A full KS3 unit exploring in detail the origins, reach and success/failures of the British Empire. A range of activities are included for each lesson as well as an end of unit assessment. A whole half-term’s work in one bundle! Lesson 1: Origins of the British Empire Lesson 2: America Lesson 3: Trafalgar and Waterloo (could be taught as two separate lessons) Lesson 4: The Indian takeover Lesson 5: The Indian Mutiny Lesson 6: Scramble for Africa Lesson 7: The Boer War Lesson 8: Empire- good or bad? Lesson 9: Assessment prep/ revision Lesson 10: Assessment

A full unit of work covering the formation of the UK. Designed for KS3 classes, this unit includes six full lessons and an assessment. Each lesson has a range of activities that can easily be adapted for any class. Lesson 1: England and Wales Lesson 2: England and Scotland Lesson 3: Invasion of Ireland Lesson 4: Irish famine Lesson 5: The Troubles Lesson 6: Assessment prep Lesson 7: Assessment

A unit of work exploring the Tudors. This unit explores the wives of Henry VIII, how religious changes impacted upon Britain and the royalty, the challenges the Tudors faced (including the Spanish Armada) and discussion questions as to who was teh best Tudor monarch. An assessment is included. Lesson 1: Intro and wives Lesson 2: Change of religion Lesson 3: Edward and Mary Lesson 4: Elizabeth’s religious changes Lesson 5: Problems and the armada Lesson 6: Problem of marriage Lesson 7: Best Tudor Monarch Lesson 8: Assessment

A full resource analysing Nagra’s poem about a British Indian man choosing his new bride over his father’s corner shop. Beginning with a background to Nagra and the Sikh faith, this resource focuses on the poet’s use of language (slang and Punjabi) before exploring how the newly wed couple are presesented. A full annotation of the poem is included. Everything you need to prepare your students for this AQA poem in one resource!

A complete resource with everything you need to teach this AQA poem. Beginning with background information on the poet, this resource explores the themes and messages within the poem before concluding with a full annotation and a blank SMILE analysis chart. Everything you need in one simple resource.

A pack of festive fun lessons suitable for use in English or drama lessons. Aimed at KS3 but older/ younger pupils still enjoy them! Most of the resources follow the story of evil Atnas Claws (Santa's brother who steals presents) and his dastardly schemes to ruin Christmas. These resources can easily be adapted to take place in any school/ town. In story one he steals presents before being unmasked as a teacher from your school. in the second story he escapes from prison and takes Santa hostage. In the third story he has Santa charged with numerous offences (driving a sleigh whilst drunk etc.) and the pupils can write creative stories, newspaper articles or prepare dramas/ pantomimes about the events. In Donkey's Christmas Carol, a young donkey dreams of becoming part of Santa's sleigh pulling team- will his dream come true? A quick poetry lesson using Benjamin Zephaniah's Talking Turkeys is included as are a range of festive starters and an introduction to Call My Bluff as a literacy based quiz competition. These lessons are a fun, team building alternative to watching DVDs on the last week of term!

The narrator's script for use in a performance of Magic of the Musicals. Humorous links with facts about the following shows: Mary Poppins Shrek Wizard of Oz Blood Brothers Andrew Lloyd Webber medley The Little Mermaid The Lion King No song lyrics/ music included

A full script for Robin Hood. The full performance lasts approximately two hours (split into two acts/ 12 scenes). Suitable for KS2 upwards. Cast list as follows: ROBIN HOOD - Principal boy -8 scenes MAID MARIAN - Principal Girl – 9 scenes NURSE TITTLE TATTLE - The Dame – 11 scenes MUCH, THE MILLER’S SON -The “Buttons” character – 9 scenes THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM - The bad guy! – 7 scenes NICKIT & SCARPER - The Sheriff’s Tax Collectors – 9 scenes THE FAIRY STARDUST OF THE FOREST - The “Good Fairy” character – 8 scenes MYSTIC MEG Works for the Sheriff, giving him guidance for the future – 6 scenes ALARNAA / SCARLET / LITTLE JOAN / FRIAR TUCK Robin’s men & women! – 7 scenes KING RICHARD Act II Scene 12 only – 2 scenes The “Hoodies” – trainee “Merry Men”, played by teenagers “Teen-speak” - 7 scenes HELEN HARDUP “Know-it-all” villager. Lines in Scene 1 only - 4 scenes SALLY SKINT & PENNY PENNILESS Villagers, with a few lines – 3 scenes CHORUS ROLES: - Peasants, Merry Men & Hoodies, School Children – 7 scenes

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A full lesson analysing how meaning is created in poetry. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

An introductory lesson looking at language choices within poetry. Exploring the questions: How might this poem have been different if it was entitled Curse? and How does the poet choose language for effect. Looking for better value for money? This resource is just one of the poems featured in the poetry about poverty pack priced at just £6

A KS3 unit of work focussing on poems about poverty. Each poem has its own full lesson with poetic starters and analysis of the poem focussing on either language or structure (or both). The unit mixes traditional KS3 poem with more challenging former GCSE texts. A fully complete scheme to help prepare students for studying anthologies further up the school. Poems included: Blessing, Down and Out- Paddington Station, Give, The Gresford Disaster, The sad story of Lefty and Ned, Living Space, Mother to Son, Poverty, Timothy Winters, Two Scavengers on a truck...,Your Dad did what?

A worksheet full of pupil led homework activities with a tick sheet for them to show their progress. This sheet is set up for pupils studying the AQA combination of Macbeth, Blood Brothers, A Christmas Carol and Conflict poetry but can be adapted to suit other combinations. Designed to guide high flying (self-motivated) students with their revision/ study leave timetables. This resource encourages pupils to revise key themes and quotes using mind-maps and essay plans.

A collection of quick literacy starters that can easily be dropped into the start of lessons. Averaging five minutes each, the pack includes: sentence structures, word classes, homophones, adverbs, silent letters and apostrophes.

A full unit of work exploring the popular play by Willy Russell. Complete units for BOTH the play and musical versions are included. 16 full lessons are included for the musical version (14 for the script version) and three introductory lessons exploring the context and script writing are included. All lessons have warm up challenges and have differentiated activities/ outcomes. Designed for KS3 with a mixture of PEE analysis and creative writing lessons, this resource can easily be adapted to match your classes.