A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A fun pack of form time challenges for KS3/4 pupils to complete. This pack includes: Capital cities ppt- name the capitals of 12 nations. Name the countries the other 12 are located in. Euro 2024 flag quiz- a ppt with 24 flags- which country do they belong to? Euro 2024 wordsearch resource tasks pupils to find the 24 nations that have qualified for the tournament. Euros History quiz- 36 questions (two from each tournament) about the history of the Euros. Although this quiz is much more football fan orientated, the answers are multiple choice so no-footy fans can still take part. Perfect for forms or the bits of lessons before you put the footy on your whiteboards!

A complete scheme of work following the story of autistic Christopher as told in the charming novel by Mark Haddon. The scheme comprises 16 lessons which accompany approx 15 pages of the novel each. Following each section, pupils have a selection of close reading and creative writing tasks including diary entries, class debates and a book review. Everything you need to accompany this wonderful book is included in one resource!

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full unit of work exploring the popular play by Willy Russell. Complete units for BOTH the play and musical versions are included. 16 full lessons are included for the musical version (14 for the script version) and three introductory lessons exploring the context and script writing are included. All lessons have warm up challenges and have differentiated activities/ outcomes. Designed for KS3 with a mixture of PEE analysis and creative writing lessons, this resource can easily be adapted to match your classes.

An enlightening and thought-provoking story of a young boy coping with his mother’s cancer treatment. This scheme of work, designed for Year 7 classes (but easily tweaked for Years 6 or 8), supports the story with a selection of close reading analysis and creative writing tasks to enhance your pupils’ understanding of this fascinating book. Split into 13 lessons (with either 2 or 3 chapters per lesson) this resource has everything you need to accompany your delivery of this book in one place.

A complete scheme of work comprising 13 lessons plus an assessment (a letter expressing views on capital punishment). Designed for Year 8, this unit covers how crime and punishment has changed in Britain over the last 500 years. Your pupils will discover how Anglo-Saxon laws developed, how peasants were maimed for minor offences and how the death violent teenagers are treated in modern day America. topical issues such as the death penalty and children's rights are explored throughout this fully resourced scheme. A drama lesson based on Of Mice and Men is included but requires previous study of the text. Everything you need for a full half-term in one resource!

A complete scheme of fully resourced lessons for this heart warming novel about a young boy forced to give away his beloved pet fox. Focusing on language analysis, this resource has everything you need to teach Pax as a class reader. Tracking the novel chapter by chapter, the scheme covers language analysis, structural features and character development with a selection of activities for your pupils. The scheme has been designed for Year 7 classes and includes multiple options for reading journal entries to accompany the more skills-based lessons. A summative assessment is also included with this resource.

A complete set of revision mats for your students to complete. Designed for home-learning, each mat has a key extract from the text with a range of questions to explore meaning and character development. No teaching or text books are required to access this incredible revision resource. There are 18 revision mats included within this bundle. Perfect for homework or in class revision lessons.

Now published on Amazon! ebook and hard copy texts are available: search Macbeth SikLessons A complete script for Macbeth but with a Sik twist. Every scene and every act are included in this modern script which is designed for KS3 students who “don’t get” all the old words. The key quotes and witches lines are kept as original however the majority of the text has been modernised with some humour thrown in. My bottom set Year 9 loved reading this and a group of reluctant readers began volunteering for parts! An example of the changed script: MACBETH: (Aside) Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor! Those bearded women were right! (To Ross and Angus)Thanks for telling me. (To Banquo) Well if they were right about this Cawdor thing maybe they were right about your children becoming kings! BANQUO: I dunno mate. But 'tis strange: And sometimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, In order to trick us later on. MACBETH: (Aside) Two truths are told, what if they were right about me being King? I could have a new castle, get the best horses and I’d look dope in a crown. BANQUO: Snap out of it worthy Macbeth, let’s get to that pub. MACBETH: Sounds like a good plan. Banquo, we’ll talk more about those women we met later on.

Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Mrs Lyons Mrs Johnstone Edward Mickey The narrator An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.

I don’t think I can make this poem fun or exciting, Dickinson’s poem is probably the most depressing on the syllabus, but this resource has everything you need to bring out the emo in your pupils. Beginning with conceptual questions to get your pupils thinking about the passage of time, this resource includes contextual information about the reclusive writer and a full annotation with plenty of structural and language analysis. Everything you need to teach this EDUQAS poem is included- you may need to provide your own tissues…

A complete unit of work comprising 24 individual lessons and included assessment points. Beginning with The Charge of the Light Brigade and moving chronologically forwards to explore poems of WWI, WWII and the Cold War, this unit is designed for KS3 students and includes a variety of poems from classics by Wilfred Owen to modern poets. Themes covered include the Holocaust and the threat of Nuclear War. Everything you need to teach this unit is included. The scheme has been taught to a number of Year 8 classes and is ready to go!

Designed for students studying the EDUQAS GCSE, this resource explores Ted Hughes’ iconic poem about a hawk surveying all it could kill. Video links to hawks in action and images of a hawk mid hunt begin the lesson. Background information and a selection of interpretations of this poem are offered along with a full annotation. One resource with everything you need to teach this poem.

Two schemes of work on this Shakespeare classic: one for KS3 and one for GCSE . The KS3 scheme comprises 14 lessons tracking key themes and characters before concluding with assessments on how either Tybalt or Romeo’s characters are presented. The GCSE SOW is aimed at EDUQAS but can easily be tweaked for other exam boards. It has plenty of language analysis as pupils are guided in their reading/ analysis of key scenes throughout the play.

A complete scheme of work for anyone studying this fantastic John Boyne novel. 14 lessons are designed to link in with the 14 chapters of the book plus a summative assessment on language effects. The scheme focusses on Pierrot’s character as he transforms from an innocent boy into a prisoner of war. With historical context and examplar answers, this resource has everything you need to accompany this wonderful class reader.

A complete scheme of work following the emotional story of Deo and Innocent. Developed for a high flying Year 7 class, but easily adapted for Year 8 and 9, this scheme has plenty of background context for both Zimbabwean and South African cultural issues that are explored in this story. The chapters have a selection of comprehension questions, discussion points and writing stimuli to support your reading of this wonderful novel. This resource was deigned with pupils reading two chapters per lesson so additional material may be added if you prefer to take it one chapter at a time (28 chapters in the book).

Want to give your KS4 students a meaningful home study task? This simple power point and planning sheet allows pupils to prepare their EDUQAS Spoken Language Endorsement speech at home during lockdown. No teaching or other input required. Links to examplar material are included. It might be pointless but they have to pass it. this resource makes it simples!

A collection of the very best persuasive speeches. Perfect for Year 9/KS4 classes studying rhetoric or Aristotle’s Triad. Includes Tilbury, Gettysburg, We shall fight on the beaches and many others. Speeches only- no lesson specific resources.

All the kids in school are singing “football’s coming home” so here’s an AQA style exam paper to give you an easy, fun end of year lesson that still looks good if the Head pops in! Two video links are used as starters before the pupils read, and respond to exam questions on, an article about how Gareth Southgate went from penalty zero in 1996 to hero in 2018.