These comprehensive GCSE, AQA resources are designed to support students in developing a deep understanding of the key theme of social responsibility in An Inspector Calls, and explores characters and ideas related to this in An Inspector Calls. The resources provide structured guidance for students preparing for their English Literature exams, helping them to explore complex topics such as socialism and capitalism. They are ideal for teachers and tutors looking for ready-to-use materials that enhance learning and engagement. The essay scaffolds are particularly valuable for structuring student responses. Using the PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) framework, students are guided step by step on how to write cohesive and insightful essays. This method ensures that they engage effectively with the text, using key quotes and analysis to demonstrate their understanding of how Priestley presents important themes, such as the interconnectedness of society and the critique of capitalism. Key extracts are also provided with contextual information that students can refer to. The model essay and glossary provides additional support, offering a clear example of a high-quality essay response. The essays showcases the expected standards for GCSE (AQA) and includes a glossary of essential terms, such as “collective responsibility” and “moral authority,” helping students to build a strong vocabulary for literary analysis​. Furthermore, the contextual materials include letters and insights from J.B. Priestley, giving students a deeper understanding of the playwright’s intentions and the socio-political messages embedded in the play. These resources not only prepare students for exam success but also encourage them to think critically about social justice and their role in society. A range of comprehension activities are included in this resource. By using these resources, students will develop a thorough grasp of the play’s themes, improve their essay-writing skills, and gain confidence in analyzing literature through a social and moral lens.

Using visual cues such as colour backgrounds and visual spelling/reading methods, the booklet is ideal for students who struggle to read due to an additional need such as dyslexia. The booklet is divided into Chracter, Plot, Themes and Key Scene Sections, with opportunity to practice the reading and spelling of key vocabulary using colour codes. At the end of the booklet there is an assessment section that includes a key word spelling activity. You will receive a copy of the PDF in peach, orange and yellow so that you can choose whichever booklet background is suited to the student’s preference. The booklet is also suitable for ESL learners.

These booklets on A Christmas Carol provide a versatile, dyslexia-friendly resource set, tailored to support GCSE English Literature teachers in engaging diverse learners effectively. Each booklet uniquely targets different aspects of the text, with a strong emphasis on accessibility and comprehension Spelling and Vocabulary Guide: This booklet uses a color-coded method to help dyslexic students remember and spell key vocabulary. Each word relevant to A Christmas Carol is divided by syllables and color-coded, enhancing visual memory and recall. This is particularly beneficial for students who struggle with traditional spelling approaches, as it leverages visual strengths and helps them build confidence with challenging terms related to the text. Summary and Comprehension Practice: Designed for fluency and retention, this booklet provides a structured summary of each significant event in A Christmas Carol, from Scrooge’s miserliness to his transformation. Teachers can use this as a timed reading exercise, allowing them to monitor student progress on both accuracy and reading pace. This structure supports comprehension by breaking down the plot and main ideas in manageable steps, ideal for revision sessions. PEEL Essay Writing and Vocabulary Quiz: This booklet offers a PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link) essay scaffold focused on how Dickens uses setting to illustrate social inequality. By breaking down essay construction, students can learn to analyze the text methodically, improving their critical thinking and writing skills. A vocabulary quiz reinforces key concepts, ensuring students grasp essential terms related to the themes of poverty, compassion, and change. Each booklet integrates unique tools and structured exercises to cater to students with varying needs, from vocabulary building to critical analysis. This set is perfect for GCSE English Literature teachers aiming to make A Christmas Carol accessible, memorable, and engaging for all students.

