Recently added articles from English Drama Media:
Diversity and English.(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The main theme of all three editions of EDM this year is English and cultural diversity. In October, our writers explored racism, multiculturalism and world literature in relation to English, and in June we will return to issues of prejudice, ethnicity and multiculturalism. In this ...
NATE Conference 2008.(NATE Briefing)(National Association for the Teaching of English)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NATE's 2008 Conference will be at the University of Warwick from 4th- 6th April, with the theme Voices Across Borders: Language, Culture and Creativity. Speakers will include the popular poet Ian MacMillan, writer Kit Wright, Drama guru Jonothan Neelands, and the well-known spokesperson ...
Stand up for Shakespeare.(On the Grapevine)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Following last year's RSC campaign Teaching Shakespeare--Time for Change, the company has published Stand Up for Shakespeare, a manifesto for Shakespeare in schools, with the support of a number of key organisations including NATE. The manifesto--published in full in this issue of ...
Teaching Poetry.(The Poetry Archive)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... An Ofsted report into the teaching of poetry in schools--Poetry in schools: a survey of practice 2006/07--was published in December. The report suggests that, 'although provision for poetry was at least satisfactory in all the schools visited and good or very good in around two thirds ... ...
Reading and writing.(The Poetry Archive)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency are leading the National Year of Reading, which was officially launched at Downing St in January. National events in schools will run from April. For more information and resources see www.yearofreading.org.uk. Meanwhile, ...