SIG Meet & Discuss: English in Education
It's an exciting but challenging time for those in the subject English community: 2026 has been designated the National Year of Reading; curriculum developments resulting from the Curriculum &...
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Lorna Smith, Dr
Associate Professor in Education at University of Bristol
Dr Lorna Smith is an associate professor in Education at the University of Bristol. A former Head of English, she has been involved in English initial teacher education (ITE) for 20 years and has led the secondary English PGCE course at Bristol since 2013. Her research focuses on secondary English education policy and practice past and present, particularly English as a humane discipline, creativity within the curriculum, and teacher agency. Lorna is a former chair of the NATE ITE working group and currently co-convenes the ½¿É«µ¼º½ English in Education special interest group.
Lorna Smith's contributions
Eco-English: exploring the potential of secondary English to support sustainability and Climate Change Education, and prepare citizens of the future
This English in Education SIG conference responds to the DfE's 2023 strategy for sustainability and climate education which perpetuates disciplinary boundaries by locating sustainability education...
English Across the Divides: Investigating perceptions of ‘English’ across the Key Stages in England
The Common English Forum’s (CEF) recent Manifesto for English in England (2024) states that subject English is an ‘eco-system’ that stretches from the Early Years and Ks1 to KS5 and beyond....
Eco-English: exploring the subject’s potential to support sustainability and Climate Change Education, and prepare citizens of the future
This English in Education SIG conference responds to the Department for Education strategy for sustainability and climate education which perpetuates disciplinary boundaries by locating...
Exploring issues in secondary subject English: Reconnecting curriculum, policy and practice
Evidence suggests that opportunities for students to enjoy talk, reading and writing in the subject of English are increasingly delimited in maintained secondary schools in England. The pressures...
Editorial: Exploring issues in secondary subject English: Reconnecting curriculum, policy and practice
The Victorian writer, philosopher and critic, John Ruskin, once invited his readers to ‘Commiserate [with] the hapless Board School child, shut out from dreamland and poetry, and prematurely...
Continue reading blog postEnglish in Multi Academy Trusts: the changing shape of the subject and its impact on teachers
In light of the DfE’s concern for teacher workload, seen through the Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders report, the government’s stated objective of making all schools academies by 2030,...
English in Multi Academy Trusts: the changing shape of the subject and its impact on teachers
In light of the DfE’s concern for teacher workload, seen through the Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders report, the government’s stated objective of making all schools academies by 2030,...
