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These quality and successful resources use texts to model spelling, sentence construction and text construction. The methods used in the units have proved highly effective in supporting students to achieve success. The dyslexia resources utilise the HF Visual Spelling Strategy © to support dyslexic students. These students often struggle because the same methods to read and spell are used with mainstream students. The units provide some much need strategies to help dyslexic students!

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These quality and successful resources use texts to model spelling, sentence construction and text construction. The methods used in the units have proved highly effective in supporting students to achieve success. The dyslexia resources utilise the HF Visual Spelling Strategy © to support dyslexic students. These students often struggle because the same methods to read and spell are used with mainstream students. The units provide some much need strategies to help dyslexic students!
Juliet and The Friar: Dyslexia Friendly - GCSE, English Literature, Romeo and Juliet
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Juliet and The Friar: Dyslexia Friendly - GCSE, English Literature, Romeo and Juliet

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This GCSE, English Literature resource focuses on the relationship between The Friar and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. It is presented in a dyslexia friendly way so that students with additional needs can access the complex language used in a model essay. The essay booklet is displayed in an easy to read format by using a small amount of text on each word and including a visual. It contains an introduction, three sections from different Acts and Scenes and a Conclusion. The language used in the essay meets the requirements for a successful, GCSE, English Literature essay. The Vocabulary Booklet includes twenty keywords taken from the model essay. There is a visual tracking exercise to familiarise the student with each word. This is followed by two colour-code activities. Students have to use different colours to write each syllable to aid visual memory. Finally, there is a list of questions to aid understanding of each word. The resource uses effective and innovative techniques to support able students with dyslexia or other additional needs.
Personal Narrative: Model Responses - GCSE, English Language
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Personal Narrative: Model Responses - GCSE, English Language

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This unit focuses on the skills needed to write a personal narrative for GCSE, English Language. This is a key component for exam boards such as WJEC/Eduqas and Edexcel. A task is provided along with two model answers. For the first task, students can study the model answers and familiarise themselves with the features of a Personal Narrative. A similar question is then included about a typical Saturday. It is suggested that students respond to this question independently and then compare their response to the model answer provided. An additional booklet is provided is designed to assist students in using the comma accurately in their GCSE, English Language exam. Punctuation is an important aspect of the writing, assessment criteria and it is crucial students write with accuracy. The examples given are taken from a personal narrative about a typical day. Picture prompts are included for students to practice using the comma in a variety of sentence types.
Structural Devices: Paper 1, Question 3 (AQA)
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Structural Devices: Paper 1, Question 3 (AQA)

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This unit focuses on the structure question in Paper One of the AQA, GCSE, English Language exam. A text from Franz Kafka’s ‘The Castle’ is provided, followed by a model answer to answer the question, “How is the text structured to interest the reader?” The model answer can be used to show students the successful features of a well written Question 3 response. A series of question prompts is included before reading another extract. These questions help students focus on the skills required to comment on structural techniques such as including inner monologue to slow the pace of the text, thus increasing tension. A further extract is provided for students to write a reading response about structural techniques. A list of suggested techniques to identify is provided to mark the student’s response. An information sheet about structural devices is also included in the pack.
Practice Exam Paper and Guidance (Crime): GCSE English (Eduqas) - Component Two
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Practice Exam Paper and Guidance (Crime): GCSE English (Eduqas) - Component Two

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This GCSE, English Language (Eduqas) resource contains a Component Two Practice Paper and detailed guidance/model paragraphs. The reading section contains two non-fiction extracts about crime in the inner cities. One is set in inner city Birmingham and the other Victorian London. The exam questions are similar to those found in the Eduqas exam paper. Analytical tables are provided to support students in including the relevant points to meet the assessment criteria. For the extended questions, model reading response paragraphs are provided. Answers to the factual recall questions are also included. The writing section contains two typical questions on the topic of bullying and peer pressure. Model introductions and the first paragraph are included. This will help students identify the successful features of a response. The unit provides an effective framework to teach the skills required to succeed in Component Two.
Practice Paper and Detailed Guidance: AQA, Paper One, English Language (GCSE)
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Practice Paper and Detailed Guidance: AQA, Paper One, English Language (GCSE)

