This is one of many lessons and resources that I have uploaded on Russel's Blood Brothers for the AQA Lit specification. This is a full lesson PP on revising the themes in the play - prior to the exam.

Helping pupils to boost from level 5 to 6, this worksheet shows how connectives can improve writing.

This is a full lesson / self revision aid that helps students to prepare for the Functonal Skills exams in English - aimed at level 2.

This is a medium Term Lesson Plan set for Christmas Carol. I have also uploaded all the lessons and resources if you would like to use them.

With these resources, I get the pupils to imagine that they are one of the teachers. I give them the advice on the CV and the job advert and tell them to write a CV for the character - great for getting into the character and for functional / contextual learning.

This is a full lesson pp aimed at year 8 pupils - ready to teach.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded on the novel Holes by Louis Sacher, ready to teach with it's resources (if aplicable). Although, you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. They can be taught together to reach an assessment outcome but all are suitable as standalone exploratory lessons. This lesson covers the character of Stanley.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for key Stage 3 pupils to study this text. The lesson is ready to teach, although you will wish to adapt and differentiate for your own class. The other lessons can be used alongside it and they can be taught together, but all are suitable as standalone lessons. This lesson covers the skills of summarising

Twelfth Night SOW KS3 Full Lesson Powerpoint on Characterisation in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This is one lesson of 9 that I have uploaded in order and they go togetehr to form a scheme of work. Each lesson PP is a total entity and it has been uploaded with all of it&'s resources for that lesson beside it. All lessons have been saved with the same title to make it easier to search for them.

This is a full lesson that looks at the impact of language chocies and structure using Estate Agents Details as the stimulus text. Aimed at the FS qual level 1 and 2.

This is a full lesson PP on Curley's wife and how the other characters respond to her.

Identity 6 – persuasive writing This is a full lesson PP, ready to use, although you will want to update it for your own use - that covers the theme of identity. This lesson has Learning objectives of LO: To be able to identify a range of persuasive writing techniques.

The Crucible - Allegory and McCarthyism This is one of several lessons that I have uploaded on the Crucible. The lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to deliver – but you may wish to update them for your own context. This lesson has lesson objectives of: To understand the term Allegory and how it relates to The Crucible. To understand McCarthyism. To develop knowledge of the events in The Crucible

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Each lesson Powerpoint is a total entity and it has been uploaded with all of it's resources for that lesson beside it. All lessons have been saved with the same title to make it easier to search for them.

OfSted Outstanding Literacy All lessons Starter: With a new shift in focus for the 2012 framework that means that teaching and learning can only be judged outstanding if literacy and numeracy are encorporated across the curriculum, I am making a daily starter / settler activity that can be incorporated into all lessons. These mini activities are examples of a literacy activity & there is a tutorial before each. These are going to be made daily, so I'll upload them é I hope they will help other schools to boost literacy teaching. This one is about extending vocabulary.

Titanic SOW for Level 2/3 pupils(in KS3) lesson This is one full lesson plan with the pp and resources (if I made them) that is part of a full scheme of work that I have uploaded. There are 18 lessons altoghter and they have all been uploaded separately. In some cases, there is only a lesson plan as I've planned it but not made all the PPs. I will add PPs as I create them. Aimed at year 7 who are below level 4 and utilises lots of Kagan practice.

This is one of many lessons and resources that I have uploaded on Russel's Blood Brothers for the AQA Lit specification. This is a full lesson pp on the character of Mrs Lyons. L/O:To use quotes to make inferences about character. To compare the dreams and aspirations of Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons.

This is a full powerpoint lessons, ready to teach but you will want to adapt it / update it for your own context. This lesson covers ideas on how to develop character though a series of different activities.

This is a series of images that can either be used for display or as a prompt to support guided writing of description.

This is a full lesson pp that introduces some poetic terms using analysis of the poem Blessing.