Tom Needham

1. Plague Rages by Napalm Death
2. Sick by Ceremony
3. A Year in Suffering by Cough
4. Dying by Surgeon
5. Symptom of Terminal Illness by The Dillinger Escape Plan
(Double points for 3 and 4)
#FridayFive

1. Halcyon by Orbital
2. Back in The Dayz by Mungo's Hifi ft. Gardna and Catching Cairo
3. Past Time Paradise by Stevie Wonder
4. Tezeta (Nostalgia) by Mulatu Astatke
5. Nostalgia Death by Hak Baker and Baxter Dury
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No.5! Class

1. Shakespeare by Akala
2. Odyssey by Kyuss
3. Literary Mind by SPRINTS
4. Books by The Teardrop Explodes
5. Chapter 3 by Joe Gibbs and The Professionals
#FridayFive

Lots of great ideas about analysing dialogue here. Well worth a read

Ha! This is the second Live category you've done...I fancied a sideways take.

They've all got 'live' in the title!

1. Sliver by Nirvana
2. Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello and The Attractions
3. Deliverance by Opeth
4. Better Way to Live by Kneecap
5. Alive by Pearl Jam
#FridayFive

1. Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters
2. Freeze by LFO
3. Chiller by The Dumb Punts
4. Black Ice by Goodie Mob and Outkast
5. Ice Cold Daydream by Shuggie Otis
#FridayFive

1. Kiss me Again by Dinosaur
2. Enjoy Your Life by Oby Onyioha
3. Gyae Su by Pat Thomas and the Kwashibu Area Band
4. Yes Sir I Can Boogie by Baccara
5. Asew Watchman by Wilson Boateng
#FridayFive

*NEW* for AQA English Language Paper 1 from June 2026 onwards:

✅ The Woman in Black

Specimen paper and accompanying PPT slide deck with resources, scaffolds and model responses, like so 👇

Help yourself 😊

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/qu9to...

*NEW* for AQA Lang P1 from June 2026 onwards:

✅ The Day of the Triffids

Specimen paper and a PPT slide deck with resources, scaffolds and model answers, like so 👇

Repost and help yourself 😊

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/bd6qg...

That whole album! Sooo good

1. AWOL by Aphrodite, Mickey Finn and MC GQ
2. Gone Forever by Radioactive Man
3. Disappearer by Sonic Youth
4. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
5. Absent Friend by Bark Psychosis
#FridayFive

New on my Substack: Will the Machine Ever Learn How to Teach? (I'm afraid it's a little on the long side...)

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1. Waiting Room by Fugazi
2. Permafrost by Magazine
3. Highlife Time by George Darko
4. Night Light by Cold Cave
5. Reward by The Teardrop Explodes
#FridayFive

Impressed by your fairly regular inclusion of arrested development. Such a great album!

1. The Geocide by Cattle Decapitation
2. Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning by Chief Adjuah
3. Stormy Monday by BB King
4. Aquatic Cataclysm by Drexciya
5. Underwater Love by Smoke City
#FridayFive

I saw them last Saturday in Brixton. Soooooo good.

Wolfmother! A class blast from the past!

No.4: great choice!

1. Chiller by The Dumb Punts
2. Rattlesnake by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard
3. The Price of Smokes by The Chats
4. The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance
5. Signal by The Necks
#FridayFive

Can anyone recommend a handwriting intervention from secondary school?

Can anyone recommend a handwriting intervention from secondary school?

No.5! Well good

Now I'm crying! Class list.

1. The Cause Of Labour Is The Hope Of The World by Johann Johannsson
2. Singing the Blues by Guy Mitchell
3. Breathing Light by Nitin Sawhney
4. Merry Christmas Mr.Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
5. On The Nature of Daylight by Max Richter
#Fridayfive

Not a led zep fan no? (Won't ask the same for Igorr!)

1. Limbo by Igorr
2. Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin
3. Lost in Hollywood by System of a Down
4. Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack
5. Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill
#FridayFive

1. Pray for Me Part 1 (Dub Version) by Nubiyan Twist and NEONE the Wonderer
2. Christbait Rising by Godflesh
3. Amen Brother by The Winstons
4. Catholic Block by Sonic Youth
5. Ark of The Covenant by The Congos
#FridayFive