Books
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‘Inspire: Exciting Ways of Teaching Creative Writing’ is an innovative anthology written by a wide spectrum of creative teachers who have a wealth of diverse experience. The focus here is on communicating how to teach creative writing in imaginative, practical and socially just ways. There is a particular emphasis upon helping people of all ages […]
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Francis Gilbert’s novel, Snow on the Danube, published March 2019 is a thrilling historical adventure story set in war-torn Budapest. Béla has grown up in a cramped East London flat with his great uncle, once a Hungarian count; as far as he’s concerned his elderly relative is eccentric and annoying. But when his great-uncle dies, Béla […]
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The Time Devil is a fantastic time-travelling story which teenagers will love. Six students from Deptford Green school are kidnapped by a Time Devil, an evil, gigantic time-travelling black bird having been lured by the TimeBook app he set up in cyber-space. They are flung into the National Maritime Museum where they enter the exhibits, […]
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‘The author of several books including the bestselling memoir I’m a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here, Gilbert draws from a deeper emotional well for this painfully honest novel about mid-life crisis and young love. Flicking between the present day — in which Nick is a recently fired journalist, reeling from the news of a […]
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In need of some inspiration? Are you feeling you’re losing your mojo? This is the ultimate guide for English teachers in the 21st century because it not only offers advice about the content, skills and strategies necessary to become an effective English teacher but also provides invaluable help in dealing with the stresses and strains […]
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“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of ‘Northern Lights’. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you a student struggling to understand Henry James’s classic novella? Or are you an […]
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“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of ‘Northern Lights’. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you a student struggling to understand Emily Brontë’s classic novel ‘Wuthering Heights’? Or are you […]
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“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of Northern Lights. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you a student struggling to understand Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein? Or are you an educator […]
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“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of Northern Lights.” “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you a student struggling to understand Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice? Or are you […]
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“A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman, BBC’s Newsnight. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of ‘Northern Lights’. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. Are you a student struggling to understand Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre? Or are you an educator […]
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When young teacher Paul Flynn arrives at St. Cupid’s, a secondary school situated in the heart of London’s east end, he encounters a daunting and alien world: poverty-stricken children, incompetent managers and teachers who are wilder than their students. After some hilarious mishaps, he soon settles in, finding that he has mastered the art of […]
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What leading academics are saying about the book: “This is a crucial time for English education. Teachers are burdened with an unsettling and ultimately destructive culture of command and control that has persisted for more than two decades. Roger Titcombe provides a critical and penetrating overview of these matters, while offering robust and […]
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Kindle edition: Paperback edition: You can buy Romeo and Juliet: The Study Guide Edition in paperback or Kindle. “Clearly Francis Gilbert is a gifted and charismatic teacher,” Philip Pullman, author of ‘Northern Lights’. “Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job,” The Independent. “A great teacher,” Jeremy Paxman on […]
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“Gilbert writes so well that you half-suspect he could give up the day job.” The Independent. This dramatic version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde”, brings out the full horror of the original story as well as being a compelling play in its own right. Stevenson’s […]
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Are you struggling to understand Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”? Or are you an English teacher wanting ready-made exercises and guidance to help you teach this difficult text? Do your students need support to understand the language properly and work independently on the book? This brilliant edition of […]
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You can buy the book here on Amazon. What dream led to the writing of Frankenstein? Do you know the answer to these questions? Why is the novel also called The Modern Prometheus? Why has “Frankenstein” become the most famous horror story ever written? What famous philosophers influenced the writing of Frankenstein? Why is […]
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You can buy the book here on Amazon. Can you answer these questions? How and why does Bronte present sex as a dangerous activity in Jane Eyre? Why are the elements of earth, fire, water and air important in the novel? Is Jane Eyre a subversive novel? Is Rochester a hero or villain? If you’re […]
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Can you answer these questions about Stevenson’s famous horror story? How was Stevenson influenced by a dream to write the story? What famous murderers and grave-robbers inspired the most gruesome aspects of the novella? Is this novel about sexual deviancy? If you’d like to know the answers to these questions and much more, then you […]
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Why was Far From The Madding Crowd so important to Hardy? Why could it be seen as one of the first feminist novels? Is Hardy’s story really all about sex? How did the pastoral genre influence the writing of the book? If you’re wondering what the answers to these questions are, then maybe you should […]
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You can buy the book here on Amazon. Do you know the answers to these questions? What fantasy world did Emily and her sisters invent which influenced the writing of the novel? What does the novel have in common with modern-day soap operas? How and why does Bronte make Heathcliff so unpleasant and yet so […]