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Published three times per year, English 4-11 supports literacy in the primary classroom and is for teachers, including trainee teachers, of primary English.
Accessible and lively, the magazine is packed with articles, covering Early Years Education to the end of Key Stage 2. You’ll be inspired by accounts of innovative practice and successful projects, reports of classroom research, reviews of books, software and other resources, interviews with authors, and articles to spark discussion.
It is a joint publication of the English Association, the National Association for the Teaching of English, and the United Kingdom Literacy Association and is edited by a joint Editorial Board, led by Jon Biddle and Mia Sneyd.
English 4-11 88 Autumn 2026
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English 4-11 87 Summer 2026
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English 4-11 86 Spring 2026
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English 4-11 85 Autumn 2025
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English 4-11 84 Summer 2025
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English 4-11 83 Spring 2025
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English 4-11 82 Autumn 2024
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English 4-11 81 Summer 2024
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English 4-11 80 Spring 2024
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English 4-11 79 Autumn 2023
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English 4-11 78 Summer 2023
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English 4-11 77 Spring 2023
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English 4-11 76 Autumn 2022
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English 4-11 75 Summer 2022 (extract)
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English 4-11 75 Summer 2022
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English 4-11 74 Spring 2022
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English 4-11 73 Autumn 2021
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English 4-11 72 Summer 2021
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English 4-11 71 Spring 2021
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English 4-11 70 Autumn 2020
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English 4-11 69 Summer 2020
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Creating a Writing for Pleasure pedagogy
Using graphic novels to improve writing and comprehension skills
Why multilingual pupils need to encounter books in their language in formal education contexts
Literacy School of the Year
What’s in it for the child-tutor?
Exploring children’s literature
Reviews of new children’s books
English 4-11 68 Spring 2020
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English 4-11 67 Autumn 2019
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English 4-11 66 Summer 2019
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English 4-11 65 Spring 2019
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English 4-11 61 Autumn 2017
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English 4-11 59 Spring 2017
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English 4-11 58 Autumn 2016
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English 4-11 57 Summer 2016
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English 4-11 56 Spring 2016
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English 4-11 55 Autumn 2015
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English 4-11 54 Summer 2015
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English 4-11 53 Spring 2015
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English 4-11 52 Autumn 2014
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English 4-11 51 Summer 2014
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English 4-11 50 Spring 2014
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