ESIS’ response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)
The Curriculum Assessment Review fails to recognise that the ‘powerful knowledge’ taught in our classrooms consitently excludes women.
Teaching Gender Balanced English
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Minister addresses issue of gender bias in English literature
This is an article from The Independent following MP Wera Hobhouse’s question about gender bias in English literature.
Are Schools Teaching Sexism? Sarah Reavley on ‘Let’s Be Friends’ podcast
Sarah Reavely features on ‘Lets be Friends’ podcast to discuss sexism and gender imbalance in the curriculum.
Mice, men but no women
Mice, men but no women. Perhaps you can guess why we might object to white-male authored novella 'Of Mice and Men'.
MP Wera Hobhouse: Why are children not studying female authors?
Video recording of MP Wera Hobhouse asking parliament why children are not studying female authors in school. Source: X Watch the clip Image Source: Official portrait of Wera Hobhouse MP from UK Parliament website.
ESIS Research on The Chase
ESIS research appeared on The Chase 8th February 2024. The chaser, Anne Hegerty, commented: “When you think of how many great female novelists there’ve been, yes 2% does seem inadequate.”
For Gen Z, misogyny starts in the classroom
Debbie Brazil and Kathleen Fisher on misogyny and the causes and consequences of the backlash against feminism.
‘The gap is worrying’: Young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics, study finds
End Sexism in Schools quoted in this 2024 article which finds that young men and women are increasingly split on gender and politics.
How to teach a gender balanced English curriculum
Introducing gender balanced English CPD for teachers of KS4 and KS3 English. Led by Rachel Fenn, campaign leader for End Sexism in Schools.