Enchant, amuse and inspire your children with our first whole-school teaching pack – Poetry for all. The pack features 14 poems and a range of engaging teaching ideas and resources for Reception through to year 6, saving you precious time searching for age-appropriate poems and activities. Including activities for comprehension, drama, creative writing and art and design, this pack is perfect for encouraging your children to respond imaginatively to both modern and classic poems. What’s included? 53 quality teaching resources, alongside 14 carefully selected poems seven PowerPoints complete with illustrated versions of each poem SAT-style comprehensions, when appropriate, including answers links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Statutory requirements (pages 4-10) Reception (pages 11-23) Ye Spotted Snakes by William Shakespeare Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth Year 1 (pages 24-41) Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson Please Do Not Feed the Animals by Robert Hull Year 2 (pages 42-67) The Months by Sara Coleridge Granny Is by Valerie Bloom Year 3 (pages 68-87) Silver by Walter de la Mare Vegan Delight by Benjamin Zephaniah Year 4 (pages 88-112) The Jumblies by Edward Lear Extinct by Mandy Coe Year 5 (pages 113-139) From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson The Door by Miroslav Holub Year 6 (pages 140-164) Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll His Nine Sympathies by Carol Ann Duffy

This six-week teaching pack addresses the 19th century text elements of the English Literature GCSE and provides students with a practical, accessible route-through the text – and plenty of exam practice to boot. Crammed, as always, with engaging activities and resources – including comprehension, language analysis and creative tasks – plus advice for differentiation and sample exam questions, the pack contains all you need to bring Stevenson’s novel to life. What’s included? assessment objective mapping lesson plans and ideas along with 52 tailor-made resources exam-style questions for all exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-9) Route through week 1: Pre-reading and introducing Chapter 1 (pages 10-36) Reactions to Victorian London Book cover predictions Gothic mini saga Ethical issues Introducing Mr Utterson Gothic literature – style and language Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – research topics Story of the door Victorian times Stretch and challenge Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Chapter summary table Route through week 2: Finishing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (pages 37-60) Nightmares Design your own villain Introducing Mr Hyde Speak to the hand Questions on chapters one and two Mr Utterson’s reaction (Chapter 2) Villain cards Reputation, reputation, reputation Practice exam 1 Route through week 3: Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (pages 61-89) Carew colour coding An odd relationship Discussion questions Analysis of ‘Incident of the letter’ (Chapter 5) Bingo! (Chapters 1-3) The detective role? Silence, secrecy and style – developing themes in the novel Structuring analytical paragraphs Evaluating a PEE paragraph PEE Mobile Route through week 4: Chapters 6, 7 and 8 (pages 90-104) Door symbolism Chapter 7 – focused reading Dr Lanyon’s change Questions on chapters 6 and 7 Chapter 8 – true or false The self and society Route through week 5: Chapters 9, 10 and summarising (pages 105-123) Narrative diamond 9 Chapter 9 questions The duality of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Chapter 10 match up Questions that focus on the popularity of the story Evil Practice exam 2 Route through week 6: Revision activities (pages 124-129) The structure of the novel Who said what? Exploring structure The role of Mr Utterson The significance of place in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde RAG rating

