Why we should ditch the most popular GCSE English texts
Our own Rachel Fenn writes in the TES about how the most popular GCSE English texts need to be removed from the curriculum.
Teaching Gender Balanced English
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The limited role of RSHE in tackling school sexism
Expecting RSHE to fix the widespread problem of misogyny when it is inadequately taught and inadequately provisioned is fantasy.
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.
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.