Chris Jordan @chrisjordanhk

Chris Jordan

@chrisjordanhk.bsky.social

English teacher and podcast person Podcasting at: https://open.spotify.com/show/76S9LAfFOiKOtsAL8UkNw5?si=a2290eb5651c40da Blogging at: https://www.leadinglanguageandliteraturepodcast.com/balanceblog Paying for coffee via: https://buymeacoffee.com/leadingl

32 Followers | 54 Following | 8 Posts | Joined: 29.12.2024 | 1.8318

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Sam Gibbs - Curriculum / Development Leader for The Greater Manchester Education Trust and Author - Manchester The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Is a concept-led curriculum the ultimate threshold concept for English teachers? This and more with the superb @samgibbs.bsky.social for the podcast. Listen below or wherever you usually stream. open.spotify.com/episode/7dYP...

02.06.2025 06:38 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

WILF: Reduce Change to Increase Improvement by Viviane Robinson The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Are you bypassing your team or engaging with them?
This simple but brilliant premise and the book exploring it is the focus of this week's podcast: Reduce Change to Increase Improvement by Viviane Robinson.
Listen via the link or wherever you tend to get them: open.spotify.com/episode/6Rjo...

16.05.2025 07:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Chris Youles - How to teach story writing - Taipei The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Why is plotting the trickiest bit of story writing? This and more with Chris Youles on how to help kids write compelling narratives. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts.
open.spotify.com/episode/3PJp...

25.04.2025 08:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tom Sherrington - Mode A and Mode B Teaching - London The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Great talking to @teacherhead.bsky.social about Mode A / Mode B teaching for the show. Listen via the link below or wherever you usually stream! open.spotify.com/episode/2TYn...

27.02.2025 12:57 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Must read for all English teachers. Fancy chatting about some of it for a podcast Sam?

11.02.2025 08:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Anthony Cockerill - Director of the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) - York The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Loved speaking with @thecockerill.bsky.social about a thematic, conceptual and all else besides English curriculum!
open.spotify.com/episode/4HFB...

08.02.2025 12:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dr Jovita Castelino - Curriculum Leader of Science, Author and Homework Guru - Leeds The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

How to get everyone on board with homework? Read Dr Jo Castelino's brilliant book: The Homework Conundrum. Our chat for the podcast can be found below or wherever you usually listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0Ow6...

15.01.2025 06:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

WILF: ‘Book of Rhymes - The Poetics of Hip Hop’ by Adam Bradley The Leading, Language and Literature Podcast · Episode

Hip hop has more in the common with traditional poetry than contemporary poetry writes @adambradley.bsky.social. My thoughts on a brilliant book about the art of hiphop here: open.spotify.com/episode/647K...

04.01.2025 06:35 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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