World War One inspired the war poets to respond to the horrors and brutalities of war in new ways, writing some of the most vivid, profound and powerful poetry in English Literature. Help your year 7, 8 and 9 students to appreciate their sacrifices with this thoughtful and engaging scheme of learning. This student-facing pack includes 8 lessons with a range of classroom resources and activities to develop students’ understanding and appreciation of poetic form, structure and style, while building their core reading, writing, comprehension, vocabulary and oracy skills. What’s included? Each lesson includes starter activities, followed by 5-6 main activities, and an extension or homework task, with answers for self- or peer marking in class. There are 8 PowerPoint presentations to help you to deliver each lesson, and a summative assessment with an accompanying PowerPoint to review and check students’ progress and learning. Activities in this scheme of learning include: scaffolded writing tasks to develop students’ analytical writing skills comparative tasks looking at two poems and approaches to tackling unseen poems comprehension questions to check students’ understanding discussion tasks, reading aloud and performance ideas to build oral skills and reading confidence word decoding tasks, glossaries and word banks to build students’ vocabulary formative assessment tasks and low-stakes quizzes. There are also carefully scaffolded and differentiated poetry analysis tasks to help students understand how to use World War I poetry quotes in their written work. The pack aims to bring the context of the poems to life, with a range of historic texts including propaganda posters, soldiers’ diaries and letters sent home, as well as facts about the Great War. There are 13 famous World War I poems to explore, including ‘The Troop Ship’ by Isaac Rosenberg, ‘Futility’ and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen, ‘First Time In’ by Ivor Gurney, John McCrae’s ‘In Flanders Fields’, ‘Owl’ by Edward Thomas and ‘Recruiting’ by E.A Mackintosh, as well as poems by Henry Smalley Sarson. Women’s poetry from World War I is also recognised, including ‘The Gift of India’ by Sarojini Naidu, ‘Who’s for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope, May Wedderburn Cannan’s ‘August 1914’ and Sara Teasdale’s ‘Spring in War-Time’. Taking a thematic approach to war poetry throughout the lessons, students will consider the start of the war, propaganda, recruitment and the call-up, before exploring life at the front, the horror of war in the trenches and the camaraderie between soldiers who served on the frontlines. There is also a focus on women’s lives on the home front and a lesson on the significant contribution of British Empire soldiers, looking at Caribbean, Indian and black British recruits. This 78-page teaching pack includes everything you need to explore the context, power and impact of World War I poetry with KS3 English Literature students.

Take a step by step approach to building your students’ confidence in understanding and analysing unseen poems. ‘The way to understand poems, whether unseen or not, is to get under their skin – and that requires active strategies, which this teaching pack and resources provide.’ Trevor Millum, writer and poet This time-saving teaching pack includes seven pairs of carefully-selected poems for comparison alongside a resource workbook, providing you and your students with all you need to prepare for the unseen poetry element of the GCSE exam. What’s included? 7 pairs of poems a resource workbook for students to complete detailed teaching notes for each poem a mix of older and contemporary poems exam-style questions for all exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction Top tips for approaching an unseen poem Unit 1 ‘At the Draper’s’ by Thomas Hardy ‘Remember’ by Christina Rossetti Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 2 ‘Late Love’ by Jackie Kay ‘Love and Friendship’ by Emily Brontë Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 3 ‘Finding the Keys’ by Robin Robertson ‘October’ by Robert Frost Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 4 ‘Calling Card’ by Tracey Herd ‘For Meg’ by Fleur Adcock Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 5 ‘A London Thoroughfare. 2am.’ by Amy Lowell ‘Frost Fair’ by Rowyda Amin Comparison resource Exam questions Unit 6 ‘Long Life’ by Elaine Feinstein ‘Fish oil, exercise and no wild parties’ by Beatrice Garland Comparison resource Exam questions

Bring this popular and thought-provoking play to life with our comprehensive six-week teaching pack for GCSE. ‘An Inspector Calls is such a popular play at GCSE that I wanted to bring together a mix of teaching approaches and ideas to appeal to a wide range of teaching styles. I had used many of these successfully in my classes, building in activities such as freeze frames and peg puppets, as well as feeding in some of the latest pedagogical trends, like the learning grids. There’s plenty of choice of engaging and active teaching and a close text focus throughout, leaving students with a lasting enjoyment of the play.’ Helen Stacey, writer Choose from socratic discussions, venn diagrams, game templates, visual learning grids and sequencing activities – tasks to engage even the most reluctant readers! What’s included? lesson plans and ideas along with tailor-made resources practical, student-facing activities. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 1-2) Route through – week one (pages 2-3) de Bono’s detective skills Word wall Play production template Pre-teaching (intro) Quiz on BBC’s Text in Context series Tension graph Historical context Jigsaw pieces Route through – week two (pages 4-5) Role on the wall Analysing stage directions Pyramid Tricky situations Act One: Who said …? Act One learning grid Point, evidence, explanation technique Route through – week three (pages 6-7) Wordplay in Act Two Gerald’s affair Chat show: who is to blame? Describing character Write Eva Smith’s diary Bullseye Whose bag is it? Route through – week four (pages 8-9) Theme definitions An Inspector called Speaking and listening: The committee meeting Socialism and capitalism Links in a chain Route through – week five (pages 10-11) Pictures strip exercise Bingo! Socratic discussion Moral message team game Politics and persuasion in the final speech Snakes and ladders Treasure hunt Route through – week six (pages 12-13) Engdoku Taboo revision game Tension graph Word analysis quadrant Revision game Mind palace revision Decorate a chair! Revision calendar

