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Exciting news! My new book with Hachette Learning is being published in September, and is now available to purchase.
Five Steps Ahead is a practical guide to departmental leadership, suitable for all secondary school contexts and all subjects. It focuses on the processes and habits needed to create a strong department with chapters on vision, leading teaching, leading people and curriculum amongst others.
“Its leadership advice is grounded in lived middle-leadership experience and it avoids simplistic solutions” Mary Myatt
“Laura Webb’s book is a superb gift to anyone currently in or aspiring to take up such a role.” Tom Sherrington
“It’s clearly written, with no faff or filler, and every sentence is about something you can try or be wary of – like having a rich
conversation with an amazing mentor giving you advice.” Sam Crome
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Having recently announced my new book Five Steps Ahead, I decided to start a Sunday blog series covering the human elements of departmental leadership. For context, the book is very much an action-based handbook of systems and processes. I wrote the book that I wanted as an aspiring, new, and even experienced middle leader: tell…
This August blog discusses ten strategies to enhance students’ understanding of plot as an interconnected web of information. Emphasizing that plot knowledge supports deeper analysis, the strategies advocate for consistent plot recall, creating connections, and using misconceptions as learning opportunities, ultimately fostering students’ textual agility and analytical confidence in English literature.
The July blog for subscribers focuses on improving GCSE Literature essay introductions. It emphasizes the importance of teaching students to establish a clear interpretation of the text’s overarching message before crafting their introductions. The blog provides ten example introductions for the theme of power in Macbeth, highlighting various conceptual angles to inspire thoughtful interpretations.
I have been a Head of English within two schools and been teaching for over a decade. I share remote CPD sessions, resources, and blogs with reviews and ideas on this website. There is lots of free content alongside the paid subscription, where you can pay £5 a month for additional resources and CPD sessions.
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