This is a fully differentiated lesson for Functional Skill level one and two. The lesson has been designed to help stretch and challenge learners and has worked well with students that are looking to progress onto GCSE English. The lesson recaps the DAFOREST techniques and introduces some sophisticated persuasive devices. The lesson has both reading and writing elements and can be taught over two hours if needed. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop which is updated with more lessons and resources on a weekly basis.

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the theme of TV and Media. The lesson helps students to plan and write an appropriate review which is aimed towards the level one and level two functional skills qualification. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop where there are more lessons and resources available.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for Functional Skills English. I have successfully taught this lesson to learners ranging from E1-level two and enabled learners to improve their reading and writing skills. The lesson looks at the conflict between cyclists and motorist and the issues people are facing. This is an engaging lesson that will help improve and assess learners reading and writing ability. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more resources and bundles updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated fifteen-slide lesson for learners studying all levels of the English Functional Skills qualifications. The lesson uses the theme of football and the highs and lows of the sport as a way to engage learners and to help them grasp the key skills needed for the qualification. The lesson has opportunities for both a reading and writing mock. There are also example responses to help learners to produce their own piece of written work. 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 on a weekly basis. The lesson also features a link to further support and guidance on both Functional Skills and GCSE English which appear as a link on the final slide. This may be beneficial for any learners who are taking part in remote learning.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at key extracts of A Christmas Carol which helps learners to consolidate their understanding of the text and develop their ability at responding to exam-style questions. This lesson works well for both online and face-to-face learning 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 designed for learners studying any level of Functional Skills or ESOL English. The lesson uses the topic of vaping to help learners understand how to construct a leaflet and also practise key reading and writing skills. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson building skills for both AQA and Edexcel GCSE examinations. This resource can be used as a full lesson and also works well for individual work. Each task is scaffolded with activities to guide students though evaluating the writers methods and the significants of punctuation for effect. All of my booklets are tried and tested and also come as part of a GCSE bundle.

This is a fully differentiated guide to building skills for the paper one GCSE exam. All of my resources have been tried and tested, and work well as a full lesson or one-to-one support. This resource is also part of a bundle and has helped my students to prepare for their exams. The resource includes a link to the text.

A lesson that looks at how tension is created in Stave two of A Christmas Carol.

A lesson looking at the character of Gerald in the play, An Inspector Calls.

This is a fully differentiated booklet looking some of the key aspects of A Christmas Carol. The booklet explores several important themes of the story and also includes a creative writing task that guides students to producing their own piece of writing. All of my resources are tried and tested and have helped me with whole classes and also to provide tuition and individual support.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for both level one and level two learners of functional skills English. The lesson looks at the idea of stereotypes and how they are perceived within our society. The lesson has a strong emphasis on developing reading and writing skills and also comes with an example mini-mock complete with the correct answers. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson than please check out my shop for more lessons and resources that are added each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at some of the key characters and quotations from An Inspector Calls. The lesson focuses on building learner’s overall comprehension of the play and getting used to responding to exam-style questions. Additionally, the lesson looks at the seven deadly sins and how these may be seen within the main characters of the play. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and works well 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 character of Eva Smith and how she is described by other characters within the play. The lesson also looks at the theme of responsibility and how this is presented in the play. The lesson has may opportunities for AFL and also has an exam-style question. This lesson can be taught both online and face-to-face and requires no additional resources or printing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested, 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 character of Bob Cratchit from a Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners to understand the key themes within the novella. The lesson also explores the importance of the key characters and helps learners to attempt an exam-style question. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of punishment in the novella, A Christmas Carol. The lesson looks at a key extract within the text and helps learners analyse if effectively to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also comes with a sample student response. This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of fear within the novella of A Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach an exam-style question and also includes a student response. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying any level of Functional Skills or ESOL English. The lesson looks at how to develop a response for a practise writing exam and things to look out for when writing a response. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our bundle for more lessons and resources.

This is a free resource to help learners check and track their understanding of key terms within Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The resource also includes the answers to help learners build on their knowledge. If you found this helpful, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

The lesson explores the purpose of travel writing and the conventions that are expected in this type of writing. There are tasks to get students to start thinking about the AFOREST techniques and how to identify them within a text.