An English Scheme of work written for KS3 on the book Buddy by Nigel Hinton. Novels and short stories: Buddy. ‘Buddy is a young boy who comes from a poor home, he is neglected by his parents and is often picked on at school for being poor. He lives at home with his parents. It all starts when Buddy wants some money to go on a school trip, but he knows that he is unlikely to go as he was unable to go on previous school trips because his parents do not have the money. When his mother tells him she does not have any money to give him, Buddy ends up stealing the money from her purse.’

This resource is an ideal way of teaching how the food chain works. The mobile is easy to construct but gives the learner the opportunity to discuss other food chains while they are making this one. As a Welsh Curriculum resource it is part of the Science and Technology strand. What Matters: The world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival. Achievement Outcome: I can describe how living things compete for specific resources and depend on each other for survival.

An A4 worksheet that encourages the learner to label the parts of the microscope, using a word bank. In addition the learners are encouraged to look at the description of the parts of the microscope and match the function to the part. This is ideal for a differentiating as the descriptions can be blanked out leaving the learners to add their own. In addition the word bank can be blanked out encouraging learners to research the parts of the microscope. An answer sheet is included. Ideal for any age group and learner as it offers consolidation of knowledge and revision.

Step by Step to making Coconut Ice sweets for primary aged learners

This resource helps the learner to design an advert. Using images and words for a specific audience the learners are encouraged to think about who they are writing for.

2 pages of resources to support the understanding of energy transfer and wastage. As a concept it is relatively explain but these sheets allow the calculations to be seen as a visual representation and a numerical output. The learners are encourages to complete the missing values and calculate the percentage waste. The formula is printed on the bottom of the page. Each sheet is printed 2 on an A4 to reduce waste.

Basic person flip book for a starting point. Cut up and put together in book format. Then flip the pages to see the person moving.

This resource asks the learners to complete the gap with one of the missing terms. a few, few, a little, little. This resource reinforces when to use the term and also includes an answer sheet.

This resource contains pages of triangles with descriptions, formulas and a page that can be copied or cut and pasted into the learners’ books. Ideal for a wall display or for use on a whiteboard.

This is a page of various strategies that can help boys achieve more. The New Welsh Curriculum expects independent and resilient learners so this may help when planning lessons. Raising standards in boys has always been challenging but experience and research has shown me that it is all about engagement. Every learner needs to be a participant in their own learning and as teachers we need to be facilitators for this. Sitting at the front of the classroom expecting learners to engage does not work with our multi media smart phone learners. These tips will help any teacher engage with their learners.

This resource is multiple pages of dominoes in different languages. It celebrates the learners home languages as well as helping learners experience ‘the same but different’ concept and recognising the similarities of different languages. In the new Welsh curriculum it encourages international languages and also celebrates the languages that connect us. A simple resource, just print and cut the dominoes in the languages that you wish to use.

This resource is an ideal way of teaching how the food chain works. The mobile is easy to construct but gives the learner the opportunity to discuss other food chains while they are making this one. As a Welsh Curriculum resource it is part of the Science and Technology strand. What Matters: The world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival. Achievement Outcome: I can describe how living things compete for specific resources and depend on each other for survival.

10 tips garnered from a range of resources that will help parents to help their child with reading.

A simple easy to use resource to explore flags of the world, listed by country, ready to celebrate the Jubilee, world heritage, geography and exploration. An ideal resource for the new Welsh curriculum too help in identifying places for comparison with Wales. A great resource for both UK and international schools. The resource prints as a booklet but can be used as individual pages for a wall display or teaching resource. Ideal for white boards.

Sheet of takeaway practice using UK money.

A simple to use area worksheet that builds on using squared paper to calculate are. It supports understanding of area by using the multiplication tables to build on prior levels. These worksheets also help in developing finding the area of irregular shapes.

A classroom or whiteboard resource that reinforces Ohms law using the triangle method for equations. 5 pages that can be copied and stuck into the learner’s books or used as a wall display.

Time, distance and velocity triangle posters and a page to stick into the learners’ books

This resource is a great way of finding out which languages are native to the countries of the world. Listed alphabetically by country it gives starting points and information when looking at language development and movement of people through language. This is ideal when teaching newly arrived learners to the UK and can help in working out what languages the new learner might speak. Use it on the white board or as a handout for learners and support staff.

Shows learners what they can and cann’t do to progress but in a friendly way. Good for year 7’s as they know where their learning will need to go. Good for SEND again as it is a visual of what they can do being a very positive experience.