Make sure your students are well prepared for AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing. ‘This student-facing pack is designed to be both accessible and challenging. With top tips, AO breakdowns, detailed activities, exam-style questions and suggested answers, it forms a comprehensive student pack which is ideal for developing skills, pushing students, and providing structured, useful revision. It covers a range of stimulating texts and will help to build students’ confidence when dealing with unseen texts and prepare them for the rigour of the GCSE exam.’ Lyndsey Chand, writer Our exam skills pack is divided into sections for reading and writing and features four fiction extracts for analysis along with exam questions for each extract. The pack focuses on key skills and assessment objectives and includes pre-reading activities, matching activities, true/false activities, planning grids, vocabulary tasks, sequencing tasks, creative extension tasks, correction activities and more. Perfect for revision and preparation for the exam. Featured texts: Jamrach’s Menagerie – Carol Birch ‘The Singing Lesson’ – Katherine Mansfield The Lodger – Marie Belloc Lowndes The Hampdenshire Wonder – J.D. Beresford What’s included? four fiction text extracts reading and writing sections exam practice questions. What’s inside? Teacher introduction (pages 3-4) Section A: Reading (pages 5-6) Practise the exam skills: AO1 (first bullet point) (pages 7-25) Source 1: Jamrach’s Menagerie by Carol Birch Practise the exam skills: AO2 (language) (pages 25-53) Source 2: ‘The Singing Lesson’ by Katherine Mansfield Practise the exam skills: AO2 (structure) (pages 54-78) Source 3: The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes Practise the exam skills: AO4 (pages 79-102) Source 4: The Hampdenshire Wonder by J.D. Beresford Section B: Writing (pages 103-104) Practise the exam skills: AO5 (pages 105-120) Practise the exam skills: AO6 (pages 121-142)

Engage your students in this classic text and develop their critical reading skills with our teaching pack, A Christmas Carol. The pack takes your students through the five staves of the text, providing social and historical context, discussion points, structured lesson ideas and supporting resources. Tasks include close-text analysis, comprehension, drama and exam-style questions – perfect for preparing your students for their GCSE. What’s included? twenty-five lessons exam style questions for the relevant exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (pages 4-6) AQA GCSE English Literature Edexcel GCSE English Literature WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature Stave One (pages 7-46) Lesson one – Understanding Dickens and Victorian London Lesson two – The writer’s craft Lesson three – Scrooge as an outsider Lesson four – Contrasting characters and family feuds Lesson five – Introducing the supernatural Stave Two (pages 47-69) Lesson one – Creating atmosphere Lesson two – Ghostly visions Lesson three – Memories and regrets Lesson four – Mirth and merriment Lesson five – Victorian family ideals Stave Three (pages 70-95) Lesson one – A sumptuous celebration Lesson two – Larger than life Lesson three – Community: the Christmas spirit Lesson four – Family affairs Stave Four (pages 96-123) Lesson one – Gothic and ghostly Lesson two – Life in the slums Lesson three – Reactions to Scrooge’s Death Lesson four – Intense emotions Stave Five (pages 117-144) Lesson one – A second chance Lesson two – Changing relationships Lesson three – Themes and characters: revision summaries Lesson four – Exam skills and final practice

