Websites to keep your eye on...

Geoff Barton website

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:09:40 +0100

I recommend this excellent site very strongly for some good GCSE resources but even better A-level ones which are wide-ranging. A really entertaining and informative site with a quirky but fascinating section on radio jingles you can listen to. Tune in now...

The Paper Boy

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:42:23 +0000

This site and the one below are essential starting points for those who wish to follow their noses as news hounds...Explore and enjoy widening your horizons!

The Big Project

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:38:11 +0000

Great for really digging into global news - take a look.

UniversalTeacher

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:21:39 +0000

Andrew Moore’s excellent site is set up as a teacher’s resource but has terrific stuff for English students. Just note his GCSE material is geared to AQA but most can be applied to work in OCR specifications.

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:16:03 +0000

An American site that is well worth a look. Note they say they will soon have podcasts available on writing topics...but while you’re waiting, I know a website...

Newspapers...

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:49:27 +0000

Each to his own on this - and I think a broadsheet in the hand can be better than two on the Web - but here are some worth keeping an eye on...

TimesOnline

The Independent

The Guardian

Daily Mirror