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www.ecpublishing.co.uk We are the market leaders in PSHE + RSE resources, with over 14 million downloads of our lessons worldwide and over 5500 five star reviews. Established in 2015, our team of consultants and teachers has written for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, The CCRC, The British Legion and many other UK charities and institutions. We love what we do and we aim to be highest quality and best value for money out there. Find us at www.ecpublishing.co.uk.
Thematic Studies Revision AQA RS
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Thematic Studies Revision AQA RS

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Theme A NOW ADDED! 6x RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) exam practice kits, with revision packs (quotes, scripture and information packs) practice exam questions, quote analysis exam-prep worksheets and easy to use peer assessment mark scheme. Also just added, a Crime and Punishment knowledge organiser and a double revision session pack with Relationships revision guide. This pack covers themes A, C, D, E and F. These packs are great to set as homeworks, revision tasks or to use in lessons as assessments. Everything is editable, in student speak and all of the exam prep tasks are differentiated. Also included: a 12 mark question peer assessment grid for AQA RS 9-1 GCSE (produced originally for Spec A, but works under the same principle for other AQA specs and is editable). Can be used for any 12 mark question and has been written in student speak based on the AQA assessment materials. There is a space for students to fill in the question being assessed as well as guidance on how to give appropriate peer assessment feedback. It can be used again and again in lessons and has been created to save time. There is an editable word version and a PDF version included. More AQA RS GCSE Resources available here. I upload free resources for RE, PSHE and Citizenship weekly. Please follow me to make sure you always see these as they are uploaded. Leave a review on this and message me for any other of my lessons for free.
Buddhism
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Buddhism

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More added! Now 5 hours’ worth of lessons introducing Buddhism - perfect for KS3. This pack has been created for Year 8 although could be tweaked for other KS3 groups. It can be used with students who know very little about Buddhism to begin with. Each lesson contains a detailed PowerPoint and worksheets, well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, a variety of activities, information packs, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. The pack is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Lessons included: Introduction to Buddhism, Buddha’s life and Wesak Introduction to Buddhist Beliefs (Three Universal Truths, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path) Introduction to Buddhist Holy Texts (focus on Tripitaka) BONUS LESSON: Reincarnation Free assessment (Hinduism and Buddhism assessment) Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Year 9 PSHE + RSE Complete
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Year 9 PSHE + RSE Complete

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ONE YEAR OF RESOURCES - Be ready for the new 2020 DfE guidelines! 1 Year’s worth of Yr 9 PSHE resources! Now 36 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs (and one hour-long quiz) and units created to fit the new DfE 2020 Guidance for PSHE and the PSHE Association’s new additional topic suggestions. All 36 lesson packs (bundled into 20 separate downloads) are complete with at least one hour-long Powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association 2020 SoW for Year 9. You can also find this pack at the EC Publishing website. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. You can find the other ‘one year of PSHE’ packages for all of the KS3 groups at my store. I also have a 1 YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP bundle (37 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of Citizenship and I have a 1 YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of RE Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :).
Year 7 Christianity
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Year 7 Christianity

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One term’s worth (12-13 hours including assessment and detailed scheme of work) of lessons exploring Christianity suitable for Year 7 (or maybe Year 8). Some of the lessons are doubles and an optional Easter fun quiz is also included. Each lesson contains a detailed PowerPoint and worsksheets, well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, a variety of activities, information packs, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. The pack is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Lessons included: Introduction lesson Christian Denominations The Trinity The 10 Commandments Two hour lesson on Jesus Easter (plus optional quiz) Nativity Advent Christian Stewardship Assessment and markscheme Scheme of work Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack We also run the EC Publishing website and you can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Hinduism and Polytheism
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Hinduism and Polytheism

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which introduces students to the concepts of monotheism, polytheism and henotheism, Students will explore whether we can really count Hinduism as a polytheistic religion and the role of Gods in Hinduism. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and is best suited to KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a 2 page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Buddhism Introduction
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Buddhism Introduction

