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COVID-19 Coronavius Safety & Info Posters
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COVID-19 Coronavius Safety & Info Posters

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A collection of COVID-19 safety & information signs to displayed in school corridors and classrooms. Clean Your Hands - Entrance Poster Signs for your entrance/reception area to ask students/staff to wash their hands upon entry to school Hygiene Reminder Poster 3-step hygiene poster, reminding students/staff to use tissues, clean their hands regularly, and keep their distance from others Maximum Occupancy Poster For classroom/office doors, if laminated, the maximum number of people allowed inside can be written on using board marker, and can be wiped off as necessary Social Distancing Posters 3 varieties: 2 metre rule, 1 metre rule, and basic distance reminder without specific distance measurement (in case of changing government guidance) Symptom Check Poster To remind students/staff for the 3 most common symptoms of Coronavirus to be on the look-out for Wash Your Hands - Bathroom Poster Step-by-step guide for effective handwashing All posters are written in accessible text suitable for both primary and secondary schools, and in helpful, positive language in order to give guidance without causing unnecessary worry or concern. Posters are A4-sized, and can easily be blown-up to A3. Included in the resource is PNG files, JPG files, and all signs compiled in one PDF document.
AQA Poetry Differentiated - Eden Rock (Love and Relationships Unit)(KS4)
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AQA Poetry Differentiated - Eden Rock (Love and Relationships Unit)(KS4)

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A PowerPoint presentation packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate the poem “Eden Rock" (Charles Causley, 1988) for learners who are struggling with the poem. This FREE resource is a sample from the AQA poetry differentiated bundle. For another FREE resource, check out “When We Two Parted” differentiated The presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images. The presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza. There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc) The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way. It slots in seamlessly with any pre-planned lessons.
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 06, "White"
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 06, "White"

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KS3 Read & Respond 06 - White A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. For a great discount on ten more reciprocal reading lessons, be sure to check out the reciprocal reading bundle. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Continue the story, exploring it from various narrative perspectives to understand how the events took place This lesson focuses on the short story “White” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that narrative perspective has on story, and author intent and reader response.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 - Loneliness
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 - Loneliness

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A vibrant PowerPoint to highlight Mental Health Awareness Week (9 May - 15 May) for use in assemblies or PSHE/classroom work. Includes: Key statistics surrounding loneliness An introduction to loneliness and its causes 4 common myths surrounding loneliness The impact loneliness has on mental health Tips for finding peace in yourself and in others What to do if you’re feeling lonely Helpful links and who to speak to Fully animated with transitions, full colour, 21 slides in total. Part of an assembly series on autism awareness and international women’s day
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension SOW
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension SOW

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KS3 Read & Respond: A 10 lesson, fully planned SOW centered on reading comprehension. In the bundle are 10 carefully planned lessons that aim to push KS3 students’ reading, comprehension and essay/creative writing skills. For 10 more fantastic comprehension lessons, be sure to check out the 2023 reciprocal reading bundle. Each lesson focuses on a unique short story (all selected from the BBC 500 word contest) and includes a host of activities to guide learning, bolstering reading, comprehension and critical thinking/metacognitive skills. Each lesson follows four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Produce either an essay, creative writing piece or other planned response to the short story. This SOW includes a detailed lesson plan for each of the 10 lessons, PPT’s full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as a printable version of each short story to read with the class. This SOW bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives whilst teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses.
AQA Poetry Differentiated - When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (Love and Relationships Unit)(KS4)
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AQA Poetry Differentiated - When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (Love and Relationships Unit)(KS4)

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A PowerPoint presentation packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate the poem “When We Two Parted” (Lord Byron, 1816) for learners who are struggling with the poem. This FREE resource is a sample from the AQA poetry differentiated bundle. For another FREE resource, check out “Eden Rock” differentiated from the 20th century poetry bundle. The presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images. The presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza. There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc) The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way. It slots in seamlessly with any pre-planned lessons.
AQA Poetry Differentiated - 19th Century (Love and Relationships)
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AQA Poetry Differentiated - 19th Century (Love and Relationships)

