A quick simple lesson starter to recap on the relationships and events in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare: Answers provided: Students think of the questions.

Manchester Music – Lippy Kids This is one lesson of several lessons that I have uploaded (with resources if applicable) on music – with a particular context of music from Manchester. All of the lessons are PowerPoints that are ready to teach, although you may wish to adopt them for your own context. This full lesson covers the use of similes and metaphors in music lyrics

This is a full lesson that breaks down the skills and techniques needed in the exam for following and argument questions. Contains text and mark scheme from the board.

Writing To Describe lesson This is one of three lessons on writing to Describe - the lessons cover different ways of approaching this topic and build on each other.

A full lesson pp that breaks down the reading of a specific section of the novel by analysing key quotes in the section. pgs 154 - 160

This is one of a series of lessons that I am uploading on the old AQA anthology poems. The lessons obviously have a comparative strand running through them and there are lessons for all of the poems from Cluster 1 and 2 uploaded as well as lessons that compare two poems or teach how to analyse them / compare them. Obviously no use for the old spec, but entirwely useful for the poetry comparison piece of controlled assesment in the new AQA spec.

This is a heavily differentiated essay plan that shows pupils how to write a piece of comparative work.

This is one of several revision lessons that I created for the novel, in readiness for the AQA lit exam last summer. This one covers Steinbeck's motivation.

This is one of several powerpoint lessons that I have uploaded for the GCSE in psycholgy. The lesson is 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 as on averview of the GCSE course, or by themselves. This lesson covers studies into conformity and social elements.

This is one of a series of worksheets that is used over each lesson to help pupils to write a response to a question about the play 'Our Day Out'. Each lesson is split by each paragraph of the essay and their is a guide for each paragraph. All resources ahve been uplaoded with the same title for ease of finding if you want to combine them, rather than use as standalone.

This is a lesson on the writing triplet with an example of a review of Chicken Run to help pupils to write their own film review.

This is a full lesson PP for a GCSE Citizenship group that is aimed at introducing students to the concepts of fairtrade.

Seaside – Butlins in the C20th This lesson is part of the year 7 humanities curriculum that combines elements of History, Geography and Literacy. I have uploaded several lessons with the theme of seaside. They can all be taught together, alongside each other, or independently, as each is a standalone lesson on a different topic. This lesson covers the history of Butlins and why it was popular in the twentieth century.

Full lesson PP Music Review This is a full lesson PP that gets pupils to write a music review using the acronym AFOREST.

Cream Cracker Dramatic Monologues lesson This is part of a full series of 6 lessons and resources that have all been uploaded. Each lesson is uploaded as a resource and they are with resources where appropriate. Additional resources have also been uploaded as one upload.

Literacy Starter PP Slides– Homophones These few slides can be added to the start of any lesson to use as a settler for when the pupils come into the room and to incorporate literacy skills into your lesson. This particular exercise is a based on homophones.

Skelling Lessons I have uploaded a series of lessons on Skelling that are in no particular order as it is 4 years since I taught it and they haven't been particularly well ordered...The lessons lead to a reading assessment on the character of Michael and how he changes. I will also upload the essay plan.

This is a full lesson for AQA New Specification Language Paper Preparation - it investigates what language is and tells pupils how to tackle the paper using examples and a mark scheme - a really succeeful lesson that is very detailed and pupil friendly - My D/C borderliners have responded very well indeed to these lessons and it will help teachers that are new to the spec too.

Reality TV – Persuasive Techniques Lesson This is a full PowerPoint lesson, ready to teach, but you will want to adapt it / update it for your own context and any resources are also uploaded with it. This lesson explores the use of persuasive techniques in Reality TV.

The Monkey's Paw - Full lesson PP Lesson This is one lesson of 8 separate Powerpoints that compile a Key Stage 3 scheme of work that leads to an assessment that can be leveled on The Monkey's Paw. All of the lessons have been uploaded separately under the same title as above.