A booklet of non-fiction linked to Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Can be used as homework booklet or to use alongside reading of text in class. Each task has a “key question” which is based in contextual understanding of play. Each piece of non fiction is sourced from JSTOR or an academic journal or similar. They each have their own set of questions at the end as well as a ‘To what extent…’ style stretch question.

A booklet of 5 academic articles sourced from JSTOR. Each article has linked questions and ‘To what extent’ style task. Easily used for homework over a half term, or using to teach key themes/context alongside the reading of the text in lessons.

A mock section A exam for Paper 2 using two sources about violent protests - one about protests in France and one about the Peterloo massacre.

An AQA style Paper 2 mock exam using Dickens’ description of ‘Seven Dials’ in London and a blog called ‘Sunday morning in London’. Sources and questions provided.

PowerPoint and resources for the new AQA Literature poetry exam. Includes at least one lesson per poem in the Relationships cluster and several comparison lessons. Modeled responses and worksheets included.

14 lesson Hamlet SOW for KS3 Lesson options include challenge tasks for More Able students

A mock paper in the style of AQA Language paper 2 (non ficiton) using a modern article about dating and an extract from an 1870 book about courtship and marriage.

A short activity to introduce students to using appositives when talking about ‘Macbeth’. Inspired by The Writing Revolution to improve students’ writing.

A slow writing task to get students thinking about how to develop their creative writing.

A short PPT with key ideas for exploring context in Romeo and Juliet. Includes plague, Renaissance, Great Chain of Being, Humanism and feuds.

Slow writing task in response to an image. (Note: I have another free slow writing task also available in my resources)

Questioning cards using Blooms taxonomy sentence stems. Pupils can use in pairs to question each other for lesson plenaries or independently to challenge themselves on completion of a piece of work.

AQA Language Paper 1 Section A Q1-4 mock exam Based on extract from A Christmas Carol

A PowerPoint of speed planning grids for a range of character and theme based questions for Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Ideal for last minute exam revision, or can be printed and used as homework or in class worksheets.

An unseen poetry booklet styled on AQA Literature Paper 2 section C Six poems themed around climate change Includes knowledge organiser, essay support writing frames and planning pages.

Lesson starters designed on Adobe SparkPost. Focused on Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Q5's.

Example essay(s) for the question ‘How is the Inspector presented as being in total control?’ Written for AQA GCSE English Literature spec Same essay but differentiated two ways for use with different sets Written using ‘3 big ideas’ structure