This is a SEF that I have written over time about our school. It is highly detailed - 29 pages and 20,000 words. This will save you hours of work, it is fully editable, in word and can be cut and paste. Nothing like this existed when I started the journey, and it would have been so helpful to have seen what other schools write. It covers all Ofsted areas, including actions since last inspection. Our school received GOOD in Autumn 2023 (Section 5 inspection) and my self was called ‘EXEMPLARY’ by my MAT and by our HMI inspector.

A complete history lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To know and understand the difficulties faced by the Windrush settlers when they arrived in Britain This is lesson five in a series of 5 about the Empire Windrush Please leave Feedback.

A complete history lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To be able to explain why people chose to travel on the Empire Windrush This is lesson four in a series of 5 about the Empire Windrush Please leave Feedback.

A complete history lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To know that Caribbean men and women served in the second World War. This is lesson three in a series of 5 about the Empire Windrush Please leave Feedback.

A complete history lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To use historical methods to find out about history of African-Caribbean people in Britain before the 1940’s. This is lesson two in a series of 5 about the Empire Windrush Please leave Feedback.

A complete humanities lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To be able to locate and identify the Caribbean Islands. (Geography Skills) This is lesson one in a series of 5 about the Empire Windrush Please leave Feedback.

A whole school assembly reminding the children what Growth Mindset is and how the Power of Yet can help us to persevere and achieve our potential

This is a full week of detailed planning , based around King Richard the third, and the discovery of his body in Leicester. The final lesson also uses Michael Morpurgo’s Story linking the Leicester cup win to Richard! On the planning, there is a link to a fully adaptable Prezi presentation which accompanies the planning. Linked to my other Wars of the Roses resources and planning, as they were taught as part of a cross curricular topic (the plan also stands alone though) Tes paid licence

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for a unit on DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (winter themed) in Upper KS2 (Year 6) Although part of a scheme, it is also able to be taught as a standalone lesson. The lesson focuses on how to describe a setting or character precisely, by using figurative language and devices The class explore these by looking at extracts together, before going onto try the techniques for themselves. This is lesson 5 in a series of 8. The whole scheme of work is also available as a bundle The planning for the whole unit of work is included in each individual lesson. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing the cold task again as a hot task - in order to demonstrate progress. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete set of plans for year 4. Written to last 1 week but could be stretched into 2 quite easily - at the end of which, the class will write an explanation text linked to the process of mummification (however, this could be linked to any process EG: opening a tomb, getting through the afterlife, becoming a Pharoah etc ) Written and taught as part of a wider topic on Ancient Egypt. Please leave feedback.

A complete scheme of work, presentations and resources for a unit based around Ancient Egyptian myths. Aimed at Upper KS2 but easily adaptable. Each lesson is differentiated at least 3 ways. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing (fractured myths set in Ancient Egypt. All images sourced from Pixabay and Pexels (open source - public domain) Tes paid licence

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ The London Eye Mystery’ by Siobhan Dowd. (lesson 11 in a series of 14). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to structure and write an effective resolution and ending. This is lesson 11 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-london-eye-mystery-full-scheme-of-work-14-days-of-planning-presentation-and-resources-11696150 This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete DOUBLE lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’The Boy In The Striped Pyjama’s ’ By John Boyne This is a lesson thattakes the children though planning and writing a story based around the themes of the novel This is lesson 12 in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available. The whole scheme includes 12 full lessons, each fully resourced, and including a detailed PPT. The scheme culminates in the class writing a short story, along a similar theme to the original text, using all of the descriptive techniques learned and developed during the series of lessons. The unit begins with a cold task, and ends with the short story planning and writing (hot task) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. Images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ PIG HEART BOY’ by Malorie Blackman. This lesson is ready to teach and covers the use of varying our sentence types in narrative writing. it is based around chapter 1 of the book. This is lesson 3 in a series of 14. The whole scheme of work is also available The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a dilemma story This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete English lesson, based around Alan Peat’s DE:DE Sentences. Suitable for KS2 (as the lesson is fully differentiated) Children will learn about the special sentence type, practice writing them as a class, before completing independent work containing them. Fully differentiated 3 ways. The lesson has a dragon/monster theme. All images are sourced from PIXABAY.

An assembly for KS2 (Lower Ks3) that runs through the events of the Holocaust looking at Anne Frank and the value of Equality.

Two different comprehensive personal statements which I wrote during my recent job search. Although they obviously needed to be adapted to suit the needs of each school that I was applying for, I found that having a series of ‘base’ letters was extremely useful. I was shortlisted for each job I sent these applications to (and gained a job) There was nothing on line at the time that I could use to guide/scaffold me, so I hope that someone finds this useful!

A complete lesson with the LO: to understand Darwin’s voyage on HMS Beagle. During the lesson, students will map the voyage and key events on each stop of the journey. All resources are included, although internet access may be required for the higher attainers to research additional information, using the Beagle diaries (Link included in the resources) All other images from Pixabay or authors own.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources based around Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2014 speech on climate change. This lesson begins by exploring the features of Persuasive Speeches and the students will annotate the transcript of the speech to show their understanding. The lesson uses AFORRESTPIE as a vehicle for exploring the features. The students are also asked to analyse the impact of the techniques, and relate them to the audience and purpose of the speech. All images sourced from Pixabay.