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A collection of all 6 of AQA’s 19th Century “Love and Relationships” poems, each differentiated for low-ability learners. See also: AQA 20th Century poetry bundle Each PowerPoint presentation is packed full of images, word clusters, vocabulary and poetic techniques, designed to help differentiate AQA’s 19th Century “Love and Relationship” poems. Each presentation breaks the poem down by stanza, illustrating some of the key ideas, moods or themes of each stanza using relatable images. Each presentation then follows with a vocabulary check-list, contextualising some of the more difficult words in each stanza. There are then two slides designed to aid student understanding of the poem. One slide groups similar words into themed banks (ie, emotive words, sad words, happy words etc) whilst the other slide groups words by poetic technique (Pathetic fallacy etc) The presentation can be used as a classroom aid to improve whole-group understanding of the poem and as a prompt to get students thinking about the poem in an analytical way. The PowerPoints will slot in seamlessly in with any pre-planned lessons. Poems included are Love’s Philosophy Neutral Tones Porphyria’s Lover Sonnet 29 The Farmer’s Bride When We Two Parted
Independent Task Planner
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Independent Task Planner

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A simple worksheet designed to help students who have difficulty breaking down or “chunking” their work into manageable pieces. This sheet asks students to outline the task that has been set for them (in their own words) and then provides a three step planning box to allow them to break the activity or work down into smaller chunks, to work through without becoming overwhelmed. Each step has a handy check-box that students can tick-off for a sense of accomplishment and to keep them moving forward. The activity sheet is designed to get students thinking meta-cognitively about the way they approach work. Suitable for students of all abilities, but particularly useful for those with memory or comprehension difficulties.
PEAR Paragraph Planner
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PEAR Paragraph Planner

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Get your students thinking about their writing structure with this simple planning sheet designed to guide them through PEA/PETER/PEAR paragraph construction. This planning sheet gives students with low confidence a colourful space to play with their ideas and plan what they will write during exam-style assessments and revision tasks. Prints at A3 or A4 size, this planning sheet can be used by students to build up two linked response paragraphs before committing to their books. Works well either at KS3 or as a differentiated resource for KS4. The sheet can be printed in colour or in black and white, and written on by students to help plan their PEAR paragraphs. It includes a brief description for “Point, Evidence, Explain, Analyse, Reader” and includes white space below to write within. Can be printed at A3, A4 or A5 and used as a display poster as well.
STEM classroom display bundle
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STEM classroom display bundle

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A set of STEM inspired displays for classrooms and corridors. Instantly turn your classrooom into a STEM friendly environment with these high-quality displays. Set includes STEM square display cards STEM careers board (A3x3, Landscape) STEM futures board (A3x3, Portrait) All resources are high quality PNG files, printable at display size in sharp and clear quality.
Essay Planning Phrase Mat (PEA Sentence stems)
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Essay Planning Phrase Mat (PEA Sentence stems)

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Two sets of essay planning phrase mats, which can be printed for display or for reference. The mats feature various essay writing sentence stems, organised by use. It includes sentence stems for… Introducing Ideas Introducing Examples Analysing Examples Comparing and Contrasting Adding Ideas Summarising an essay Ideal for GCSE students of any ability. Fantastic as a reminder sheet for low ability learners or those with SEN needs.
Discussion Roles - Roleplay cards to structure group talk for oracy
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Discussion Roles - Roleplay cards to structure group talk for oracy

