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Everything you need for 11-14

On this page, we've gathered together just some of EMC's resources for 11-14-year-olds, including publications, online and face-to-face courses for teachers, blogs, videos and projects. Click the links to be taken to the particular publication, course or blog. Or click 'View all' to see more of the resources for 11-14 year olds in each category. 

UK Educator Standard (non-purchasing) account holders can order EMC_Free downloads. These will be added to your school account.

Which 11-14 courses would you be interested in attending?

Share your ideas here – please provide as many details as possible (online/face-to-face etc).

Mixed Basket 200

EMC's Mixed Basket 200 Offer

Pay just £5 a copy when you buy 200+ copies of eighteen key EMC titles below – in any combination.

https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/projects/emcs-mixed-basket-200-offer/
RTRP 24 25

Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils 24-25

Applications for Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils 24-25 are now open.

Full details here
PA Cover

EMC Poetry Playlist

An anthology of contemporary poems for 11-16 year olds designed to excite students’ interest in reading, writing and talking about poems. 

EMC Poetry Playlist Resources (EMC_Free)
AIC Free Cover

An EMC School-based Workshop

A School-based Creative Workshop with Barbara Bleiman - Enriching the Study of a Text at KS3 or KS4.

An EMC School-based Workshop
Awe and Wonder – An EMC Anthology of Nature Writing

Awe and Wonder

EMC's anthology of nature writing offers some of the most interesting voices in 21st-century nature writing – plus some classic voices from the past.

Details here
Awe and Wonder – Accompanying Resources

Awe and Wonder – Accompanying Resources

Free PowerPoints to accompany Awe and Wonder – An EMC Anthology of Nature Writing 

Details here
Just Write

Creative Writing Workbooks

Beautifully-illustrated student workbooks for Years 7-9. Also available: free downloadable PowerPoint resources for both Just Write and Write On.

Just Write Write On
Langlabnew

EMC KS3 Series

Poetry, non-fiction, language study & short story anthologies – resources & approaches to stimulate, support and stretch.

Language Laboratory Iridescent Adolescent
Curricplusbespoke

EMC Curriculum Plus – Bespoke Packages

NEW! Bespoke CurriculumPlus Packages to refresh your KS3 Curriculum. Contact us to negotiate your package.

Find out more
Carnegie 2023

Yoto Carnegie 23

Free downloadable resources for all the novels on the shortlist!

Details here

EMC publications for 11-14 year olds

From anthologies of contemporary stories and poetry to beautiful writing workbooks and investigations into language, EMC's resources will help you  create an exciting, creative and rigorous curriculum for 11-14 year olds. If you're looking completely to renew your curriculum, our KS3 CurriculumPlus packages could be just what you are looking for! (Teachers with a UK Educator Standard (non-purchasing) account can order EMC_Free downloads. These will be added to your school account.)

View All 11-14 Publications
Awe and Wonder – An EMC Anthology of Nature Writing (Hard copy)
Iridescent Adolescent – Diverse Literary Short Stories (Hard copy)
KS3 Language Laboratory (Print)
KS3 Language Laboratory (Hard copy + digital assets)
EMC Teaching a Novel: The Bone Sparrow (Download)
An Inspector Called and Other Stories – Textual Transformations by Barbara Bleiman (Hard copy)
An Inspector Called and Other Stories – Textual Transformations by Barbara Bleiman (Hard copy)

Courses

A selection of our courses of particular interest to teachers of KS3. Do have a look at our new webinar package – live and on-demand access for the whole department to all our Spring term afternoon and twilight webinars for just £175. Full details on the courses page: https://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/

View All 11-14 Courses
New

EMC CPD Online: Getting Your English Pedagogy Right at KS3

A course exploring ahat kinds of pedagogy work best in English to enable our students to develop fully as readers, writers and speakers.

26 Feb 2025

New

EMC CPD Online: Purposeful Grammar at Key Stage 3

This webinar will suggest ways to use grammar for analysing texts, as well as for developing writing at KS3.

04 Mar 2025

New

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Teaching Mixed Attainment English – Leeds

How to make mixed attainment teaching work specifically for English. NB: This course takes place in Leeds.

18 Mar 2025

New

EMC CPD Online: How to Promote Reading for Pleasure

In this EMC webinar we look beyond quizzes, stickers and certificates to think about how we might promote a genuine love of reading in as many students as possible. NB: This is a repeat course.

18 Mar 2025

EMC in-person conferences for teachers

Two in-person teacher conferences in the summer term – reading & writing for pleasure and English assessment.

View All 11-14 Conferences

Related 11-14 Projects

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EMC Novel Project

Mayfield English Department discuss taking part in the EMC Novel Project and the impact on their teaching.

It's Good to Talk

A self-funded project set up in 2015 by EMC, to investigate group work in English – what it has to offer, what makes it successful (or less so), what it’s good for (and conversely what it isn’t good for).

National Poetry Day 2023 – Refuge

EMC activities exploring poems on the theme of refuge.

Related 11-14 Video Collections

CPD for teachers and poetry for 11-14 year-olds.

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EMC CPD Online – Free to View

A selection of free-to-view EMC CPD Online recordings.

KS3 Poetry Plus: Sharing a Poem

As part of KS3 Poetry Plus, a teacher explores her favourite poem.

KS3 Poetry Plus: Say It Out Loud

For use with KS3 Poetry Plus.

KS3 Poetry Plus: Inua Ellams

For use with KS3 Poetry Plus: Study of a Poet – Inua Ellams.

Blogs for KS3

A selection of blogs covering KS3.

View All 11-14 Blogs

Let's Talk About Novels

The importance of talk in a shared reading.

29 Sep 2023

From Reluctant to Reading

As we open applications for our EMC-Cheltenham Festivals Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils (RTRP) book group, Kate Oliver considers how to help students find their motivation to read.

06 Sep 2023

How to Teach Vocabulary Acquisition

What is the best way to help students to expand their vocabulary? EMC thinking and the latest research.

05 Sep 2016

Putting Grammar Teaching in Context

There has been an increased focus on the teaching of grammar in primary and secondary schools since the introduction of the new National Curriculum and the revision of examination specifications. In this blog, Andrew McCallum explores what that means for secondary English teachers and questions whether a knowledge of grammar, in and of itself, leads to improvements in reading and writing.

02 Feb 2016

Creating as Well as Thinking in Group Work

More findings from our group work project

03 Jan 2017

60 Great Books for Reluctant Readers at KS3

Kate Oliver, consultant at the English and Media Centre, suggests books for reluctant readers of all abilities.

25 Aug 2014

Knowledge About Literature At KS3 – What’s Significant Knowledge?

Starting with a look at ‘knowledge’ in relation to Great Expectations, Barbara Bleiman, co-director at The English and Media Centre, explores the debates around knowledge versus skills.

25 Aug 2014