A fully-resourced lesson emulating Dickensian writing and crafting a description of a villain.

This fully-resourced Language Paper 1 sequence is designed to develop students’ analytical and writing skills through the opening extract of Harlan Coben’s Fool Me Once. It provides a question-by-question breakdown, model responses, and targeted strategies to help students maximize their performance across the paper.

A sequence of lessons exploring Haydock and Dickens’ respective sources on ‘Homelessness’ (Language, Paper 2). Fully resourced.

A poster to create a standardised approach to Language Paper 1, Question 5, but to be embedded further down in Key Stage Three as well.

A presentation exploring developing reading fluency across an educational setting.

Evidence-informed research guides to develop staff understanding of reading fluency.

For staff and students to develop reading fluency.

A collection of material to track vocabulary across the curriculum, building up to the demands of KS4 and the GCSE examinations.

This comprehensive resource collection is designed to support a full study of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. It includes a variety of engaging starter tasks and academic reading sheets aimed at building students’ critical understanding of the novella, its themes, and Orwell’s use of allegory. Starter Tasks: Each lesson begins with thought-provoking activities that introduce key themes and concepts, setting the stage for deeper analysis. These tasks help students connect the novella’s themes to real-world contexts and promote critical thinking before diving into the text. Historical Context: Quick activities introducing the Russian Revolution, communism, and Orwell’s political views. Character Predictions: Pre-reading tasks where students predict character roles based on animal symbolism. Key Quotes Exploration: Students analyze key quotes from the text to infer possible themes and character motivations. Academic Reading Sheets: These in-depth worksheets guide students through the novella with targeted reading tasks and higher-order thinking questions. They support academic-level engagement with the text and focus on key elements such as: Themes and Motifs: Worksheets centered on the exploration of power, corruption, and propaganda. Character Analysis: In-depth tasks focusing on how Orwell uses characters to represent political figures and ideologies. Language and Style: Analysis of Orwell’s simple yet powerful language, with attention to how it serves the novella’s allegorical and satirical nature. Symbolism and Allegory: Detailed tasks exploring Orwell’s use of animals to represent political events and figures, encouraging students to decode the novella’s underlying political messages. Extension and Challenge Tasks: For more advanced learners, additional sheets include tasks on Orwell’s wider body of work and historical essays, comparative analysis with other political allegories, and discussions of the novella’s relevance today. This collection is ideal for structured study, encouraging students to build a critical, academic understanding of Animal Farm from the first reading to advanced literary analysis. Perfect for classroom use, independent study, or exam preparation.

A detailed lesson completing an academic read of an extract from ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. This can be part of a study of ‘The Gothic’ genre and/or the 19th century.

A lesson exploring the use of imperatives through writing from the perspective of the Master of a workhouse.

A collection of starters and LP2 links for the war poems from the power and conflict cluster.

A lesson exploring the origins of rhetoric (MA). Fully resourced.

An introductory lesson exploring the power of the opening line and the final line, as well as identifying other structural devices. Students will explore using Lovely Bones. All resources provided.

A bundle of engaging knowledge recall starters for a study of ‘An Inspector Calls’. Recall explores: Language Paper 1 Language Paper 2 An Inspector Calls A Christmas Carol Power and Conflict: War Poems Tier 2/3 Language

A sequence of lessons testing LP2 Q3 and Q5 skills through the darts speech in Apple TV show, Ted Lasso, and building up into a methodical construction of an inspiring speech.

A sequence of lessons exploring Language Paper 1, Section A through an extract from ‘IT’ by Stephen King. Supported by a comprehensive booklet breaking down each question.

A series of lessons exploring an extract from ‘The Children of Men’ with a focus on LP1 questions, supported by a LP1 resource booklet.

A sequence exploring an extract from ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ through AQA LP1 questions (1-4).