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Radio
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. The career I never had. Ever since my mother told me I had the looks for radio, I thought I'd be a radio DJ. Apart from a few years on Hospital Radio Stafford, and then various shows on university radio at Lancaster, it was never to be. I did some voice-over work for Andy Marriott when he was at Leicester Sound, and wrote an article in the Independent. In 1995) on radio djs. To hear great American jingles, visit the Radio IDs page. Only aft...
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Free English Teacher Resources
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. Free Resources For English Teachers. This page contains materials I've used at conferences and inset sessions - including the PGCE course at the University of Cambridge, Lighthouse Training, SSAT, the DfE, Leading Edge, Gaining Ground, ARK, Teaching Leaders, ASCL, the National Association for Teachers of English, the National Association for Advisers in English, and schools and academies around Britain. Preparing for KS3 tests. 9: Suffolk l...
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Reviews
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. These book reviews were first published in the Times Educational Supplement. Many of the early reviews were of English and literacy books; more recently I've written on learning, leadership and behaviour management. Climbing Towards Excellence May06. Joy of teaching June2005. Starting to teach May2005. Drama for secondary schools. How to teach books. Free Resources For E.
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Free Radio Jingles, Airchecks and IDs
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. This page contains various montages of radio IDs available for download. I first became interested in jingles when I was at school, fascinated that someone somewhere was going to all the trouble of creating these tiny (if occasionally cheesy) mini-songs. How it all began: my interview. With David Stafford on BBC Radio 4's Home Truths. September 2005). More recently, I spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk's Mark Murphy. Here's the origin of my jingle ...
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Student resources, communication studies, writing skills and literacy
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. This page contains various resources for GCSE English, A-level English Language and Communication Studies. They are materials I have put together for my own teaching over a number of years. I have recently overhauled the site to make it clearer and easier to use. I also post occasional links to articles and other documents that seem to me of interest to A-level English Language students and their teachers: Pick 'n' Mix. I've added some PDF ...
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Features
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. These are articles written mostly on subjects other than literacy. They include the Independent on Sunday. Arts critic" piece about Delia Smith ("St Delia"). Which won me a fax machine; the article for the Independent. About local radio DJs ("DJs"). Piece on whole-school literacy ("Whole-school literacy"). An opinion piece on radio for the Radio Magazine. Piece written to commemorate friend, colleague and mentor, David Edwards.
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Links To English Resources
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. These are the internet sites I find most useful. Some are heavyweight; some are flippant. Feel free to email me with any good new additions. Enjoy, as they say. National Association for the Teaching of English. National Council of Teachers of English (USA). Resources for preparing lessons:. Hilarious online slang dictionary. Wonderful new online dictionary of slang. Superb gateway to linguistics resources for English teachers. Remains one o...
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English grammar, literature and revision books
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. English grammar and literature books. Over my many years of writing, I have focused mainly on English grammar and literature books, plus texts designed to develop creative writing or to improve essential skills in reading, writing and grammar knowledge. AQA English GCSE Specific. Who We Are: A Citizenshp. Literacy Kit: Imagine, Ex. Literacy Kit: Inform, Exp. New Oxford English Book 1. New Oxford English Book 2. New Oxford English Book 3.
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Improve writing and communication skills
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. Since I started teaching (1985) I have written on aspects of English teaching for the Times Education Supplement. I now write on a broader range of issues for a wider range of publications, including school leadership, educational policy and behaviour management. Most weeks I also post thoughts, reflections and rants on my blog. These are mostly aimed at fellow teachers and students. Column, can be found here. And The Use of English. New Ye...
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English Samples
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Geoff Barton.co.uk. English resources for students and teachers. This page features extracts from a range of Geoff Barton's articles on various topics, with links to download the full text. Whoever said that you can't imagine Delia Smith breaking wind in her own kitchen missed the point. You can't imagine her cooking either. The Independent on Sunday. New Writers Prize, Critic Category". ON SCHOOL CLOSURES . If there s one thing we can say about winter weather, it generates plenty of emotional heat.