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Grammar: practice or practise makes perfect?


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In this episode Ian talks to Andrew Lowery about the importance of teaching grammar, and how the website 'Rollama' can help students rehearse their grammar skills.


Andrew taught Secondary English and then KS2 for 15 years in England, Malaysia and China. In 2021, his school in Shanghai was facing some challenges with EAL, so he wanted to make English SPAG more fun for his students to practise. Andrew and his wife Beth, who makes the artwork, started building a website of mini-games. It has grown into Rollama, which launched in August 2022, and is growing in popularity, especially in UK primary schools. He now runs the business full-time.

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Staffroom SoapboxBy Ian Timbrell