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This GCSE (AQA), English Language, Paper One Unit contains a practice paper for reading and practice questions for writing. The practice paper booklet contains an extract from a short story called ‘Bliss’ by Katherine Mansfield. It provides tables and example paragraphs to help record the information needed to answer each of the questions. The tables scaffold the different elements of a successful reading response paragraph. The writing unit contains a writing questions about a memorable journey. It contains an illustrated model answer. Students can use this to identify the successful features of a short story. A picture prompt is also provided with a sensory plan. This unit provides an invaluable framework to help students succeed in this paper!
Component One: Practice Paper and Detailed Guidance - GCSE, English Language (Eduqas)
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Component One: Practice Paper and Detailed Guidance - GCSE, English Language (Eduqas)

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This GCSE (Eduqas), English Language, Component One unit contains a practice paper for reading and a practice question for writing. The practice paper booklet contains an extract from a short story called ‘Bliss’ by Katherine Mansfield. It provides tables and example paragraphs to help record the information needed to answer each of the questions. The tables scaffold the different elements of a successful reading response paragraph. The writing unit contains a writing point about a memorable journey. It contains an illustrated model answer. Students can use this to identify the successful features of a short story. This unit provides an invaluable framework to help students succeed in this paper!
Macbeth Essay - Easy to Read Version: Dyslexic Support and Guidance
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Macbeth Essay - Easy to Read Version: Dyslexic Support and Guidance

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Aimed at GCSE, English Literature students with reading difficulties, this Macbeth essay resource is presented in a visually appealing way and is accompanied by keyword activities to help reading fluency and spelling. The essay is about how Macbeth is portrayed in different moments of the play. Each sentence is displayed on a different page and is accompanied by an interesting image. By structuring the text in this way, students feel less overwhelmed by the information given. Key words from the essay are listed and divided into syllables to aid pronunciation. Students copy each syllable in a different colour to improve memory. There is also a section in which students can colour in the words to reinforce their learning. Finally, an assessment sheet is provided to see if students have learnt the key words. The resource is effective in helping students with additional needs including dyslexia understand how to structure and write a GCSE, English Literature essay.
Dyslexia Friendly Story and Activities: Young Learners
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Dyslexia Friendly Story and Activities: Young Learners

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This innovative and engaging resource supports students with moderate to severe dyslexia. It uses visual methods to learn how to read and spell key words. The unit is based around a story ‘A Day at the Beach’. The spelling booklet introduces keywords related to the beach such as seagull, sailing and boat. Students memorise the colours in which the words are written, handwrite the words by tracing them, colouring in the word and then finding the word four times in a word search grid. All of these activities strengthen memory. Each word is accompanied by an image which can be coloured. The story booklet is visually appealing. It contains one sentence per page accompanied by an image. Students practice reading the keywords they have learnt in context. Finally, the descriptive writing booklet encourages students to use the words in sentences. There is also a storyboard activity which students respond to so they can write a story. The unit provides a unique and effective way to support learners with dyslexia or other additional needs.
Practice Paper and Support: GCSE (Eduqas), English Language, C2
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Practice Paper and Support: GCSE (Eduqas), English Language, C2

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This GCSE, English Language (Eduqas) resource is aimed to support students to improve attainment in the C2 section. It contains a reading practice paper with two extracts/questions, a writing section and a Cause and Effect activity. The reading booklet contains practice reading extracts on the theme of discrimination. The first article is a modern autobiography about the experiences of a student in a wheelchair. The second is a Victorian autobiography about John Merrick who had a severe disfigurement. This is followed by practice questions based on the Eduqas examination. With each question a table to help analyse phrases from the text is included, along with a model paragraph for each section. The Writing Booklet includes two relevant questions, model paragraphs and a planning grid. The model paragraph is designed to show how to develop ideas by using relevant grammatical structures and language devices. Finally, a creative Cause and Effect mini-story activity helps students practice using cause and effect sentences. This unit is effective in helping students improve their read and writing performance on the Component Two paper!
A Christmas Carol: 50 Words for Dyslexics
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A Christmas Carol: 50 Words for Dyslexics

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Aimed at dyslexics students and learners with additional needs, this A Christmas Carol, GCSE, English Literature resource contains 50 keywords to read and spell. An assessment resource is also provided. The spelling programme contains lists of keywords divided into categories such as themes, characters and adjectives. Students are required to copy the words using different colours for vowels or syllables. An assessment is also provided to check reading and spelling fluency. Additional storyboards are included to practice using the words. This resource is useful in supporting students with additional needs write about the novella.
Paper One, Practice Paper and Model Answers: GCSE (AQA), English Language
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Paper One, Practice Paper and Model Answers: GCSE (AQA), English Language

