Teach Secondary Issue 14.3

THE ELECTRIC STATE There’s a good chance that you’ll have overheard students waiting impatiently for the final series of StrangerThings talking about this big, glossy action adventure filmon Netflix. Based on an acclaimed illustrated novel by the Swedish artist andwriter Simon Stålenhag, our setting is an off-kilter, alternate history 1990s,where technological advances have enabled humanity tomass produce semi- sentient domesticated robots – only for themto rebel violently against theirmasters. We pick up the story after a devastating conflict between both sides concludes with the ‘bots’ exiled to the titular Electric State.Millie Bobby Brown plays orphaned teenagerMichelle,who has resolved to set out across the desolate,war-tornAmericanWest Coast in an attempt to locate her younger brother.Along for ride is former soldier turned nomadic drifter, Keats (played by the seemingly omnipresent Chris Pratt). Fans of large-scalemodernmoviemaximalismwith a side order of wisecracking will approve of its pedigree.On directorial duties are tried and trustedMCU stewards The Russo Brothers,who conjure up a series of whizz-bang set pieces suffusedwith 90s nostalgia – including amemorable turn fromWoodyHarrelson as corporate mascot turned rebel leader,Mr Peanut... Thinkofanumber... ONE FOR THE WALL “Evil thrives on apathy and cannot exist without it” HannahArendt Teach Secondary’s digest of the latest goings-on in the profession... The newsletter What arewe talking about? The LTAYouth Schools Teacher Training Course BEAT THE BUDGET The UNINFORMED teacher’s guide to… 13.4% of young people aged 16 to 24 are currently not in education, employment or training – equating to 987,000 individuals Source: Office for National Statistics 37.5% of UK8- to 18-year-olds state that listening to audiobooks has sparked their interest in reading printed books Source: National LiteracyTrust DON’ T QUOTE ME… “If it was my decision, I would be talking of smartphones like cigarettes and issuing an outright ban on all use by under-16s” JackThorne, co-writer of the Netflix drama miniseriesAdolescence DO SAY “I have a condition where I can only live in reality” Who is it for? Primary and secondary teachers keen to involve students of differing abilities in tennis sessions. What’s on offer? A90-minute online teacher training course, access to PE lesson plans, activity guides and student videos, plus entry into a prize draw with the chance to win 16 tickets to the HSBC ChampionshipWTA500 event at The Queen’s Club. Where is it available? lta.org.uk 62% of teachers state that students frequently leave lessons to vape Source: Survey of 5,000 UK teachers conducted by the NASUWT “This one goes up to Eleven” DON’T SAY 06 teachwire.net/secondary