This Functional Skills Level 2 Reading and Writing pack contains resources designed to assist students, particularly those with dyslexia, in improving their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Below is an overview of each text and how these will benefit dyslexic students and students with additional needs: The Writing Guide booklet focuses on writing persuasive emails and letters, with exercises that enhance vocabulary, sentence construction, and persuasive techniques. It also includes a model email, gap fill exercises, and writing tasks that are practical and relevant. Benefits for Dyslexic Students: The incremental approach to building writing skills, starting with spelling and sentence construction and progressing to full writing tasks, supports dyslexic students by scaffolding the learning process. The model email serves as a concrete example, helping students visualize the final product. Gap fill exercises reinforce vocabulary and sentence structure, making the task of writing less daunting. The Reading Skills Guide focuses on the reading skills needed to answer questions in functional skills exams, including identifying main ideas, making inferences, understanding tone and purpose, and analyzing text structure. It also provides quizzes to reinforce learning. Benefits for Dyslexic Students: The explicit teaching of reading strategies, such as identifying main ideas and making inferences, helps dyslexic students approach reading tasks with confidence. The quizzes and exercises provide opportunities for practice and self-assessment, reinforcing the skills needed to navigate and understand complex texts. The emphasis on understanding text structure and layout is particularly beneficial for students who struggle with reading comprehension. A Persuasive Writing Plan and Rubric document provides a structured framework for writing persuasive essays. It includes criteria for evaluating persuasive writing, audience analysis, research and evidence gathering, and step-by-step guidance for organizing an essay. It also includes a checklist for revision, ensuring that all essential elements of a persuasive essay are addressed. Benefits for Dyslexic Students: The clear and organized layout helps dyslexic students break down the essay-writing process into manageable steps. The visual structure, including bullet points and organized sections, aids in understanding and retention. Additionally, the checklist reinforces self-assessment and helps students focus on key areas to improve their writing.

This GCSE English Literature resource offers a comprehensive analysis of the theme of isolation in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and includes an AQA practice exam question which focuses on the theme of isolation, along with a model answer. Practice Question and Extract: The extract is taken from Stave 2 where Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past. It portrays the symbolic isolation of Scrooge through the description of his room and situation. Model Answer: A detailed response to the exam question, discussing Scrooge’s isolation both in the extract and throughout the novel. This includes: Analysis of the extract’s language, highlighting Scrooge’s physical and emotional isolation. Exploration of isolation in the broader context of the novel, emphasizing how Scrooge’s materialism contributes to his loneliness. A conclusion that connects isolation with Victorian social values and the importance of community. Indicative Content: Provides teachers with clear criteria to assess student responses. Along with this resource, a picture sequence activity is also provided. This can be used to help students remember the main events which occur at the beginning of Stave 2. This resource is designed to show students how to respond to an AQA, English Literature question and familiarising them with the theme of isolation.

This unit includes a series of 11 plus, reading passages from well-known literary works, along with comprehension assessments tailored for dyslexic 11 plus students or students with additional needs such as autism or ADHD. The key features are: Dyslexia-Friendly Design: The texts and activities are formatted to be accessible for students with dyslexia, including the use of double spacing and different colors for syllables in multisyllabic words. Focus on Key Vocabulary: It highlights challenging words from the texts, breaking them down into syllables to aid spelling and pronunciation practice. Key Phrases for Practice: Select phrases are provided for students to rehearse, enhancing their understanding of language use and meaning. Comprehension Questions: Each text is followed by a series of questions designed to assess students’ understanding and analytical skills. These questions include identifying literary techniques, discussing the use of language, and continuing narratives using descriptive language. The comprehension assessment is in a similar format to the 11 plus exam. Understanding Metaphor, Simile, and Personification This resource focuses on the use of figurative language, specifically metaphors, similes, and personification, within literary texts, a key feature of the 11 plus assessment. The key aspects include: Definitions and Examples: Clear explanations of metaphors, similes, and personification are provided, along with examples from literature. Analytical Questions: The document includes questions that prompt students to identify and analyze the use of these figurative language elements in given passages. This helps in developing a deeper understanding of how authors use language to convey meaning and create imagery. Practice Tasks: Students are encouraged to find their own examples and create sentences using metaphors, similes, and personification, fostering creativity and application skills. These resources are designed to enhance literary comprehension and critical thinking skills among students with additional needs, making them well-prepared for the analytical demands of the 11 plus Examinations.

