link:
englishandmedia.co.uk/media/6740/e...
englishandmedia.co.uk/media/6740/e...
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Don’t miss out on #SHP25. Such a brilliant line up. Inspirational ways to move your history teaching on, support pupils with their GCSE and A Levels, make connections with history teachers across the UK and generally have a great time doing it!
Join us for #SHP25 for a whole host of ways to push on your teaching at GCSE and A Level. From ways to make content more accessible & harnessing stories, to progression models for the long term. PLUS meet the exam board and loads more!
#historyteacher
www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
#historyteacher
www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/
June 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Don’t miss out on #SHP25. Such a brilliant line up. Inspirational ways to move your history teaching on, support pupils with their GCSE and A Levels, make connections with history teachers across the UK and generally have a great time doing it!
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We're so sorry to hear of the death of Aidan Chambers. Not only did he write wonderful YA novels, he also gave us one of the great books on reading with young people - Tell Me: Children Reading + Talk uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tell...
Tell Me (children, Reading & Talk) with the Reading Environment a book by Aidan Chambers.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
We're so sorry to hear of the death of Aidan Chambers. Not only did he write wonderful YA novels, he also gave us one of the great books on reading with young people - Tell Me: Children Reading + Talk uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tell...
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NEW BLOG: Making writers sexy and appealing - Part 1 (author's intent)
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#engchat #engchatuk
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May 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
NEW BLOG: Making writers sexy and appealing - Part 1 (author's intent)
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#engchat #engchatuk
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#engchat #engchatuk
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Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. POPE GINGER IV.
May 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. POPE GINGER IV.
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April 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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am giving a talk at Goldsmith's on the 21 May on collaborating with teachers to design futures of linguistic justice in schools, it'll be fun and it's free 💜
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
April 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
am giving a talk at Goldsmith's on the 21 May on collaborating with teachers to design futures of linguistic justice in schools, it'll be fun and it's free 💜
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...
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Fascinating parallels between English and History in concerns about the normalising of mastery as the only valid approach in education across all subject areas. Well worth a read, whatever your subject
NEW BLOG (don't die of shock): What is said and what is unsaid? The problems at the heart of the DfE's curriculum and assessment review.
Part 1 of my reflection on the DfE's evolution not revolution approach to curriculum #historyteacher #ukedchat #edusky
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Part 1 of my reflection on the DfE's evolution not revolution approach to curriculum #historyteacher #ukedchat #edusky
www.andallthat.co.uk/blog/what-is...
What is said and what is unsaid? The problems at the heart of the DfE's curriculum and assessment review
On Tuesday morning I managed to set aside some time to read the DfE’s interim report of their curriculum and assessment review team . It has caused me to think a lot. Hell, it’s even made me find...
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March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Fascinating parallels between English and History in concerns about the normalising of mastery as the only valid approach in education across all subject areas. Well worth a read, whatever your subject
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Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Mohamed Abdallah
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
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#DiverseEd
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
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#DiverseEd
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering | Diverse Educators
It is not enough to simply belong; you should also matter.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Mohamed Abdallah
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
www.diverseeducators.co.uk/world-book-d...
#DiverseEd
To Belong Is Not Enough: Why We Must Move Towards Mattering
www.diverseeducators.co.uk/world-book-d...
#DiverseEd
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NEW BLOG: Spelling and word fluency
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Spelling and word fluency
I have experience of working with students of all levels, but one of the biggest issues I find with writing fluency is not often related t...
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March 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW BLOG: Spelling and word fluency
learningfrommymistakesenglish.blogspot.com/2025/03/spel...
#engchat #engchatuk
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#engchat #engchatuk
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i am going to oxford on the 12 may to give a public seminar about Ofsted, race, and linguistic in/justice 💕 registration is free and open to all www.education.ox.ac.uk/upcoming-eve...
March 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
i am going to oxford on the 12 may to give a public seminar about Ofsted, race, and linguistic in/justice 💕 registration is free and open to all www.education.ox.ac.uk/upcoming-eve...
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i was so honoured to be asked to contribute to the 10 years of the BERA blog series .. here i write about longstanding and contemporary efforts to dismantle language ideologies as part of broader struggles for linguistic justice www.bera.ac.uk?p=56193
March 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
i was so honoured to be asked to contribute to the 10 years of the BERA blog series .. here i write about longstanding and contemporary efforts to dismantle language ideologies as part of broader struggles for linguistic justice www.bera.ac.uk?p=56193
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March 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Deal: Invisible Women: the Sunday Times number one bestseller exposing the gender bias women face every day amzn.eu/d/6blJuPv
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One month to go until the 8 year olds and me take on the Swimathon. Would really appreciate people sharing our sponsorship page #edusky #swimathon @cancerresearchuk.org @mariecurieuk.bsky.social
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We are swimming for Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie
So this March, my daughter (8), her friend (8) and I (don’t ask) are taking part in Swimathon 2025 to raise money for Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie & Swimathon Foundation. We will be jointly swimmin...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
One month to go until the 8 year olds and me take on the Swimathon. Would really appreciate people sharing our sponsorship page #edusky #swimathon @cancerresearchuk.org @mariecurieuk.bsky.social
www.givengain.com/project/alex...
www.givengain.com/project/alex...
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in a couple of projects i have collaborated with the artist wendy wong to visualise linguistic stigmatisation in schools and efforts to resist such stigmatisation. a core aim is for teachers to use the images as prompts for discussion in classrooms, so please use and share! a few of the images ↓
February 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
in a couple of projects i have collaborated with the artist wendy wong to visualise linguistic stigmatisation in schools and efforts to resist such stigmatisation. a core aim is for teachers to use the images as prompts for discussion in classrooms, so please use and share! a few of the images ↓
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Basically, Ofsted has just created an enormous APP grid. What could possibly go wrong?
February 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Basically, Ofsted has just created an enormous APP grid. What could possibly go wrong?