A free guide on what to look for in English GCSE non fiction extracts that turn up in the exams, useful for all exam boards. It can be a handout, lesson guide and/or revision for pupils or teachers. If you download it PLEASE leave a review as courtesy. Thank you.

FREE: Many pupils confuse your and you're; its and it's, who's and whose, where, we're, wear and were; they're, their and there and misuse apostrophes. Suitable for ages 7 and up, this free rough guide as a simple page by page explanation of how to use them, what they mean and some questions to try. Good for pupils and teachers. If you download it PLEASE leave a review as courtesy. Thank you.

This is a pass grade GCSE English model essay covering a topic in the play An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley. It includes point and quotes and follows a basic PEE structure. Great revision tool and useful for those who find the play difficult to follow. If you download it PLEASE leave a review as courtesy. Thank you.

A brief but detailed summary on what skills would be needed to pass the 11+. It is three pages long and covers English, Maths, Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning. Guides that are in-depth and cover ALL the tasks needed for all these skills, including exam papers exclusively produced for TES, will be/are available in the shop. Easy to read, and written in friendly language- for tutors, parents and students alike.

Suitable for any exam board that includes these poems, this is a SPECIAL OFFER guide on analysing the two poems 'I Wanna Be Yours' by John Cooper Clarke and Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. 30% OFF USUAL PRICE! Fifteen pages long, fully annotated with a author context and line by line analysis, with a 'how to' compare and contrast, annotation table to fill in, and essay structure guide that can be used for all comparison and contrast essays, this can be used for revision, lessons and to get to know the works by pupils teachers and tutors. NOTE: This is a print-out document in full, and not able to copied into another document for both copyright/plagiarism and lesson content reasons; as it is a full lesson plan and document.

This is the first part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40 possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. The CEM based 11+ verbal reasoning will be added/ is available in the shop as an extra document. Three more part of this section of the VR are available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Twelve pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

An essential lesson and/or revision tool for pupils and teachers for the novella Heroes by Robert Cormier, at GCSE level. It can be used to introduce pupils to the book and as an exam tool once the book has been read and annotated. Originally written for the WJEC board but suitable for all exam boards that are covering this book, this 11 page guide comprehensively covers all aspects of this book Themes Characters Summary/ plot Guided tasks Sample essay Part of a series of guides for all aspects of all GCSE boards, everyone that has used this guide obtained an A in coursework, class tasks or mock exams.

This is a 22 page fully annotated set of notes and supplementary teaching guide meant to cover an entire course for GCSE and BTec Music and English in the context of analysing the lyrics they contain from ancient to modern music. It is the source material for the 60 page entire course on this subject. Also most useful for poetry rules as it contains information on rhyme, rhythm, metre and many other English language techniques and thus can help pupils struggling with poetry to see how it works in music, so making it more relatable for them. Part of this is the document on the whole course to play the songs listed in this document. (See submissions for more detail.) This document has been checked and verified as a top quality resource by the head of music studies at Rare, Liverpool.

Written for the AQA exam board but suitable for any course that includes this book, this is a guide on analysing the seven main themes in The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Fourteen pages long, fully annotated with a further reading section and a revision quiz, this can be used for revision, lessons and to get to know the work by pupils teachers and tutors. One of a set of six (all available on this site) of guides that comprehensively cover all aspects of this novel from context and themes to symbolism and motifs.

A brief but concise guide to all the types of imagery that can occur in English Key Stage 3 and GCSE pieces for study, seen and unseen. useful as a general handout, revision guide for pupils who know some but need to brush up, or as a lesson tool for pupils new to the GCSE or those doing KS3 work at higher level.

A brief guide to analysing characters as heroes or 'anti heroes' in books, poems, plays and film. Useful handout, lesson aid or revision document for pupils and teachers. It includes the full definition of a hero and how it entered English as a concept.

This is a 60 page fully annotated set of notes and teaching guide meant to cover an entire course for GCSE and BTec Music and English in the context of analysing the lyrics they contain from ancient to modern music. Also most useful for poetry rules as it contains information on rhyme, rhythm, metre and many other English language techniques and thus can help pupils struggling with poetry to see how it works in music, so making it more relatable for them. Part of this is the document on online resources to play the songs listed in this document. (See submissions for more detail.) This document has been checked and verified as a top quality resource by the head of music studies at Rare, Liverpool.

Useful for English, etymology work and gender studies, this two page guide can be used as a lesson aid, general interest or wall display to show how words used to describe women have been restricted, drifted semantically or worse, inherent indicators of sexism in our society.

Full and in depth guide to the poem Manhunt by Simon Armitage, including biographical detail, themes and language points necessary to gain a good mark in any essay on this poem. Useful for revision, lesson plans and handouts for pupils and teachers.

A fun fact sheet (three pages) on what words from the Vikings ended up in English, with examples. Great for finding out more about the English language and can be used for lesson plans, projects and more.

A full and indepth ten page up to A* guide on this poem for GCSE students and teachers. It can be used as revision, as a lesson tool, or just to make sense of this obscure and complex poem. Fully annotated, with quotes, 'check yourself' questions and further reading, this is an essential guide to one of the most challenging poems of the GCSE anthology- suitable for all exam boards. This is part 2: the introductory part 2- Biographical Context and Universal Themes, is also available on here.

A brief but concise guide to all the types of sounds that can occur in English Key Stage 3 and GCSE pieces for study, seen and unseen. Useful as a general handout, revision guide for pupils who know some but need to brush up, or as a lesson tool for pupils new to the GCSE or those at higher level Key Stage 3.

A full and indepth eight page up to A* guide on this poem for GCSE students and teachers. It can be used as revision, as a lesson tool, or just to make sense of this modern, socially aware play. Written for the WJEC board but suitable for all boards offering this play as a set text, this covers an essential range of links and repeating ideas that were the backbone of Russell's writing ethos. Fully annotated, with quotes, 'check yourself' questions and further reading, this is an essential guide to one of the most challengingly gritty plays of the GCSE anthology- suitable for all exam boards. This is part 2: Context, Themes, Motifs, Symbolism and Language; part 1 on the characters is also available on here.

This is the fifth part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40-42 (including CEM format) possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. This part (5) for exercises added to these tests from 2012 that has been created for exclusive online upload too. It includes- how to interpret timetables, maths problems, codes and letter patterns. For the CEM 11+ guides please see parts 6 and 7 of our survival guide. This section contains mathematical sequences and skills, short codes and vocabulary exercises. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. All these sections are/will be available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Twelve pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. This is the edited version as a copy with two small errors, of a type that do not feature in the lost of NFer errors, was accidentally uploaded (see below for more on this.). Anyone who bought that copy can have this version for free if they message me. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors: do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

A full and indepth nine page up to A* guide on this poem for GCSE students and teachers. It can be used as revision, as a lesson tool, or just to make sense of this modern, socially aware play. Written for the WJEC board but suitable for all boards offering this play as a set text, this covers an essential range of links and repeating ideas that were the backbone of Russell's writing ethos. Fully annotated, with quotes, 'check yourself' questions and further reading, this is an essential guide to one of the most challengingly gritty plays of the GCSE anthology- suitable for all exam boards. This is part 1: the more focused part 2- Context, Themes, Motifs, Symbolism and Language , is also available on here.