A short revision video on writing PEEs (+ context and 'zooming in') for a controlled assessment on 'Of Mice and Men'. It is also available at https://youtu.be/Jg2bXs8EVHI

An intro to the topic of narrative for GCSE English Language. It includes an in-depth PowerPoint, grade 9 exemplar work and a lecturer podcast.

Really fun activity the students love!

Revision video podcasts on the writing tasks that could appear in the GCSE English Language writing exam. Each video includes: Exemplar work (inc. A* answers Past exam questions Revision activities Interesting images Lecturer tutorial Letters: https://youtu.be/JUyRL4nUAJg Speeches: https://youtu.be/qKCiyeyfG4k Reports: https://youtu.be/dyFGa_c_WVA Articles: https://youtu.be/9rOTr4BYfoQ Reviews: https://youtu.be/x-4VCFhMNLY

A great PowerPoint on the topic. Examples included.

75-page Microsoft Word pack. A guide to speech writing for speech writers by great speech writers. Other speech writing resources included.

A fantastic lesson on handwriting. The lesson focuses on the most common problems children have with handwriting and gives a number of helpful solutions (short & long term).

An in-depth, fun and informative PowerPoint on writing a successful paragraph.

A fun, informative and interactive lesson on analysing photographs. The student at 8-12 influential, historial and powerful photos and answer and /or discuss a number of sessions. Some examples are the following: • What is the subject matter? • What are the colours like? Do any colours dominate? • What is your eye drawn to first? • What were your feelings when you first looked at the photograph? • How did your reaction to the image change after looking at it for a while? • What message was the photographer trying to communicate? • Why did you choose this particular photograph? • What events (social/economic/political/cultural) were occurring at the time the photograph was taken? Was the photograph a reaction to any of these events? • How is the photograph a reflection of the time in which it was taken? I have included a number of video links and a poem related to the 9/11 photograph: ‘The Falling Man’. There is also a group task where the students can recreate the famous photos or make their own powerful photos.

Quiz using pictures of different cities. Useful as a starter on a unit about cities. Is also useful to get pupils looking for clues in images to help locate them somewhere in the world.

FUN IDIOM QUIZ. THE STUDENTS ENJOY THIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ.

Fun lesson with information, techniques, discussion topics and a quiz.

All our students do the certain common, “unnecessary mistakes” that writers often fall victim to in their writing. This quiz will help you to identify where they tend to make these mistakes, and hopefully, it will help them to avoid them in your future writing. These mistakes are an English teacher’s ultimate pet peeves! Avoid at all costs!

Fun and informative PowerPoint quiz on superlatives. The students a number of questions such as: Which language has the largest vocabulary?, What is the most dangerous animal for us, humans? etc. It’ s a fun activity which the students enjoy and really hammers home the topic of superlatives.

A PowerPoint collection of The Most Powerful & Influential Photographs Ever. Each photo has information and a description. It is also available to view as a 8 min video clip (included).

A 42-slide grammar quiz. Covers most of the tenses and other grammar areas.

Great PowerPoint for last min revision on paper 2! I have also included a video version. All questions are covered separately with real exam questions, examiner tips and model answers.

An essential resource for anyone teaching EDUQAS GCSE English Language. The 2018 exam is analysed with every single question being focused on and split into the following areas: things the students did well, struggled on, tips for the future, time management, language, reading and writing. The resource is available as a PowerPoint, PDF and a video clip.

The students love this idiom activity! Fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean! Great images used which spark real debate!

A lesson looking at Q1 & Q3 on paper 2 reading. It’s based on the Summer 2018 exam which looked at two articles on VOLCANOES. The resource includes the following: Model answer Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text. Answer structure Exam paper and mark scheme link