Students will independently explore Medieval life for peasants, townspeople and lords. I placed my peasant facts on the floor, townspeople facts were pinned lower down around the room and lords were placed on tables - students really enjoyed the physicality of having to move around like a peasant/townsperson/lord so this may be something to consider if delivering this lesson!

Students will explore what it means to be British and produce a giant collage to demonstrate their learning.

Students will explore freedom of speech, looking at the pros and cons. They will understand what freedom of speech is and look at the legalities surrounding this issue. In groups, they will then look at key issues from different perspectives and explore how different people will react.

Students will independently learn about AIDS and World AIDS Day. They will be given the opportunity to explore where HIV came from, how it spreads, what World AIDS Day is, what HIV and AIDS stand for and the four stages of HIV. They will then explore what some of our world leaders have to say about HIV and look at some real life cases.

A lesson based around body image, suitable for PSHE. Students explore healthy/unhealthy body image and take part in a speaking and listening exercise, voicing their opinions and listening to the opinions of others.

This scheme of work explores George Bernard Shaw, the Greek myth of Pygmalion, life in Victorian Britain, a summary of GB Shaw's Pygmalion, context based upon My Fair Lady, a comparison of Pygmalion and My Fair Lady and first impressions of the text (including extracts). Perfect for study on the texts or simply exploring Victorian life.

This resource contains 10 British myths and a possible way to explore them with your class, allowing them to be more independent. The myths are differentiated.

Three lessons in one! Students need to read a text (provided) and pick out key information from it before writing as a character from that text. This will enhance both reading and writing skills. They will also explore different forms used when writing and finally infer meaning from a text.

An introduction to understanding and figuring out what new words mean. This lesson explores different ways of working out what a word means and helps students to build resilience, becoming independent learners.

Key Romeo and Juliet quotations to display around your classroom or workspace.

Key quotations from Lord of the Flies to display around a classroom or workspace.

Quotations from 'A Christmas Carol' to display around a classroom or workspace

A handy scaffold to use when teaching poetry analysis to students who need more support (or students who need a starting point). This can be used at the start of a scheme to ensure students hit all of the criteria when analysing in more depth independently.

This lesson allows students to independently explore global issues such as water, animal rights, food, education and natural disasters. Students are encouraged to work autonomously, discovering information and exploring world maps to discuss which places they think are the 'best' and 'worst' to live in. Lots of group discussion is encouraged!