I provide high quality, tried and tested materials, developed over 17 years of teaching KS3-5. There is material to support G3/4 students as well as material to push for G8 and G9s.
I provide high quality, tried and tested materials, developed over 17 years of teaching KS3-5. There is material to support G3/4 students as well as material to push for G8 and G9s.
Everything you need to teach AQA Power and Conflict Poetry at KS4. This unit of work is focused on AQA Paper2 for English Literature. It includes 20 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama and exemplar essays.
Everything you need to teach Blood Brothers at KS4. This unit of work is focused on AQA Paper 2 for English Literature. It includes 18 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extracts and opportunities to exploit online research. Page numbers refer to the Metheun Drama Edition edited by Jim Mulligan.
Are you a TEFL teacher with an elementary level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 46 worksheets covering basic grammar and speaking, as well as mid-unit and end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar and writing activities based around:
adverbs of frequency
articles
classroom language
comparative adjectives
superlative adjectives
daily routines
family
jobs
present simple
past simple
present continuous
prepositions
holidays
transport
Are you a TEFL teacher with an upper-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around:
using the second conditional to express past regrets
creating your own laws with modal verbs
debating topics
describing your home city
expressions with ‘go’
making predictions about the future
relative clauses
talking about hypothetical futures
setting the rules for men
using modals of obligation
narrative tenses
the past perfect
progress tests
quantifiers
relative clauses
reported speech
say and tell
giving advice
using “will” for instant decisions
Are you a TEFL teacher with an advanced level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering reading, writing, grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests, research lessons and opportunities for discussion. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students who want to improve their English in the classroom for IELTS or TOEIC. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around:
2nd conditionals
film quizzes
writing a film review
childhood rules
using modals to write your own rules
conditional sentences
using connectors
conspiracy theories
count and uncount nouns
essay writing
researching festivals
discussing the future
choosing between gerunds and infinitives
jigsaw reading and sharing information
researching Jack the Ripper
modals of deduction
past modals
relative clauses
talk and speak
writing a travel guide
Are you a TEFL teacher with an advanced level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 50 worksheets covering writing, grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students who want to improve their English in the classroom for IELTS or TOEIC. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around:
articles
chat up lines
describing city life
verb noun collocations
describing a process using the passive voice
forming nouns
making predictions using the future perfect
discussing gender differences
expressions with ‘get’
adventure
How to… advice
learning styles
letter writing
narrative tenses
nouns and adjectives
passive voice
personal qualities
personality adjectives
phrasal verbs
prefix and suffix
Are you a TEFL teacher with a pre-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so, these resources should be helpful. There are around 65 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around:
forming first conditionals
forming second conditionals
writing in the past simple
comparative adjectives
superlative adjectives
discussion cards
Dating Agency Game
describing people
formal letter phrases
the passive voice
future tenses
reading activities
make and do
forming predictions
past simple games
using the present continuous
prepositions in songs
used to
This Literacy Support unit has been created to support students’ spelling and grammar at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills needed to be successful at KS3. Each unit of work comes with 6 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: Using capital letters
Lesson 2: Writing a summary
Lesson 3: Improving your vocabulary
Lesson 4: Similes and metaphors
Lesson 5: Using persuasive devices
Lesson 6: Writing to argue
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3. Each unit of work is specialised to target a specific area of the KS3 curriculum such as writing to persuade, advise and argue. Each unit of work comes with 6 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: Creating characters with depth
Lesson 2: Writing to argue
Lesson 3: Writing a film review
Lesson 4: Writing a letter of complaint
Lesson 5: How to structure a story
Lesson 6: Writing to advise
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to help students who need extra support at KS3 with their grammar. It gives an overview of the skills needed to access the curriculum. Each lesson is specialised to target a specific area such as grammar, language or context. This unit works well with small support groups and comes with an easy-to-follow workbook.
Lesson 1: Using apostrophes
Lesson 2: Being ambitious with vocabulary
Lesson 3: Describing an alien planet
Lesson 4: Using your imagination
Lesson 5: Narrative hooks
Lesson 6: Punctuation
Lesson 7: Holiday writing
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3. This unit of work is specialised to target travel articles and diaries, with both reading and writing skills, and works well with small support groups.
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3 with Shakespearean language. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3, such as the writer’s use of language and structure, an introduction to famous plays and extract analysis. Each unit of work comes with 7 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: How to embed context
Lesson 2: Attitudes in Taming of the Shrew
Lesson 3: Analysing staging on Othello
Lesson 4: Form, rhythm and rhyme in Sonnet 130
Lesson 5: Rhythm in Macbeth
Lesson 6: Forming a hypothesis in Hamlet
Lesson 7: Analysing persuasive devices in Henry V
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3 with Victorian Literature. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3, such as writer’s use of language and structure, extract analysis and embedding context. There is a workbook for the students to use alongside the lesson PowerPoints.
