This Back to School pack is designed to help you start the school year with confidence, whether you’re a new teacher or just need a refresher. It includes everything you need to ensure a smooth and engaging introduction to the academic year. Here’s what you’ll find inside: Editable PowerPoint Presentation: An easily customisable PowerPoint presentation covering essential elements such as seating plans, classroom expectations, and the meet and greet process and games. The slides can be used as is or adjusted to suit your specific needs. Teacher’s Guide: Effective Class Introduction and Setting the Right Tone: This guide provides instructions and practical tips for creating an engaging introduction to your class, setting the right tone, and managing the classroom effectively. Student Reflection Worksheet: A tool for students to reflect on their goals and expectations for the year. Teacher Reflection: Questions to help you evaluate your teaching strategies and improve classroom management and environment. Icebreaker Games: Four engaging activities—Count to 20, Alphabet Game, What If, and Family Fortunes—to help students connect and start the year on a positive note. This resource is designed to help you feel organised and prepared for a successful start to the school year in September.

13 detailed lesson PowerPoints for revision of ‘An Inspector Calls’. Each lesson focuses on a different character or theme. A variation of tasks are included: -visual and auditory task - independent written tasks - group tasks -speaking and listening task I have also tried using examples that are relatable to them, for example getting students to make comparisons between the relationship of Sheila and Gerald and Beyonce and Jay-Z. Scheme also includes: - focus on exam skills -break down on how to approach the question - lesson on assessment objectives - weekly homework timetable, which includes exam style questions for a seven week term - midweek homework tasks for revision of the ‘Love and Relationships’ poetry cluster.

English Language Paper 1 exam paper and feedback lessons, using the Inspector from 'An Inspector Calls'. Lesson breaks down each question and offers example paragraphs to help students' understanding. Mark schemes are also included for students to peer/self-assess. Exam paper can be found for FREE on my TES Shop.

'The Sign of Four' booklet, including 7 exam style questions. The booklet also includes space for students to plan, write and self/peer assess work, as generic feedback sentences have been provided. There are also opportunities for students to rewrite their response using the feedback given.

English Language Paper 2 exam, using the thought-provoking theme of valuing our time over factors such as social media and money. FOUR detailed lessons are included that tackles each question individually. Example paragraphs, peer/self-assessment and success criteria are given to help break down the skills needed into manageable chunks.

Detailed PowerPoints focusing on question 1 and 2 of the English Language Paper 1 examination. Lesson 1: Introduction into English Paper 1, using an extract from 'The Hunger Games' Lesson 2: Understanding the differences between implicit and explicit information using 'The Hunger Games' and visual aids. Lesson 3: Group based lesson/activities focusing on language techniques Lesson 4: Breakdown of Question 2 using 'The Sign of Four' Lesson 5/6: Understanding more ambitious language techniques, such as antithesis and Satire using 'Tale of Two Cities' and 'Animal Farm'. Lessons provide scaffolding for lower ability students, including sentence starters and activities to suit needs of different abilities.

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Introducing The Happy Teacher Digital Planner! Enjoy the convenience and portability of our beloved physical planner in a digital format. Designed to prioritise both organisation and wellbeing, this planner is perfect for the modern teacher. Features Include: Hyperlinked Tabs for quick and easy navigation Dated 2024-25: September to July Monday-Friday Weeks Timetable x2 Weekly Planning Pages: Up to 8 lessons, including to-do lists, self-care tracker, today’s sparkly moments, notes, and high-priority sections Important Contacts Teaching Highlights Professional Development Pages Goal Setting Weekly Reflection Pages with positive quotations and wellbeing activities Weekly Meeting Notes Assessment Trackers Homework Trackers CPD Pages Ideas Space Notes Pages Positive Quotations Stay organised and nurture your wellbeing with The Happy Teacher Digital Planner! Want a more detailed look at what is included? Visit The Happy Teacher Hub website.

Series of detailed lessons for Passage to Africa. Persuasive writing and context lessons: Students will act as 'Save the Children' and research into the issues affecting the lives of those in Somalia due to the war (research pack provided). They will then write a persuasive speech to the Prime Minister using the research that they have learnt. This can be taught over a series of lessons. Activities led to really interesting and insightful discussions, and students developed a more insightful understanding of the issues that affect their world :o) Nice idea to extend learning outside the classroom: - letters could be sent to the MP -speaking and listening activities -assembly presentations (A VARIATION OF THIS LESSON FOCUSING ON THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS CAN BE FOUND ON MY TES SHOP FOR FREE AND IS A TES RECOMMENDED LESSON) Descriptive Writing Lesson: - Quiz testing students understanding of language techniques - Stimulus (focusing on famine in Somalia) for creative writing with step-by-step success criteria - Example answer to help students write a successful response (THIS LESSON CAN BE FOUND FOR FREE ON MY TES SHOP FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF LESSONS YOU WILL RECEIVE) Analysis Lesson: -Lessons unpicking the language and structure of the text. Students will work together to identify key techniques and the effect of these. -Exam style question provided with step by step instructions on how to approach the question. Student example also given to help student write a more successful answer.

A series of questions for students to complete exploring the social, historical context of the novel. The workbook has website links to help students and extended writing tasks to complete. The workbook looks at the following areas: - Crime and policing -Jack the Ripper -Class -British Empire (importing and exporting) -Women -Drugs

14 lessons covering Chapter 1-10 of 'The Sign of Four'. Each lesson covers a particular chapter or theme in detail. Throughout the course of the unit, students will have opportunities to practise exam style questions, peer and self assess, whilst familiarizing themselves on the Assessment Objectives and marking criteria in order to be successful in the exam. In addition, each lesson has either a spelling test, idiom or punctuation task to complete as a settler. A homework booklet with 7 weeks worth of exam questions for 'The Sign of Four' have also been included, with mid-week homework tasks revising 'Macbeth' and English Language Paper questions.