This is a fully differentiated lesson on the new specification for functional skills. The lesson looks at the wages of footballers in comparison to other professions. The lesson builds students knowledge to help them build up and develop a balanced argument using connectives and conjunctions to structure their writing.

This PowerPoint includes a range of fun and engaging icebreakers to help learners get to know each other and break through the tension of coming back to school. This recourse has opportunities for both individual and team games and also helps to develop key English skills such as making inferences and speaking and listening. All of my resources have been tried and tested and I have found these activities to be a great way to help challenge learners and to facilitate discussion and a sense of unity.

This is a fully differentiated two-three-hour lesson looking at the key questions/skills of the paper one exam: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. Due to the restrictions put in place by Covid, the lesson can be taught without the need for additional printing or resources, making it ideal for either face-to-face or on-line teaching. The lesson looks at the short story, Lamb to the Slaughter and gives learners the opportunity to come to grips with some of the key aspects of the exam paper. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem Valentine Carol Ann Duffy. The lesson has opportunities for ALF and has been developed for learners sitting the GCSE English examinations. All of my lessons are tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy. The lesson has been designed to help learners gain a good understanding of the language, structure and form of the poem as well as the contextual factors that affect our interpretation of the text. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and class discussion as well as a comparison to the poem, A Poison Tree by William Blake (see bundle for a full lesson on Blake’s work) and how to structure a comparison. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources which are updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at questions three, four and five for paper one, explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson helps learners to gain a strong understanding of both language and structure and how to apply these to exam responses. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and includes model responses. The lesson also helps learners to structure their response for the creative writing question. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either face-to-face or online. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking focusing largely on chapter seven of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The lesson works well for revision as it tests learner’s ability to recall the key chapters within the novella and they key events. The lesson moves on to look at the theme of good and evil and how this is conveyed in key sections of the text. The lesson works well both face-to-face as well as online and have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem The Prelude by William Wordsworth. The lesson looks at the contextual information regarding the poem and helps learners to draw links between this and the other poems in the anthology. The lesson looks at the whole poem and helps learners to understand key feature of language, structure and form. The lesson also has a model example and opportunities for AFL. This lesson may be taught both online and face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, “No Problem” by Benjamin Zephaniah. The lesson looks at some contextual factors surrounding the poem and helps learners understand how language, structure and form has been used to convey the conflict within the poem. The lesson includes a model response and helps learners to start making comparisons with the other poems in the anthology. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and has been designed to be taught either online or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, “War Photographer” by Carole Satyamurti. The poem looks in-depth at the role and risks of being a War Photographer and how this could affect our interpretation of the poem. The lesson takes learners through each stanza to help them gain a good understanding to then apply to an exam-style question. In addition, there is a model response to help learners to craft their own response. This seventeen-slide lesson has been designed to be delivered both online and face-to-face. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups; if you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the characters of Joe and Mrs Joe from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at developing learners’ skills for the writing component for the functional skills qualification. The lesson helps learners understand the importance of tone and the impact it has on the audience. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free lessons and guidance on all things English. Write-On-Resources - YouTube

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two for Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to write a speech for the writing assessment. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed to help learners who are studying Functional Skills English Level One or Level Two. The lesson goes through key skills with both reading and writing and includes opportunities for AFL. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.