A 17 slide PowerPoint exploring how broadsheet and tabloid newspapers use language devices to engage their specific target audiences. Includes: Exemplar newspaper articles for analysis. Brainstorming to consolidate prior knowledge. Activities for students to work in groups analysing sample articles. Activity for students to create their own newspaper article that appeals to a specific target audience. Homework: To bring in their own broadsheet/tabloid newspaper article for next lesson (editable).

Comparative Poetry Essay Writing With structure and template Structure, tone, form and language comment examples Using quotes for reference Choosing a thesis statement MITSL strategy Conflict and Character & Voice for reference (AQA syllabus)

An Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' lesson on the opening chapter of TRASH by Andy Mulligan. This lesson encourages students to work independently, exploring language employed by the writer.

A 14 slide lesson on the steps required to write a successful rant. Includes tips and advice as well as model RANT topics. Suitable for GCSE prep!

A 15-20 minute assembly on Goals: life goal setting and with inspiring stories (video and images) to kick start students setting goals of their own. No matter how small or large, ensuring they are both achievable and indeed, achieved. Suitable for all ages!

A 10 minute assembly on Easter, includes fun facts about the holiday and brief definition of Lent. Fun and engaging for all!

A 21 slide (15-20 min) assembly or tutor-time presentation on Equal Rights for women, the history of women’s fight for equality and facts and statistics about the current lack of gender equality in the UK. Motivational, informative and thought provoking! Suitable for all ages!

Engaging lesson on creative writing in which the students develop magical powers. Includes snippets of other writing to analyse for linguistic/structural techniques used for effect and to engage a reader. Includes interesting adjectives list and model written piece with questions for students to analyse. Suitable for KS2-KS3!

A beautiful 10-15 minute (17 slide) assembly on Winter, its holidays and natural events. It is a fun and engaging Winter assembly with thought provoking questions and is easily adaptable for tutor-time. Suitable for all ages!

A 10-15 minute assembly on Canadian hero Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. Inspiring and motivational for students including questions on what makes a real hero. Great springboard for discussion. Easily adaptable for tutor time! Suitable for all ages!

A 12 slide lesson on the changing role of women in WWII as well as focus on propaganda and the Land Army. Ends in tasks for pupils to consider the role of women during the war and their return to ‘domestic duties’ once the war-effort was over. KS3 - supports contextual learning for English Literature lessons.

A 10 minute (editable) assembly exploring how to persevere in the face of adversity. Includes key quotes for motivation and 2 inspirational clips demonstrating perseverance against severe obstacles. Students are left with questions to consider and provoke action and effort in areas they struggle in and to encourage less excuse-making tendencies. Engaging for all years!

An 11 slide PowerPoint detailing the origins of Gothic Fiction, its key features and support for writing your own text including ideas for setting, timing, characters, plot and supernatural elements. Includes a Gothic Vocabulary help sheet for students to use in their own creation of a Gothic Fiction text. Fun and engaging for all! Lots of beautiful images and whizzy animation!

A 19 slide PowerPoint including context surrounding World War II and the Holocaust, as well as plot, character and setting for the novel itself. Suitable for all ages!

A 10 slide PowerPoint exploring the key themes and message for each stanza of ‘Poppies’ by Jane Weir with particular focus on the emotional journey of the mother within the poem. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem.

An 18 slide PowerPoint on the context surrounding Geoffrey Chaucer, day to day life in the Middle Ages and The Canterbury Tales. Engaging and suitable for all ages!

A 10-15 minute assembly on the history of Valentine’s day and interesting facts about its role today! From its bloody beginnings to its sweet, chocolaty modern day existence, Valentine’s Day, a complete presentation suitable for all ages!

A 14 slide whole lesson on suspenseful descriptive writing using Show don’t tell techniques, imagery and short sentences for effect. Includes: images as springboard for creative writing (creepy rooms) checklist for effective suspense writing model suspense text for analysis Engaging PowerPoint promoting learning - suitable for all ages!

A 14 slide PowerPoint on sensory descriptive gore writing, selecting effective vocabulary and describing in detail while avoiding cliched horror writing. Includes model gory paragraph and opportunity for peer assessment! (nothing too horrific, don’t worry!)

A 21 slide PowerPoint including detailed analysis of the poem as a whole and then with explicit focus on language, structure, tone and deeper meaning with a conclusion listing poems to be encouraged to use for comparison with Doshi’s ‘The Deliverer’. Also includes a poetry study checklist and advice on how to approach reading a poem. For AS / A -level Edexcel Poetry