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Kelvin Hall is open
I have added a link to the BSF website, it has virtual tours of all the new builds in Hull including the fabulous new build for Kelvin Hall. BSF link
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Shakespeare’s ‘co-author’ named by Oxford scholars
All’s Well That Ends Well has another author as well as William Shakespeare, according to research from Oxford University academics. Thomas Middleton has been revealed as the most likely co-author, according to in-depth analysis of the play’s vocabulary, rhyming, style … Continue reading
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National scholarship fund for teachers
The second round of the National Scholarship Fund for Teachers will open on 30 April 2012. The primary aim of the National Scholarship Fund for Teachers is to provide an opportunity for teachers to deepen their specialist or subject knowledge. … Continue reading
Shakespeare Unlocked
The BBC together with the actors and directors from RSC have put together a series of clips and resources to help pupils and teachers explore Shakespeare’s most studied plays. The clips are from live RSC performances including the astounding RSC … Continue reading
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Elocution lessons: Who wants to speak the Queen’s English?
We might like to think we live in a classless society, yet increasing numbers of adults are signing up for lessons in elocution. Jeremy Sutcliffe finds out why they’re doing it. As the commercial director of one of the country’s … Continue reading
How to teach … debating the death penalty
This week the Guardian Teacher Network has resources to help pupils discuss the use of the death penalty around the world. At least 676 executions were carried out in 20 countries in 2011, and 1,923 people in 63 countries were … Continue reading
Poet Laureate takes on the witches
Carol Ann Duffy commissioned to write for Lancashire’s big year – a thoughtful celebration of eight women and two men who were hanged for witchcraft 400 years ago. The poor, persecuted Pendle witches are at last getting recognition in spades, with everything from … Continue reading
How to improve literacy in a time of austerity
Our national problem with reading goes beyond schools and runs deep in our society The good news is that Ofsted’s new chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has turned the spotlight on literacy standards in schools. The bad news is that … Continue reading
It’s Shakespeare, but not as you know it
World Theatre Day (27 March), World Shakespeare Festival (23 April) Here is another opportunity for the Kelvin Hall and Andrew Marvell departments to get out the dressing up box! Read about it here
Using simulations helps pupils to explore styles and genres
There is nothing new in the ideas discussed in this article from the Tes magazine, but you may find that a walk down memory lane will inspire you to use different approaches, especially if you are involved in a cross … Continue reading
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