This fully-resourced challenge booklet is designed to engage students in advanced activities that apply the knowledge and skills developed during their reading of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. It includes a variety of intellectually stimulating tasks aimed at deepening understanding of the play’s themes, characters, and social context. Key Features: Critical Analysis Tasks: Encourage students to analyze key themes such as social responsibility, class inequality, and the role of the Inspector through structured essays and group discussions. Character Development Activities: Focus on tracking character arcs and motivations, allowing students to reflect on how characters embody the play’s moral and social messages. Thematic Connections: Facilitate connections between the text and contemporary issues, prompting students to explore the relevance of Priestley’s messages in today’s society. Exam Preparation: Includes extract-based questions and past paper prompts to help students practice and refine their analytical writing skills. This challenge booklet serves as a comprehensive tool for consolidating learning and enhancing critical thinking, making it an essential resource for post-reading activities.

A fully-resourced lesson emulating Dickensian writing and crafting a description of a villain.

A collection of weekly grammar sessions for tutor time.

A three part assessment lesson summarising the learning from the study of dystopian fiction and ‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry.

A completed Y7-Y11 curriculum map, useful to use as a template for new HODs/Department training.

A question by question breakdown booklet of the LP1 Section A ‘The Sound of Thunder’, complete with models, stucture strips, whole-class feedback, vocabulary banks, re-draft templates, and much more!

A sequence of lessons testing LP2 Q3 and Q5 skills through the darts speech in Apple TV show, Ted Lasso, and building up into a methodical construction of an inspiring speech.

A structure strip and crafting border for AQA Language Paper 2, Questions 2, 3, 4 and 5.

A comprehensive booklet breaking down essential skills and knowledge to maximise marks for AQA English Language Paper 1, Question 5 (Section B). Throughout the booklet, students will systemtically develop skills before it is all applied in a ‘Crafting Border’.

An academic reading, pre-reading booklet to study ‘Macbeth’. This pre-reading academic booklet is designed to build a thorough understanding of AO3 (context) for Shakespeare’s Macbeth, tailored for students preparing to dive deeper into the play. The booklet serves as an essential foundation, offering a scholarly approach to exploring the contextual influences behind Macbeth—historical, social, and cultural factors—enabling students to grasp how these shaped the play’s themes, characters, and narrative. Through engaging activities, critical discussions, and thought-provoking tasks, students will explore topics such as the political climate of Jacobean England, the role of King James I and the divine right of kings, the significance of witchcraft, and the play’s reflection of societal anxieties. This resource not only provides valuable background but encourages students to engage in higher-level critical thinking, offering key AO3 insights to enrich their textual analysis. Ideal for pre-reading preparation, this booklet equips learners with the contextual tools to approach Macbeth with greater academic depth, ensuring that they are well-prepared to understand and analyze the play in light of its complex historical and literary backdrop.

A classroom poster to celebrate all the ‘non-negotiables’ we complete in our classroom - exploring the WHAT, HOW and WHY.

A sequence of lessons exploring Haydock and Dickens’ respective sources on ‘Homelessness’ (Language, Paper 2). Fully resourced.

A collection of material to track vocabulary across the curriculum, building up to the demands of KS4 and the GCSE examinations.

A PRE-READING booklet for ‘A Christmas Carol’ GCSE study.

A fully-resourced, contextual booklet compiling of POST-READING activities to apply knowledge and skills developed throughout a cold-reading of ‘An Inspector Calls’.

A booklet comprising of response tasks and exam strategies tackling the exam question: How does Priestley present Mr. Birling as self-centered in ‘An Inspector Calls’?

This post-assessment sequence is designed to guide students in effectively comparing the poems Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Exposure by Wilfred Owen (or other poems as appropriate). The sequence will provide structured support for understanding themes, techniques, and how to craft an academic response.

A booklet comprising of a series of tasks and exam strategies to develop the quality of response to the essay question around the portrayal of change in ‘A Christmas Carol’.

A lesson exploring the origins of rhetoric (MA). Fully resourced.

This fully-resourced during-reading booklet builds on the foundations laid by the pre-reading activities, guiding students through a deeper, critical engagement with J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. The booklet is structured to enhance understanding of key themes, characters, and contextual links as students read through each act, ensuring ongoing reflection and analysis.