Lesson 1: How to create characters with depth
Lesson 2: Narrative Voice in Sherlock Holmes
Lesson 3: Planning and writing a detective story
Lesson 4: How the writer creates mood and atmosphere in Hard Times
Lesson 5: Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times
Lesson 6: Victorian context webquest
Lesson 7: The Ghosts in Christmas Carol
This Literacy Support unit has been created to support students who need extra help at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3, such as creating characters and structuring stories. Each unit of work comes with 6 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens
Lesson 2: Creating an original voice
Lesson 3: How writers set the scene
Lesson 4: Zooming in and out in descriptive writing
Lesson 5: Using metaphor and similes
Lesson 6: Creating original characters
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support with poetry at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills and themes needed, such as writer’s use of language and voice, poetic techniques and rhythm. Each unit of work comes with 6 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: Poetic techniques
Lesson 2: Synonyms in Autumn by John Keats
Lesson 3: Rhythm in Sonny’s Lettah by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Lesson 4: Voice in Hitcher by Simon Armitage
Lesson 5: Style in Kid by Simon Armitage
Lesson 6: Originality in Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3 with Romeo and Juliet. It gives an overview of the skills and themes needed to access Shakespeare. Each unit of work is specialised to target a specific area of the KS3 curriculum such as Shakespearean language and context. Each unit of work comes with 8 lessons and an easy to follow workbook. This unit works well with small support groups.
Lesson 1: Accessing Shakespeare’s language
Lesson 2: Costume design
Lesson 3: Plot and key quotes
Lesson 4: Exploring parent and child relationships
Lesson 5: Writing a magazine article on the Capulet Ball
Lesson 6: Evaluating who is to blame
Lesson 7: Plot quiz
Lesson 8: Grammar
Are you a TEFL teacher with a lower-intermediate level class? Or maybe your students have EFL needs? If so these resources should be helpful. There are around 68 worksheets covering intermediate grammar and speaking, with some games to reinforce the grammar rules. This unit also contains end of unit tests. They are not stand alone lessons, but could serve as effective support for EFL students struggling with their English in the classroom. There are a number of speaking, grammar, reading and writing activities based around:
changing the active voice to the passive voice
adjectives ending in ‘ed’
planning a backpacking trip
film quizzes
describing childhood memories
adjectives to describe people
expressions with ‘get’
expressions with ‘have’
expressions with ‘work’
comparative adjectives
the first conditional
the past simple
writing future forms
gradable and absolute adjectives
have you ever…?
job interview questions
talking about your life experiences
past simple pronunciation
using the present perfect
Everything you need to revise Jane Eyre at KS5. This unit includes 8 revision lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, exemplar essays, extracts and critical articles. The lessons cover character and theme questions. Page numbers refer to the World Classics edition.
Lesson 1: Oppression
Lesson 2: Essay Writing
Lesson 3: Religion
Lesson 4: Integrating context
Lesson 5: Integrating critics
Lesson 6: Love
Lesson 7: Freedom
Lesson 8: Essay feedback
This Literacy Support scheme of work has been created to support students who need extra support at KS3. It gives an overview of the skills and themes often taught at KS3, such as writer’s use of language and structure, how to open a story, narrative tenses and scanning for detail. It contains a workbook for students to work thought alongside the lesson PowerPoints.
Lesson 1: Unique voice in Captain Murderer by Charles Dickens
Lesson 2: Creative writing using a unique voice
Lesson 3: How to write an effective opening
Lesson 4: Verb changes in Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Lesson 5: Skimming and Scanning
Lesson 6: Show don’t tell
Lesson 7: How to create characters
Lesson 8: How to start your descriptive sentences
This unit contains everything you need to teach Owen Sheer’s Pink Mist at IB level. It includes 22 lessons and worksheets to help guide the students through the text, investigating Sheer’s use of Bristol as a setting, context, dramatic techniques and the use of several narrative viewpoints. It also includes non fiction work on the British Army Recruitment Campaign “This is Confidence”, which serves well as a comparative body of work for their Individual Oral. The page numbers refer to the Faber and Faber Edition.
Lesson 1: Introduction to the IB
Lesson 2: Pink Mist Research
Lesson 3: Army Recruitment Adverts
Lesson 4: Mametz Wood
Lesson 5: After Before
Lesson 6: After Before Revision
Lesson 7: Had’s Story
Lesson 8: Remains
Lesson 9: Taff’s Story
Lesson 10: Pink Mist Analysis
Lesson 11: Arthur’s Story
Lesson 12: Home to Roost
Lesson 13: Chapter Presentations
Lesson 14: Review
Lesson 15: Banksy
Lesson 16: Past Paper and Exemplar
Lesson 17: Ronn Cobb Cartoons
Lesson 18: Army Poster
Lesson 19: Adverts Presentation
Lesson 20: This is Confidence
Lesson 21: Violence Article
Lesson 22: Cartoon and UN Leaflet