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A set of 6 roleplay cards which can be used to structure class discussion by allocating jobs for those participating. Allows hesitant or shy students to get involved in debate and other group talk by assigning roles. Improve classroom oracy by encouraging structured discussion. 1 - Start it 2 - Build on it 3 - Challenge it 4 - Make it clear 5 - Prove it 6 - Summarise it Included are six A4 posters for display as well as an A4 card that includes each role in one place. The card can be cut into square tokens or badges to hand out to individual students, or printed and handed to groups as a whole.
English Language AO6 Skills Lesson Pack - AQA, GCSE Scheme of Work
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English Language AO6 Skills Lesson Pack - AQA, GCSE Scheme of Work

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Teach your English Language students precisely what the AQA assessment objectives expect of them with these two fully planned and prepared lessons. The lessons can be taught over two to four periods depending on group ability, and they cover the AO6 criteria in a great depth, providing students all the tools necessary to contextualise AQA’s mark scheme and apply it to their own work. The lessons includes multiple GCSE style AO6 questions for students to tackle, with appropriate frameworks to build them gradually up to the task. The lessons include a silent starter for settling, a starter to contextualise the learning objective, and then multiple activities, reflections, exemplars and plenaries to get your students learning. A perfect pair of lessons to quickly instill the necessary skills needed to reach top marks for AO6. Includes differentiated slides packed with images and key vocabulary so that all students can access the work.
International Women's Day 2023 - Assembly Presentation
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International Women's Day 2023 - Assembly Presentation

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A vibrant PowerPoint celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 for use in assemblies or PSHE/classroom work. Includes: An introduction to IWD 2023 10 core values of International Women’s Day New theme for 2023: Embracing Equality Equality vs equity Outline of harmful stereotypes and gender bias Breaking barriers Group discussion opportunities on actions students can take to create a more gender equal world Summary of key take-away points The document has been designed to be eye-catching, engaging and effective in providing students with clear information on gender inequality. Fully animated with transitions. Also included is a PDF version of the presentation.
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 08, "And When Did You Last See Your Father?"
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 08, "And When Did You Last See Your Father?"

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KS3 Read & Respond 08 - And When Did You Last See Your Father? A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an essay style question using quotes from the text to consolidate learning This lesson focuses on the short story “And When Did You Last See Your Father?” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that implicit versus explicit information has on story, and author intent and reader response.
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 09, "Night Terrors in Cairo"
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 09, "Night Terrors in Cairo"

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KS3 Read & Respond 09 - Night Terrors in Cairo A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Think about the impact of descriptive to create character, use descriptive language to describe a person based on an image prompt This lesson focuses on the short story “Night Terrors in Cairo” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that descriptive language has on character, and author intent and reader response.
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 07, "The Dream Asylum"
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 07, "The Dream Asylum"

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KS3 Read & Respond 07 - The Dream Asylum A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an series of true or false questions to test comprehension, then respond to an essay style question This lesson focuses on the short story “The Dream Asylum” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that genre elements have on story, such as the supernatural, suspense, mystery.
KS3 English -  Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 01, "Moving On"
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KS3 English - Reading Comprehension Lesson & Plan - 01, "Moving On"

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KS3 Read & Respond 01 - Moving On A bright, detailed and vividly planned lesson that aims to test KS3 students with their ability to read, comprehend and respond to a stimulating short story. A part of the reciprocal reading scheme of work. Enjoy two FREE examples of the lessons here and here. The lesson has four steps: Starter - Pre-contextualise the material with a fun warmup activity Read - Read through the material as a group with the help of bold images and vocabulary prompts Understand - Summarise the material and reflect upon its impact on the reader Respond - Answer an essay style question using quotes from the text to consolidate learning This lesson focuses on the short story “Moving On” and asks students to evaluate the impact that the story’s twist ending had on the reader, as well as to consider the author’s intent when writing the story. This lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, a PPT full of images, worksheets, questions and examplars, as well as containing a printable version of the short story itself to read with the class. It bakes crucial GCSE skills into the plan, preparing students to meet AO objectives, and teaching them to consider the use of quotations to back responses. This lesson focuses on the impact that structure has on story, and author intent and reader response.