Recent research shows that one in seven children will begin secondary school as a struggling reader (Martell, 2018). This downloadable teaching pack aims to support upper KS2 children to practise and consolidate their reading skills in preparation for SATs and the transition to KS3. Based on practical, evidence-based reading comprehension strategies, Raising reading skills will develop children’s reading fluency, building their confidence in - and enjoyment of - reading. The Raising reading skills teacher handbook - for experienced teachers, non-subject specialists and TAs - will take you through the 12-week programme step-by-step, with detailed lesson plans and practical CPD guidance on how and why these reading comprehension strategies work. The Raising reading skills workbook provides children with everything they need, including a range of engaging texts, classroom activities and worksheets. Lessons are devised for 1:1, small group and whole group booster sessions or as a complementary resource for English lessons. (Please note that Raising reading skills is based upon the KS3 English intervention pack, Fix it reading, and contains some of the same content.) What’s included? The teacher’s handbook includes 12 detailed lesson plans, starter and plenary ideas, homework tasks and evidence-based teaching notes and CPD guidance. The accompanying workbook includes carefully selected texts to engage developing readers, as well as worksheets and activities. Includes fiction and non-fiction texts on a range of engaging themes, with extracts from accessible young adult novels like Home Ground and I, Coriander as well as graphic novels, news articles, websites, and fact sheets. What’s inside? Teacher’s Handbook An introduction to Raising reading skill (page 3) About the author and how to use the teacher handbook (page 4) Understanding a child’s reading level (page 5) What difficulties do struggling readers face at secondary school? (page 6) The learning experience for developing readers: advice for teachers (page 6) What does a confident reader look like? (page 7) Selecting appropriate texts to read (pages 7-8) Section 1: Practical reading comprehension strategies (pages 9-41) Section 2: Group reading strategies (pages 42-52) Teacher observations: Reading confidence and progress (page 53) Parental tips for supporting reading (page 55) Student Handbook Introduction (page 3) Reading survey (pages 3-5) Reading strategies (page 6) Skimming and scanning (pages 7-11) Predictions and questions (pages 12-16) Questions and signposts (pages 17-24) Inference (pages 25-29) Inference (pages 30-33) Summarising and note-taking (pages 34-38) Summarising and note-taking (pages 39-43) Word detectives (part 1) (pages 44-48) Word detectives (part 2) (Pages 49-53) Reciprocal reading (part 1) (pages 54-57) Reciprocal reading (part 2) (pages 58-63) Reciprocal reading (part 3) (pages 64-66)

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: Definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations Student-friendly teaching resources Extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Addressing the most challenging grammar topics introduced at KS2 and revisited at KS3, this pack is essential for teaching and consolidating grammar in years 5-8. The comprehensive teaching notes provide a valuable curriculum support for teachers, while the wide range of resources and activities ensures that students have high-quality opportunities to apply and extend their learning – including in cross-curricular contexts. Each topic also includes KS2 SAT style questions in preparation for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 1) at the end of year 6. What’s included? The grammar topics are organised into three sections (teach, practise, apply), and each topic includes the following: definitions and explanations for teachers PowerPoint presentations student-friendly teaching resources extended writing opportunities. The pack is organised in the following topics: Relative clauses Modal verbs and adverbs Adverbials Perfect forms of verbs Parenthesis Commas Passive verbs Subjunctive verb forms Colons and semi-colons What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-6) Relative clauses (pages 7-33) Resource - people, places and things Resource - improve by adding a relative clause Resource - possessive relative clauses Resource - relative clauses of time and place (when and where) Resource - the unusual suspects Modal verbs and adverbs (pages 34-50) Resource - strengthening and weakening Resource - school rules Resource - be the detective Adverbial phrases (pages 51-71) Resource - identify adverbials Resource - painting a picture Resource - narrative Perfect forms (pages 72-95) Resource - find the perfect verb form Resource - perfect verb forms in texts Resource - time-travelling verbs Resource - perfect verb form timeline Resource - job application Resource - my day Resource - perfect form dice Resource - ‘of’ or ‘have’ Parenthesis (pages 96-115) Resource - using brackets to indicate parenthesis Resource - using commas to indicate parenthesis Resource - extending simple sentences using parenthesis Resource - nicknames as parenthesis Commas (pages 116-140) Resource - the Oxford comma Resource - add the comma Resource - combining sentences Resource - ambiguous meaning Passive verbs (pages 141-165) Resource - rainbow writing Resource - conversion Resource - food chains Resource - snakes and ladders Resource - don’t blame me! Subjunctive verb forms (pages 166-185) Resource - identify the infinitive Resource - subjunctive poem Resource - subjunctive sentences Resource - subjunctive speeches Colons and semi-colons (pages 186-199) Resource - spot the colons and semi-colons Resource - combining clauses Resource - using colons and semi-colons Resource - semi-colon poetry

