Ian Warwick is the founder and senior director of London Gifted & Talented (www.londongt.org), which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials as well as several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

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• Part 1 The Background 1. Analysing the Backstory: How did English Lose Its Way? 2. Redefining the Discipline: What’s the point of teaching English? 3. Overcoming the Hurdles: What barriers block the highest achievement? 4. Driving Engagement in English: Why are ‘manageable gaps’ so important? 5. Investigating the Theory: What can current research add to our teaching? Part 2 The Classroom 6. Moving into the Linguistic Universe (ages 8-11): Taking learners into the ‘art and craft of writing’ 7. Discovering the Long Road to Me through Short Stories (ages 11-14): Moving learners into new territories 8. Crafting Perfected Attention through Poetry (ages 14-16): Encouraging learners to ‘extend their maps of experience’ 9. Disturbing the Peace through Drama (ages 14-16): Helping learners ‘to feel what wretches feel’ 10. Exploring Structure and Meaning through Film (ages 16+): Offering learners different representations of reality Glossary Index

Ian Warwick is the founder and senior director of London Gifted & Talented (www.londongt.org), which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials as well as several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

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• Part 1 The Background 1. Analysing the Backstory: How did English Lose Its Way? 2. Redefining the Discipline: What’s the point of teaching English? 3. Overcoming the Hurdles: What barriers block the highest achievement? 4. Driving Engagement in English: Why are ‘manageable gaps’ so important? 5. Investigating the Theory: What can current research add to our teaching? Part 2 The Classroom 6. Moving into the Linguistic Universe (ages 8-11): Taking learners into the ‘art and craft of writing’ 7. Discovering the Long Road to Me through Short Stories (ages 11-14): Moving learners into new territories 8. Crafting Perfected Attention through Poetry (ages 14-16): Encouraging learners to ‘extend their maps of experience’ 9. Disturbing the Peace through Drama (ages 14-16): Helping learners ‘to feel what wretches feel’ 10. Exploring Structure and Meaning through Film (ages 16+): Offering learners different representations of reality Glossary Index

Ian Warwick is the founder and senior director of London Gifted & Talented (www.londongt.org), which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials as well as several film screenplays.Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

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• Part 1 The Background 1. Analysing the Backstory: How did English Lose Its Way? 2. Redefining the Discipline: What’s the point of teaching English? 3. Overcoming the Hurdles: What barriers block the highest achievement? 4. Driving Engagement in English: Why are ‘manageable gaps’ so important? 5. Investigating the Theory: What can current research add to our teaching? Part 2 The Classroom 6. Moving into the Linguistic Universe (ages 8-11): Taking learners into the ‘art and craft of writing’ 7. Discovering the Long Road to Me through Short Stories (ages 11-14): Moving learners into new territories 8. Crafting Perfected Attention through Poetry (ages 14-16): Encouraging learners to ‘extend their maps of experience’ 9. Disturbing the Peace through Drama (ages 14-16): Helping learners ‘to feel what wretches feel’ 10. Exploring Structure and Meaning through Film (ages 16+): Offering learners different representations of reality Glossary Index