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A double lesson (1hour if all tasks completed) all about the origins of Buddhism and how the life of Buddha relates to Buddhists today. Also included are optional activities on Wesak. This pack includes a Powerpoint, worksheets, clips, all well differentiated. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Gangs, Knife Crime, Law
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Gangs, Knife Crime, Law

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10 x fully resourced lessons with a focus on crime - from county lines to acid attacks. All are differentiated to three levels of progress throughout and include accompanying worksheets, clips and challenge questions. Perfect for KS3 / KS4 Citizenship and easily edited. 1. Crime and punishment 2. Crime, youth crime and the age of criminal responsibility 3. Youth crime and gang crime 4. Law and criminal /civil courts 5. Knife Crime 6. Anti-Social Behaviour 7. The Criminal Justice System 8. Acid Attacks - the latest criminal trend 9. County Lines - Drugs, Gangs and Exploitation 10. The Death Penalty - a history of and exploration of arguments for and against Many more inexpensive and free PSHE, GCSE Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
RE Year 7 + 8
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RE Year 7 + 8

20 Resources
UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2021 - 10 UNITS - 2 WHOLE YEARS (78 HOURS - one year of Year 7 and one year of Year 8). All fully resourced, well-differentiated, highly-rated, detailed and editable RE lessons and units in 20 downloads. All suitable for KS3 (or could be used for non GCSE KS4). All 78 lessons are complete with at least one hour-long PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, starters, clear, measurable LOs, engaging and detailed main activities, AFL tasks and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. Included in this package are: The 1 Year of Year 7 RE Package YEAR 7 1) Introduction and overview lesson (1 hour) 2) Religious Festivals (10 Hours) 3) Christianity (11 Hours) 4) World Religions - Beliefs and Philosophy (9 hours) 5) Sikhism (4 hours) 6) Introduction to RE Assessment (1 hour) End of year RE creative fun session (Up to 2 hours) The 1 Year of Year 8 RE Package YEAR 8 1 Introduction to Islam (7 Hours) 2) Introduction to Judaism (7 Hours) 3) Hinduism and Buddhism (6 Hours) 4) Religion and Conflict (7 hours) 5) Religion and Philosophy (7 hours) 6) Religion and the Afterlife (6 hours) The complete schemes of work for each half term are included in this download, along with accompanying assessments, mark schemes, feedback sheets and homework projects. The pack is written by a UK Head of RE and so reflects the DfE edict that Religious Education should be in the main Christian (60%) but also reflective of the diverse British population and culture. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. Please do have a good look through the resources and read all the reviews - I know purchasing for two years is an investment. There is zero extra work required, you really can just pick them up and teach them. However, they are also fully amendable should you wish to. Check out our new Year 9 RE Pack here! Year 9 RE With thanks to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sem_t%C3%ADtulo_holi_festival_colours_2013.jpg xyy12 **Who are EC Resources?** EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Philosophy
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Philosophy

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12 hours of fully resourced Philosophy lessons and an assessment offering an introduction to Philosophy for KS3/4. All lessons include a 1 or 2 hour PowerPoint, clips, worksheets and are differentiated fully to three or four levels. All our RE, PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
Animal Rights
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Animal Rights

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1 hour, fully resourced PSHCE lesson which focuses on animal rights, sustainability, the meat industry and our changing diets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is also useful for RE as an introduction to animal rights, or as a Tutor Time session (over a week). The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Judaism UNIT
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Judaism UNIT

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7 (more added!) hours of Judaism lessons for KS3. Includes 30 x worksheets, 7 x fully differentiated PowerPoints, clip links, KS3 (and easily adapted for KS4 / GCSE) ALL EDITABLE TOO! (one of the lessons is double lesson). Also includes assessment, mark scheme and scheme of work. LESSONS: An introduction to Judaism Jewish Holy Books - what do they say? Who were Abraham and Isaac and how did Judaism start? What is Hanukkah, how and why is it celebrated? Why is Jerulalem so important? (including GCSE prep- style mini-assessment Judaism today - breaking stereotypes Optional documentary lesson 2 Hour lesson - The Palestine / Israel Conflict and End of Unit Assessment All 7 packs are - complete 1 hour lesson with differentiated worksheets, clip links and questions, scheme of Work, mark scheme and feedback Suitable for KS3 mainly but easily adapted. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Life After Death Unit
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Life After Death Unit