Designed to support struggling readers aged 11-14 whose reading attainment has fallen behind their expected level, Fix it reading is a KS3 literacy intervention programme based on practical, evidence-based reading comprehension strategies. Fix it reading supports struggling readers, by building their confidence and enjoyment in reading. The Fix it reading teacher handbook, for experienced English teachers, non-subject specialists, literacy coordinators and TAs, will take you step-by-step through the 12-week programme, with detailed lesson plans and practical CPD guidance on how and why these reading comprehension strategies work for literacy intervention. The Fix it reading student workbook provides everything students need to catch up, including engaging texts to read, classroom activities and worksheets. It’s been designed to support Pupil Premium students, as well as students whose progress in reading has been negatively affected by Covid-19 school closures. It also supports learners whose reading age doesn’t correspond to their chronological age, and younger learners who have transitioned from primary school but are not at the expected level for their reading. The lessons are devised for 1:1, small group and whole group intervention sessions or as a complementary resource in English classes. Key features of this reading intervention programme: The 60-page teacher’s handbook includes 12 detailed lesson plans, starter and plenary ideas, homework tasks and evidence-based teaching notes and CPD guidance. The accompanying 69-page student workbook builds learners’ reading and literacy skills and includes carefully selected texts to engage struggling readers. It also includes worksheets and activities to develop their independent reading skills and reading fluency, and word reading and decoding strategies to develop their vocabulary skills. Includes fiction and non-fiction texts on a range of engaging themes, with extracts from accessible young adult novels chosen to appeal to key stage 3 learners like City of Ghosts, Home Ground, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. It also includes graphic novels, news articles, websites, and fact sheets to anticipate some of the text forms and genres of writing English students will encounter at GCSE. Complements our popular KS3 writing intervention programme, Fix it writing, which develops students’ writing skills and provides targeted learning support for students.

Structured intervention support to improve students’ writing Fix it writing has been designed to support English teachers, non-specialist teachers and teaching assistants in identifying and ‘fixing’ problems in students’ writing. It’s ideal for targeted support and intervention sessions at KS2 and KS3. The photocopiable, downloadable teacher handbook provides a structured sequence of 26 teaching sessions and resources, with detailed guidance on how to deliver these sessions to develop students’ core skills. It includes chapters on: writing and punctuating sentences; planning, organising and linking ideas and paragraphs and choosing effective words. The photocopiable student workbook includes all the classroom activities and resources to accompany the teacher handbook, enabling students to improve and build on their core writing skills. You may also be interested in Fix it reading, Teachit’s reading intervention programme for KS3 students. What’s inside the teacher handbook? Introduction (pages 4-25) Progression in writing: a framework Summary of the Fix it writing skill focuses Making sense of students’ writing Setting targets and planning sessions Fix it session structure Getting the most out of Fix it Chapter 1: Writing and punctuating sentences (pages 26-36) Session 1: Capital letters and full stops Session 2: Ending sentences Ways to improve Chapter 2: Using conjunctions (pages 37-49) Session 1: Varying conjunctions Session 2: To suit purpose Ways to improve Chapter 3: Using commas (pages 50-66) Session 1: Lists and clarity Session 2: Clarity and effect Ways to improve Chapter 4: Varying sentences (pages 67-82) Session 1: Sentence starts and word order Session 2: Varying for effect Ways to improve Chapter 5: Expanding sentences (pages 83-97) Session 1: Adding detail Session 2: Relative clauses Ways to improve Chapter 6: Using verbs (pages 98-108) Session 1: Identifying verbs Session 2: The past Ways to improve Chapter 7: Generating and sorting ideas (pages 109-120) Session 1: Non-fiction Session 2: Fiction Ways to improve Chapter 8: Sequencing and organising texts (pages 121-132) Session 1: Non-fiction Session 2: Fiction Ways to improve Chapter 9: Organising paragraphs (pages 133-144) Session 1: Topic sentences Session 2: Writing paragraphs Ways to improve Chapter 10: Cohesive devices (pages 145-157) Session 1: To suit purpose Session 2: Comparing and contrasting Ways to improve Chapter 11: Linking paragraphs (pages 158-171) Session 1: Adverbs and determiners Session 2: Making comparisons Ways to improve Chapter 12: Writing formally (pages 172-180) Session 1: Choosing the right words Session 2: Choosing the right tone Ways to improve Chapter 13: Choosing effective words (pages 181-190) Session 1: Setting and atmosphere Session 2: Creating atmosphere/characters Ways to improve