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This GCSE, English Language (AQA), Paper One resource contains a practice reading and writing paper. Model answers are included to help students how to structure their ideas in responding to creative texts. The first booklet contains a text taken from an Agatha Christie story, ‘The Brown Suit’. It is based around the protagonist, Anna Beddingfeld, who desires to escape the mundane life of upper class society. A question paper based on AQA, Paper One is provided, followed by model answers. The second booklet contains a picture and story prompt. A model answer is provided for the descriptive piece. It uses a variety of sentence openers and literary techniques. This resource is useful for revision or to use as a classroom resource to teach Paper One.
Macbeth: 50 Words for Dyslexics - GCSE, English Literature
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Macbeth: 50 Words for Dyslexics - GCSE, English Literature

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Using visual techniques, key words are presented for students to learn. These words are related to themes needed to succeed in writing about Macbeth in the GCSE, English Literature Exam. It is an ideal resource for dyslexics or other students with additional needs. The key words are structured using themes such as Key Characters and Roles, Power and Evil and The Supernatural. Students are required to use colours to write each syllable or vowel. This will help memorise the vocabulary. An assessment is also provided with a Gap Fill and a Missing Letter Puzzle section. To help understand the meaning of each word, a storyboard activity booklet is included. This is full of striking, visual storyboards. Students are required to use the vocabulary to write sentences based on the pictures. This is an effective and interesting resource to support dyslexic learners!
Setting in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: A GCSE, Essay Guide
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Setting in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: A GCSE, Essay Guide

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Using model paragraphs, analysis tables and visuals, this GCSE, English Literature unit on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde supports students in writing successful, literary paragraphs about the novel. The first booklet provides extracts from different chapters in the novel which contain descriptions of Victorian London. These are illustrated with visuals which can help students understand the text. The Setting Booklet provides tables to analyse quotations in terms of meaning, themes, writer purpose and reader response. Answers are provided. A model paragraph based on the grid is provided. Students are required to write their own response about how Stevenson uses setting to highlight the themes of the novel. A final booklet outlines a list of literary verbs that can be used in an essay. Students use picture prompts about Victorian London to practice using these.
Romeo and Juliet - Gender Roles: GCSE, English Literature
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Romeo and Juliet - Gender Roles: GCSE, English Literature

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This GCSE, English Literature, Romeo and Juliet resources contains an extended excerpt from Act 3, Scene 5, key quotations from the wider play, model paragraphs and analytical tables. It is aimed to help students deepen their responses in writing essays about the role of women in the play. For example, the table contains headings such as ‘playwright purpose’, ‘audience reaction’ and ‘comparison’, An answer grid is provided. The excerpt contains visuals of the main characters to reinforce an understanding of the events of the scene. A final resource is provided in which students explore the word ‘patriarchy’ and ‘patriarchal’ by writing sentences based on picture prompts. The unit provides a comprehensive overview of gender roles in the play and in the wider Elizabethan society.
Literary Terms for GCSE, English Language Students: Dictionary and Workbook
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Literary Terms for GCSE, English Language Students: Dictionary and Workbook

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Support GCSE, English LAnguage students in their understanding of literary techniques with this two-booklet set, designed specifically for GCSE, English Language teachers. These resources are perfect for SEN, ESL, and mainstream students, providing accessible explanations, engaging activities, and essential revision materials. Booklet 1: Literary Terms Workbook A practical workbook packed with interactive exercises on literary devices such as similes, metaphors, tone, repetition, and more. Each section includes: Clear definitions with examples Scaffolded activities to reinforce understanding Creative writing tasks to apply literary techniques Comparison exercises to develop analytical skills This is an excellent classroom tool for building confidence in recognizing and using literary techniques in both reading and writing tasks. Booklet 2: Literary & Structural Terms Dictionary for Students A simplified revision dictionary designed to help students master key subject-specific terms for the GCSE, English Language Exam. Features: Concise definitions of literary and structural techniques Straightforward explanations suitable for struggling learners A quick reference guide to reinforce exam responses Perfect for exam preparation, independent study, and in-class revision, this dictionary ensures all students can confidently use subject-specific vocabulary in their essays.
PEEL Paragraphs: A GCSE, Non-Fiction Guide
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PEEL Paragraphs: A GCSE, Non-Fiction Guide

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These GCSE, English Language, PEEL writing and reading response resources are designed to improve paragraph structure, helping students create well-supported answers with clarity and confidence. Included: PEEL Writing Booklet - A step-by-step guide to writing cause-and-effect paragraphs through real-world contexts. Students will: Develop structured responses using PEEL Strengthen cause-and-effect reasoning Complete a scaffolded letter-writing task on volunteering Reading PEEL Booklet - Helps students respond to non-fiction texts with a structured approach. Includes: A Victorian autobiographical account with comprehension tasks Model PEEL paragraphs for guidance Writing activities to refine analytical skills Why These Resources? Exam-Focused - Meets the demands of GCSE English Language Paper 2. Scaffolded for Success - Offers model answers, structured guidance, and engaging contexts. Versatile & Easy to Use - Ideal for classroom teaching, intervention sessions, and homework.
Macbeth: Act 5, Scene 1 for SEN Learners
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Macbeth: Act 5, Scene 1 for SEN Learners

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Enhance your GCSE, English Literature students’ understanding of Lady Macbeth’s dramatic downfall with this comprehensive resource pack focused on Act 5, Scene 1 - one of the most psychologically revealing moments in Macbeth. This pack provides a structured and engaging approach to analyzing Shakespeare’s language, themes, and character development. It includes: Full Scene Text - Carefully formatted for easy reading and analysis. Visual Activities - Picture Prompts and Visuals Comprehension Questions - Encourage close reading and critical thinking. Vocabulary & Analysis Activities - Focus on key words, imagery, and literary techniques. Structured Summary Task - supports students in writing clear and analytical responses. Creative Writing Exercises - Diary entries, monologues, and modern adaptations to deepen engagement. Discussion Prompts - Designed to spark debate and higher-level thinking about guilt, power, and psychological breakdown.
EAL/ESL, Newly Arrived:  Learn Basic English
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EAL/ESL, Newly Arrived: Learn Basic English

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Help newly arrived EAL students learn basic English with this extensive bundle. Full of engaging visuals and activities, the pack is designed to teach basic vocabulary and sentence forms needed to communicate in the classroom. It has proved effective in helping EAL students make progress and have more confidence!
ESL/EAL, Newly Arrived Pack: Learning with Exercises, Pictures and Emojis
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ESL/EAL, Newly Arrived Pack: Learning with Exercises, Pictures and Emojis

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ESL Workbook Pack for Newly Arrived Students. This comprehensive ESL workbook bundle is designed to help newly arrived students build a strong foundation in English. Covering essential sentence structures, questions, vocabulary, and interactive activities, this bundle is an invaluable tool for schools to support ESL learners. Each workbook focuses on different aspects of language learning, providing a well-rounded approach to acquiring basic English skills. ESL Workbook: Simple Sentences and Questions This workbook focuses on building basic sentence structures and understanding question forms. Perfect for students who are just beginning to learn English, it covers a variety of sentence patterns and helps students develop confidence in constructing simple statements and questions. ESL Vocabulary Workbook for Newly Arrived Students With a fun and interactive approach, this workbook helps students learn essential vocabulary related to common life situations, including school, home, food, transport, and weather. Using emojis alongside vocabulary words, students can easily associate words with visuals, making the learning process engaging and memorable. ESL Vocabulary: Labeling Pictures Workbook This workbook is a perfect companion to learn new vocabulary. It contains a variety of labeling exercises designed to help students apply their vocabulary in context. The booklets are ideal to help newly arrived students learn basic English!
English Language, Paper One (AQA): Reading Response Scaffolds
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English Language, Paper One (AQA): Reading Response Scaffolds

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This English Language (AQA), Paper One resource pack provides support for students who struggle to write a reading response. It contains reading scaffolds, guiding students through each question. It includes: A Focused Practice Paper & Model Paragraphs: The resources cover all AQA, English Language Paper 1 reading extract and questions, with structured guidance such as writing frames and Analysis Tables. Descriptive Writing Guides & Activities: Engaging exercises for descriptive writing, including how to incorporate sensory detail and build atmosphere, making creative writing lessons impactful and easy to assess. Exam Question Breakdown: Clear, structured guides for each exam question. This includes tips for structuring responses, using literary devices effectively, and strategies for improving writing under timed conditions. Interactive Worksheets: Vocabulary-building and language-analysis activities designed to improve understanding of the language used in extracts, helping students connect meaning and effect. Extended Writing & Exam Strategy: Support materials that encourage critical thinking, ensure clarity of argument, and boost students’ exam techniques through practical exercises and step-by-step guidance. Aligned with AQA Specifications, the resource is designed to meet the exacting standards of AQA, GCSE English Language. It is provides differentiated support to ensure every student can access the content.