This is something I write for Mts to keep them focussed on their responsibilities at this time of the year. Includes links to guidance on applying to holland, the US, the UK etc, personal statement advice and is a good start for the inexperienced MT. I keep track of all of the applications, personal statements and references through a google drive, but you can edit this to link in to whatever you want. This is a brief over-view, a full presentation required an hour and staff were losing the will to live, so I have chopped it to the bare minimum that I think MTs should be doing.

This is a resource I made for an observed lesson on Mixtures. It is differentiated by task and learning style and supplements work on Elements compounds and mixtures. It includes a data handling exercise and works into demonstrations using molymods and real demonstrations.

Written to encourage Independent learning. An editable worksheet for the IB DP syllabus with weblinks, activities and questions suitable for FOFO, HW or best as a prep for lessons (if you want to be trendy you can call it a "flipped"classroom, if you're like me you'll just call it prep or even good teaching). Can be used as extension activity for good, pre-IB pupils.

Flashcards for matching pairs game. This is a simple resource of matching pairs. Fine for revision- can be used as matching cards or as flashcards/ sequencing. I use this type of activity as part of a standard repertoire for a starter or a plenary for fact-based learning. It may not be trendy- but assimilating facts is pretty-much the cornerstone of chemistry learning, but pupils don't like it. This sort of activity makes it more entertaining, and with bigger classes you can do it as a race. I have small classes sources so I do it as a timed exercise over successive lessons. Fine for KS4 KS5. Written for IB DP

Mainly for staff inset, but could be used as a PSHE for older pupils, or for a psychology lesson, or for medical students. Covers key terms and definitions.

A word doc with weblinks/ page references for independent research. Covers alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, polymerisation, electrophilic addition, nucleophilic substitution, Includes gap fill, best response (multi choice) questions, mechanisms etc. I use this as prep, but can also be used as homework, or as a cover lesson. Other resources here- science and whole school/ careers/pastoral care. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/paulbold

For Mentor Tutors really, but can be formatted for parents or pupils (it's editable) With the Brexit nightmare unfolding, European courses are MUCH more attractive/competitive (cheaper for starters, and with academics leaving the UK, this is a perfect opportunity for European unis such as ETH, to poach students and staff from Oxbridge and Imperial). Applications to Cambridge are down by 14% this year- those pupils have to go somewhere and they can't ALL go to Scotland or Ireland. This is a simple guide produced to help advise pupils as to what permutations of subjects to take and the cost of study. I've written it for IB DP but the links will readily allow you to convert for A level or whatever you teach.

This is used for pupils with english as a second language and no knowledge of chemistry prior. It covers lab safety, physical and chemical changes and separation of mixtures. Can be split down into individual worksheets

Flashcards on the theme of REdox Can be used as pair matching. Nothing fancy, but v effective I use this as a starter and as a plenary.

Complete lesson with activities, questions, supplementary notes, web links integrated into the Lesson Objective page. Used as prep for my SL IB DP pupils, but equally fine for GCSE. Can be used as prep, FOFO, revision, to support class notes, as a cover lesson or alongside a textbook. Includes weblinks and questions. Differentiation by outcome.

Fine as a matching cards game or as flashcards. Can also be used as a sequencing exercise This is a simple resource of matching pairs. Fine for revision- can be used as matching cards or as flashcards/ sequencing. I use this type of activity as part of a standard repertoire for a starter or a plenary for fact-based learning. It may not be trendy- but assimilating facts is pretty-much the cornerstone of chemistry learning, but pupils don't like it. This sort of activity makes it more entertaining, and with bigger classes you can do it as a race. I have small classes sources so I do it as a timed exercise over successive lessons.

Fine for matching pairs or card sort

Revision Activity for Medical students or Upper sixth students prepping for Oxbridge interview, Med School interview, extra credit etc.

This an editable worksheet with weblinks for independent study. Has a graded sequence of questions involving calculations of Kc- from simple to complex requiring logic as well as application of the formula Kc =[products] / [reactants] Includes teacher notes and guidance as to how I differentiate- extend questions etc. At heart this is a simple activity, but you can really tailor this to your need- I like to use it as a refresher before tackling acid/ base equilibria and calculations of pH, but it could be used to reinforce the need to find things out for oneself, or as a homework, or at a stretch, for a cover lesson. leads nicely into Ka

A simple 1 hour test comprising of multiple choice, longer responses, data handling (graph plotting and calculations) and reading and comprehension activities. It is editable so you can change it for your needs. Progressively more challenging, from simple responses, to short answers, to open questions. I have included a short reading and comprehension section to support my EFL candidates.

This is for pupils to develop the ability to use a spreadsheet (I wrote it in excel) to process a large amount of data in order to calculate a value for g (set to be a little lower than 9.8) and then lead into consideration of experimental errors. Using s=ut + 1/2at2 pupils can calculate gravitational acceleration. Pupils are provided with values for s and t Pupils need to calculate a mean t from a very large data set (easy to do using excel). Pupils then need to square the mean t. Then they need to plot s against t2 which will give them a linear graph with the gradient as 1/2 a. The worksheet is editable so weaker pupils can have more guided instructions. Stronger pupils can work their way through. The accompanying worksheet then looks at errors in measurement- absolute and % AND there is a random error in the data set. Pupils can use absolute errors in the data to determine size of error bars, Pupils can work out experimental error, plot best, steepest and shallowest trend lines for g and compare that against the total % error in their data.

Multi choice and short response style questions that are repeated at regular intervals to reinforce the type of question being tested.

Handout notes, summary notes etc. Perfect for the flipped classroom or for setting as HW, or even as cover work. The learning objectives are clearly stated at the front of each section This covers all the esssentials of chemical bonding with exercises, activities, reading and comprehension passages and interval questions.

Will work fine for distance learning/ supported e-learning. I use this as a set of notes/questions for introduction to organic, as homework for my IBDP students and as revision for exams. It can also be used for a set of work for cover lessons or for pupils who have been absent from class. Essentially it is a good back-covering exercise in that you KNOW the pupils have covered the work if they can complete the exercises. It’s not massively exciting, but it covers all bases.