This dyslexia friendly, functional skills writing workbook includes a structured approach to improve writing by using model answers, questionnaires, plans and colour-coded spelling of key words. The questions are focused on improving a park and reviewing a visit to an amusement park. Each section begins with typical writing questions on the Functional Skills (AQA) Paper. To engage students, questionnaires and discussion questions are provided to help students develop their ideas. This will also support the speaking and listening element of the exam. There are colour coded words to aid the spelling and reading of key words related to the questions. This is aimed to support students with additional needs and has proved an effective way to support dyslexics due to the visual elements involved. There are two model answers - one aimed at Level One and another at Level Two. This is provided to differentiate for those who show progress in their writing. A scheme accompanies this unit and provides additional ideas to support teaching. This is an invaluable resource to deliver the writing element of the Functional Skills exam.

This Functional Skills, English (Level Two), Practice Paper is based on the City and Guilds format. Resources are provided to support students with additional needs access its content. The practice paper (reading) is based on the theme of the environment and contains online newspaper/web page articles. The questions are similar in style to the functional skills examination. The writing paper has two questions with accompanying model answers. Two further assessment questions are provided with plans. Along with the Practice Paper and Marking Scheme, a list of words divided into syllables is provided. These should be copied using different colours to aid visual memory. This will help the students memorise the words and read them fluently. A list of key phrases is also given to read prior to the whole texts. In the writing section, key phrases from the model answers are listed for students to familiarise themselves with the content. This resources offers invaluable support for students with additional needs such as dyslexia and will help them to access the exam style/content.

Ideal for GCSE, English Literature, the pack contains resources to support students with additional needs access A Christmas Carol for AQA examination. It contains a drama version of the text, a study guide, key vocabulary and numerous language based activities. The drama unit contains a play version of key moments from each Stave and allows students who learn best using ‘hands on on learning’ study the novella. The study guide contains information on key themes, characters, key quotations and vocabulary. It is accompanied by a more in depth quotation booklet. There is also an additional vocabulary pack with key, colour coded words which help students discuss and write about each character, The pack provides a host of resources to support students who struggle to understand this key, AQA, examination text!

This comprehensive teaching resource focuses on Stave One of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It includes various engaging activities designed to deepen students’ understanding of character analysis, themes, and narrative elements in the novella. It is suitable for students who struggle with comprehension. The unit contains - Summary Activity: Students fill in the gaps in a summary of Stave One, reinforcing key plot points and character introductions. This exercise encourages comprehension and retention of the text. Character Descriptions: A list of adjectives allows students to identify and select characteristics that apply to Ebenezer Scrooge at the beginning of the story. An extension task requires students to create sentences using these adjectives, promoting vocabulary development and critical thinking. Letter Writing: In a creative writing exercise, students imagine they are Scrooge and write a letter to their doctor after witnessing the ghostly door knocker. This task enhances empathy and perspective-taking. Character Reflections: A thought-expressing activity allows students to explore the mind of a charity worker after encountering Scrooge, fostering understanding of social themes in the text. Diary Entry: Students take on the role of Bob Cratchit and write a diary entry reflecting on his day, providing insights into his character and family dynamics while practicing narrative writing skills. True/False Comprehension: A set of comprehension questions based on the end of Stave One tests students’ understanding of key events and themes, reinforcing critical reading skills. Topic Sentences: Students create topic sentences that highlight different portrayals of Scrooge, strengthening their ability to write cohesive paragraphs. Character Matching: This matching exercise identifies character actions and traits, ensuring students can recognize and articulate key characteristics of Fred, Scrooge, Marley, and Bob Cratchit. Quotation, Memory Aid: A colour code system to remember key quotations. This resource is perfect for educators looking to enhance their lessons on A Christmas Carol, providing a variety of activities that cater to different learning styles and promote a deeper understanding of the text.

