Language and Education, 7000 words

The Case study: Clare
Background

Clare had been teaching for ten years. She was employed as an Advanced Skills Teacher in an 11-18 urban mixed academy rated outstanding by OFSTED. She had held a variety of teaching posts since completing her undergraduate Art degree, initially working at a Further Education college teaching Art before moving to a secondary school to teach Drama, gaining qualified teacher status under the Graduate Teaching Programme by training in English as Drama was not a GTP option. She subsequently worked in two other schools teaching English, Drama and Psychology before taking up her current post.