A mega Christmas Quiz, perfect for secondary school classes to end a stressful Autumn term - complete with a film round, music round, bonus music round, Secret Santas and much more. Audio clips from some of the biggest songs of 2020, questions about the year’s biggest news stories, celebrities with Santa beards and hats, still images from films, etc. - enjoy! Merry Christmas!

A complete practice paper (questions 1 to 5 - i.e. reading and writing sections) for the AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 exam, based on an extract from William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’. In addition, there is an accompanying PowerPoint, either to use as a walk-through with your class or as a feedback lesson when students have completed the assessment.

A complete practice paper for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, using two fascinating sources relating to women’s football. In addition, I have created a PowerPoint presentation to be used either as a walk-through lesson with GCSE students or feedback lesson once students have completed the paper. Enjoy!

A complete mock AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 that I have put together using a 2001 article about 9/11 and an extract from Mary Seacole’s autobiography, accompanied by a PowerPoint that can EITHER be used for a feedback lesson after students complete the paper OR as a whole-class walk-through for exam preparation. Hopefully you find this useful!

A complete mock AQA GCSE Language Paper 1 question paper that I have put together using an extract from Khalid Hosseini’s powerful ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’, in addition to an accompanying PowerPoint that walks students through each question: it can either be used as a feedback lesson or as a whole-class walk-through for exam preparation. Hopefully you find it useful!

A detailed and engaging PowerPoint lesson to be used either as feedback for the ‘Mr Fisher’ AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 or to work through with your GCSE students as part of exam preparation. Hopefully you find it useful!

Perfect for studying and revision of Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ as part of the AQA GCSE English Literature course. There is a PowerPoint presentation and booklet for each of the key characters in the play, covering language/structure analysis, Priestley’s message and links to the socio-cultural context of 1912 society. Each booklet contains the key quotations for that character, and students use prompt questions to make notes on each quotation: the PowerPoint presentations guide students on what to write and how to develop ideas in detail.

An extract from Hanif Kureishi’s novel, ‘The Buddha of Suburbia’, and a full AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1-style examination paper, including the writing section (Question 5). In addition, there is a PowerPoint feedback lesson to accompany the assessment materials, as well as a separate PowerPoint to assist students with Question 5 (writing to describe) and a worksheet designed to help answer Question 4 (‘A student has said…’ etc.).