PGCE English Reading List
1. Pre-course subject knowledge development
Key Stage four texts
Prose
Bronte, C. (1999) Jane Eyre. Kent: Wordsworth Editions
Bronte, E. (2000) Wuthering Heights. St Ives: Wordsworth Editions
Golding,W. (2005) Lord of the Flies. Kent: Faber and Faber
Orwell, G. (2000) Animal Farm. St Ives: Penguin Modern Classics
Drama
Priestley, J.B. (1992) An Inspector Calls. China: Heinemann
Shakespeare, W. (2009) Macbeth (Oxford School Shakespeare). Glasgow: Oxford
University Press
Shakespeare, W. (2009) Romeo and Juliet (Oxford School Shakespeare). Glasgow: Oxford
University Press
Stephens, S. (2012) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Playscript). Croydon:
Vintage
Poetry
Poetry: AQA poetry anthology (order online at www.aqa.org.uk) – Moon on the Tides and
Sunlight on the Grass
WJEC poetry anthology (order online at www.wjec.org.uk)
Edexcel poetry anthology (order online at www.edexcel.org.uk)
Key Stage three fiction
Almond, D. (2010) My Name is Mina. St Ives: Hodder.
Almond, D. (1998) Skellig. St Ives: Hodder.
Boyne, J. (2006) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Croydon: Fickling.
Collins, S (2011) The Hunger Games. London: Scholastic.
Lee, H. (2010) To Kill a Mockingbird. Croydon: Arrow Books
Morpurgo, M. (2012) Private Peaceful. St Ives: Harper Collins
Morpurgo, M. (2007) War Horse, London: Egmont
Steinbeck, J. (2003) Of Mice and Men. China: Pearson Education Limited
2. Pre-course essential reading/essential course texts
Davison, J (2009) Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School. Routledge
Elder, Z. (2012) Full On Learning: Involve me and I’ll Understand. Dubai: Crown House
Publishing
Evans, C. et al, (2009) Teaching English: Developing as a reflective secondary teacher.
Padstow: Sage
Gilbert, I (2011) Why do I need a teacher when I’ve got Google?, Abingdon:Routledge
Wright,T (2012) How to be a brilliant English teacher. Abingdon:Routledge
Crystal, D. (2003) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The English Language. Italy: Cambridge
University Press
Download and read past GCSE and A level examination papers from www.aqa.org.uk,
www.edexcel.org.uk and www.wjec.org.uk
3. Recommended course texts
Andrews, R.(2001) Teaching and Learning English: a guide to recent research and its
applications. Wiltshire: Continuum
Barton, G. (2006) Grammar Survival: A teacher’s toolkit. London: David Fulton Publishers
Ltd
Burn, A. and Durrant, C.(2007) Media Literacy in Schools: Practice, Production and
Progression. Gateshead: Sage
Clarke, S. Dickinson, P. and Westbrook, J.(eds) (2010) The Complete Guide to becoming an
English Teacher. London: Sage
Didau,D. (2012)The Perfect Ofsted English Lesson. Ceregigion: Independent Thinking Press
Duncan, D. (2009) Teaching Children’s Literature: Making stories work in the classroom.
Trowbridge: Routledge
Marshall, B. and Wiliam, D. (2006) English inside the black box. London: GL Assessment
Limited
Millum, T., and Warren, C., (2013) Unlocking Poetry. Abingdon: Routledge
Parrott, M., (2010) Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press
Ryan, W. (2011) Inspirational Teachers, Inspirational Learners. Glasgow: Crown House
Publishing Ltd
Thomas, P., (2010). The Complete Shakespearience. Sheffield: NATE
4. Subject knowledge development
Key stage four set texts
Austen, J. (2004) Pride and Prejudice. St Ives: Oxford University Press (World Classics)
Dickens, C. (1992) Great Expectations. St Ives: Wordsworth Classics
Dickens, C. (2000) Oliver Twist. St Ives: Wordsworth Classics
Shelley, M. (1999) Frankenstein. St Ives: Wordsworth Classics
Russell, W. (2001), Blood Brothers. Reading: Methuen
Shakespeare, W. (2005) Othello (Cambridge School Shakespeare). Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press
Sherriff, R.C. (2000) Journey’s End. St Ives: Penguin (Modern Classics)
Key Stage three fiction texts
Bowler, T.(2010) Firestorm. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Bowler, T. (2007) Frozen Fire. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fine, A. (1997) The Tulip Touch. St Ives: Puffin
Gaiman, N. (2009)The Graveyard Book. St Ives: Bloomsbury
Gleitzmann, M.(2010) Now. St Ives:Puffin
Gleitzmann, M.(2009)Then. St Ives:Puffin
Magorian, M. (2011) Goodnight Mr Tom . St Ives: Puffin
5. Classroom resources
Pearce, A. and Giovanelli, M. (2008) AQA English Language B AS, China: Nelson Thornes
Titjen, F. and Saunders, M. (2009) AQA English Language B A2, China: Nelson Thornes
Young, J. (2013) Secondary Starters and Plenaries: English: Ready to use activities for
teaching English. London: Bloomsbury
Giovanelli, M., Ives, G., Keen, J., Rana, R. and Rudman, R. (2015) English Language A/AS
Level for AQA Student Book, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
6. Online resources
www.rsc.org.uk/education/resources/bank
www.Free-teaching-resources.co.uk
www.booktrust.org.uk
www.nate.org.uk
www.geoffbarton.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site
www.universalteacher.org.uk
www.teachit.co.uk
www.literacytrust.org.uk
www.tes.co.uk
www.learningspy.co.uk
www.englishlangsfx.blogspot.com