This lesson guides students through the ring scene in An Inspector Calls and provides them with relevant contextual information in line with the AQA Specification. Includes time to practice extended writing skills and see what good analysis looks like. Ideal for KS4

This lesson guides students through tricky concepts within Ruby in the Smoke such as Appearances VS Reality, Drug Use and The Duality of Human nature. Well structured and differentiated it breaks the ideas down into manageable chunks. Ideal for mid-high ability KS3

A creative lesson guiding students to write a description of a spy using the new AQA specification. Includes a feedback task getting students to improve their use of possessive apostrophes

A lesson introducing students to the key themes, ideas and plot of Romeo and Juliet. Includes contextual information, introductory videos and comprehension tasks. Geared towards AQA assessment objectives.

A fully resourced lesson pushing your students to develop their creative writing by thinking outside the box. Includes exemplar work to help students model their responses and 4 independent writing tasks in order to embed skills. Lesson includes direct references to AQA’s language paper 1 mark scheme and as ideal for KS4.

A series of resources designed to introduce KS4 to Charles Dickens, Victorian London and prepare them for a reading of A Christmas Carol. Makes overt references to AQA AOs and begins to include key quotes. Ideal for learners who are visually engaged through videos. Also includes activities similar to those found on the AQA language papers in order to reinforce language skills through literature study. Fully resourced and easy to print. All fonts and colours are dyslexia friendly. Ideal for mid-high ability but easily differentiated down for those who need more structure.

A lesson guiding students through the reading and analysis of A3S2. Ideal for AQA students. Includes key quotations and the opportunity for independent and group work. Structure strips enable students to build confidence in writing extended answers and hits the criteria of the AQA AOs. All slides on a dyslexia friendly background.

A lesson enabling students to use their imagination and investigation skills to create their own spy character. An engaging and fun set of activities leaving the students in charge of their learning and development. Includes a reflective lesson encouraging students to redraft and rework their creative writing. It uses the AQA Language Paper 1 criteria as a basis for success criteria. Ideal for KS3

This is a selection of resources guiding students through the background of WW1 and why people began to oppose the war. The work sheet leads students into the analysis of Wilfred Owen’s Exposure. I designed this for my KS4 group supporting them in AQA’s Power and Conflict poetry unit as part of Literature Paper 2

A selection of resources that should take 2-3 lessons to complete. Looks at the contextual information surrounding TB and Victorian life, combining this with the presentation of Smike as he dies in chapter 58. Ideal for KS3 as they progress to GCSE style and standard of work

This lesson is designed for KS3, guiding them through chapter 5 and their first encounter with Cpl Perkins. It encourages close analysis of language in a structured methodical was as well as encouraging students to justify their opinions. Ideal for KS3 with a view to doing AQA specifications in the future.

A challenging and thorough lesson ideal for KS4 examining what life was like in indistrial Britain and relating it to Act One of an Inspector Calls. This is designed for the AQA syllabus and includes contextual information, analytical skills and creative writing challenges. Perfect for evoking powerful and meaningful class discussions

A simple A4 organiser that goes through Key Characters, Plot, and some context. Aimed at KS3 and includes a gap fill activity to help them engage with the plot.

A worksheet helping students to revise and learn key features of Exposure by Wilfred Owen. Perfect for independent work or to help students consolidate their knowledge. Includes information about the Poet's life ideal for higher ability students to help them form their own opinions and create original, creative responses

A postcard crammed with information about the character of Sheila Birling in An Inspector Calls. Ideal as a revision aid, for essay writing or for look-cover-recall activities. Designed for my KS4 classes in line with the AQA assessment objectives.

A language rich extract of Greate Expectations where Pip meets Miss Havisham for the first time Ideal for KS4 and high ability KS3

An extract from Frankenstein where the monster is brought to life. This includes the questions 1-4 of AQA’s Language Paper One. Perfect as a tricky extract fro HA students.

A poster of the poem matched with an image of the eifiel tower. Ideal for visual learners or as a conversation starter.

A lesson providing students with the knowledge required to write confidently about their opinion on Black Friday

An analysis sheet guiding students through sonnet 130. Includes language features, vocab tasks and ideas about the writer's intent. Ideal for KS3 or KS4 as an unseen task