Aimed at students who struggle to write GCSE, English Literature essays, this short unit provides an essay scaffold and model essay on the importance of setting in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. An essay prompt and extract, taken from Chapter Eight, is provided which focuses on a description of Victorian London. The question requires comparison with the wider novella. To support students with this task, an essay scaffold is included. It provides paragraph and sentence openers to help structure their ideas and analysis. After writing their own response, students read a model essay based on this scaffold. They can compare their own work with this piece of writing. To assist with vocabulary, students can use an adjective sheet to write sentences about Victorian London. The resource is invaluable in demonstrating the features of a successful essay and will give them the confidence to write their own response!

This 11 Plus Examination pack contains a practice reading paper, a spelling test and a synonym/antonym booklet. It is designed to support students with additional needs who struggle to decode words which affects their reading fluency and spelling. The practice reading test has a Great Expectations extract along with multiple choice questions typical of many 11 Plus assessments. An answer key is provided. It includes the following assessment areas: Basic Comprehension and Recall Vocabulary and Word Meaning Inference and Interpretation Grammar and Language Awareness Interpretive Figurative Language Author’s Purpose and Tone Contextual Knowledge and Critical Thinking The spelling pack supports students with additional needs by providing a colour code activity to memorise the words before attempting to spell them. After they complete this activity, there is a spelling test which involves selecting the misspelt word and writing the correct spelling. The Synonyms/Antonyms booklet provides a list of common adjectives used to describe setting and behaviour. These words are grouped into categories. There is also a colour code section to learn the spelling of these words. The pack will support students studying the 11 Plus exam and help the succeed in the English paper.

This comprehensive guide is designed to help GCSE students excel in both the reading and writing sections of the WJEC - Eduqas, English Language, Component 2 exam. A practice paper is provided based on extracts that focus on the experiences of the theatre - one contemporary and the other Victorian. It provides clear, practical strategies for approaching each type of question, with step-by-step advice and model responses tailored to exam requirements. The guide focuses on key areas such as language analysis, use of subject specific vocabulary, thoughts and feelings, and evaluation and has notes on how the responses meet the assessment objectives. The unit also offers two argumentative/ explanatory prompts along with model responses. These can be shared with students to discuss successful features of the writing. An additional resource is provided to explain how to use PEEL paragraphs to structure ideas. This resource gives students the tools and confidence they need to succeed in both the reading comprehension and writing sections of Component Two.

Metaphors in Shakespeare’s texts can be difficult for students to understand. This unit explains some of the key metaphors used in Macbeth and prepares students for their GCSE, English Literature exam. The unit includes a booklet to explain the key metaphors in depth and provides context to the quotations. To help students with additional needs, vocabulary lists are provided. The student can use these to identify meaning, and learn how to read/spell them. There is a key quotation list provided separately. Students can use this to learn them by rote. Finally, there is an assessment section using a short extract that includes one of the metaphors. This is accompanied with a marking rubric and sample answer.

This FREE resource includes two model essays and a plan. It is ideal to use as part of KS3 and GCSE English Language. The model essays are a response to a persuasive task in which the reader has to persuade a headteacher to chose to run an extra-curricular activity of their choice. There are two model answers - one for more advanced learners (GCSE) and one for intermediate learners (KS3) There is also a plan to help students write their own response. This FREE resource is an excellent way to show students how to plan and write a persuasive essay!

The KS2 English Unit demonstrates how to use interesting sentence openers to write a successful narrative. It is also useful for KS3 and GCSE English students if they have not used the skills. For students with a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), there is a reading and spelling activity based on key words in the text. Students use colours to aid memory. The reading section consists of model sentences beginning with a prepositional phrase, an ING verb and a ’ show not tell ’ opening. Finally, there is an assessment stage where students are required to use these sentence opener types. The unit has been used to successfuly support students who struggle to write narrative.

This graded, GCSE, English Language unit uses a story and a picture as a way to help students understand some of the consequences of heavy traffic. The student uses these prompts to write a persuasive article about have a no car zone near school. There are also two model letters, one formal and one informal, to show students how they could structure a GCSE writing task. The resource is also useful for KS3 and KS2 English students.