Dial the engagement up to eleven with Education 720
English is the best subject. It is fun, it is empowering, and it is the gateway to a million worlds.
Every student can make progress in, and enjoy, GCSE English.
Every single student.
No exceptions.
But their experience of it until now might have totally sucked.
Education 720 will help you reset that relationship so that GCSE resit students in colleges experience the thrill of reading and the joy of writing.
Write On is a free-writing intervention for your students that builds confidence for the high-tariff GCSE extended-writing tasks, while improving student wellbeing.
Difference
Engagement
Confidence
A place for FE English teachers. Part YA book group, part writing workshop, Radical FE English is about sharing the joy of English. And you get free lesson resources, whoop!
The Education 720 pillars:
Difference - students resitting GCSE English may have had negative prior experiences. College English needs to feel different.
Engagement - there are almost infinite distractions for teenagers. College English lessons must prioritise exciting text and activity choices to secure engagement.
Confidence - for many resit students, it's not lack of ability but lack of confidence holding them back. Empathy, growth mindset, and a well-designed curriculum are all key to unleashing potential.
What resit students say:
"I'm getting a lot better grades, and I'm enjoying it and I'm thinking about doing English next year, as a course."
"This has helped so much."
"I know what to write. I know how to just put it on paper. What I never used to be able to do."
Find out more:
About Education 720
Andrew Otty was an Advanced Skills Teacher of secondary English before he moved into FE, transforming GCSE English results for resit students.
He led 16-19 English and maths for the Department for Education and is a prolific education columnist, formerly for TES and currently for FE Week.
Education 720 Ltd is registered in the UK. Company number 15771928.
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