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by Zoe Helman (Author), Sam Gibbs (Author)
This book will help English teachers to address the challenges and opportunities in creating a powerful, knowledge-rich curriculum, which draws on lived experience and engages with cognitive science. It explores persistent problems in the teaching of English and how we can go about creating a curriculum which enables all pupils to achieve.
Author Biography
Zoe Helman is a highly experienced teacher and Education Consultant from West Yorkshire. She is co-founder of English-Ed which works with secondary schools to transform their English provision. Her main interest is in using Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. She was also involved, as an Advisor and Assessor, with the CPD Assessment Pilot set up by the Wellcome Trust.
Sam Gibbs is Trust Lead for Pedagogy and Curriculum across secondary schools in Greater Manchester. She is an experienced teacher educator and coach, who has delivered evidence-informed training on curriculum design and implementation to primary and secondary schools across the country. She co-founded English-Ed with Zoe and was previously an Advanced Skills Teacher and leader in English departments. Sam lives in Leeds with her husband and three children.
