Zadie Smith and the semi-colon

Turn complex, convoluted writing into clear, readable text can sometimes simply be a matter of dividing over-long sentences into manageable chunks. RLF Consultant Fellow Deborah Chancellor explains how Zadie Smith cured her addiction to the semi-colon, leading to clearer, crisper writing: https://rlfconsultants.com/zadie-smith-and-the-semi-colon/

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Keeping your focus

In this week’s post, RLF Consultant Fellow Cherise Saywell explains how to get back on track if you’re feeling lost in the middle of a long piece of writing. You need to achieve an aerial view of your writing, to return to the essence of the topic. She has a neat strategy for doing this.

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University of Sussex Teaching and Learning conference – inclusive teaching

Excellent teaching and learning conference at the University of Sussex today. The focus was on inclusive teaching – how to bring the subject to life and make learning relevant for students. One highlight for me was a session run by Social Work course leaders, students and service users. Instead of getting the students to analyse

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