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6 hours’ worth of lessons exploring the concept of the afterlife and what happens when we die from different religious perspectives - perfect for KS3 RE. Each lesson contains a detailed PowerPoint and worksheets, well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, a variety of activities, information packs, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. Included: Afterlife Introduction Heaven and Hell Reincarnation Christianity, Islam and Death The Soul (Christianity and Islam focus) PLUS: Assessment, mark scheme and feedback sheet Full scheme of Work Homework project The pack is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Plato's Cave
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Plato's Cave

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Complete 1 hour lesson with starter handout and worksheet Suitable for KS3/4 Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Differentiated to 3 levels or more Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Personal Development Bundle
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Personal Development Bundle

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PSHE/ASDAN 7x fully resourced lessons: 7x1hr EC Resources PowerPoints, clips, worksheets, differentiated fully for MA,LA or Core. Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above Suitable for PSHE or PSD ASDAN.Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Religious Philosophy Unit
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Religious Philosophy Unit

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6 hours of lessons about religious philosophy, questions of evil, ethics, God and the Devil, existence and suffering. Created as an introduction to philosophy for a KS3 RE unit - includes end of unit assessment and full scheme of work. Originally created for KS3 but easily editable for KS4 as lots of GCSE-prep style activities. Includes: 5 x PowerPoints (one is a double lesson), differentiated worksheets for all tasks, clips with question activities, group tasks, debate tasks, classroom philosophical experiments, extended writing essay and literacy focus tasks - everything you need to teach an engaging short KS3 unit. More RE lessons for KS3 and KS4 can be found here.
Atheism
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Atheism

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One hour, fully resourced lesson which introduces atheism and the different arguments for it. The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It is aimed at Year 9, but could be used for any non-GCSE KS3 / KS4 group or be adapted for a GCSE lesson. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, case studies, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES This lesson is taken from the EC Publishing Complete Secondary Package which can be found at our the EC Publishing website. You can also visit my Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship.
Religion + Ethics : Life and Death Issues
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Religion + Ethics : Life and Death Issues

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12 x fully resourced, hour long lessons each with a PowerPoint, worksheets, clip links, plenaries, starters, differentiated tasks and clear LOs. Suitable for KS3/4 RE (easy to amend) on Issues of Life and Death. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack We also run the EC Publishing site where you can find everything you need for PSHE, RE and Citizenship at discounted rates. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Amish : Introduction
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Amish : Introduction

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1 hour, fully resourced lesson which provides an overview and introduction to the Amish, as an alternative religious movement. It compares the validity of Amish beliefs to more mainstream Christian ones and investigates what it’s like to live in the Amish community today. It examines criticisms as well as the Church in the words of believers. This lesson is the fifth in my ‘Alternative Religions and New Movements’ Unit - originally created for year 9, but easily amended for any KS3 / KS4 group. The lesson can easily be used in isolation, however. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for RE or History, or could be used as a standalone lesson as something different for a drop-down-day. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Qualities of God
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Qualities of God

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A differentiated task in which students explore the 'omni' qualities of God. Suitable for KS3/4. There is a full lesson which goes with this available here: Full God and the Devil Lesson Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Vaccinations + Public Health
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Vaccinations + Public Health

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which investigates why it’s so important for us to be vaccinated, what the anti-vaxx movement is and why they exist and how just a few people missing vaccinations can endanger the communities and public health of their localities. This lesson is great for PSHE or RE (medical ethics),The lesson is suitable or KS3 / KS4 and is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning. The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, information article, differentiated activities, clips tasks with questions and a literacy / debate focus task. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoint is in the ZIP file as it is large. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :) You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE 2020, RSE, Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time and RE resources at my shop: MORE EC RESOURCES LESSONS Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk