Julia Myers is Senior Lecturer in Primary English at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Cathy Burnett is Professor of Literacy and Education at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Mark O'Hara is Head of Student Experience in the Faculty of Development and Society at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

• 1.What is English? 2.The teaching of English/English in the curriculum? 3.Developing speaking and listening4.Developing reading5.Developing writing6. Preparing to teach English7. Planning to teach English8. English across the curriculum9. The learning environment and resources for English10. Assessing, recording and reporting on children's learning11. English and equal opportunities12. Meeting diverse needs in English13. Co-ordinating English across the schoolGlossary