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’?

A comprehensive collection of posters to immerse students in thematic and topical extracts across non-fiction and fiction. Each month has a collection of extracts linked to the day/event. Designed to be spread across the school, especially in canteens and common areas in menu holders, hence the name of ‘Snack Bite Reading’.

A lesson exploring the use of imperatives through writing from the perspective of the Master of a workhouse.

5 extracts exploring context and the fiction published during the 19th-century, following the principles of academic reading to embed the routine.

A lesson exploring tips and tricks to help ‘ace’ Language Paper 1, Question 5. Based on the 2019 past paper: The Sound of Thunder. Including a follow up lesson to consolidate learning. Q4 detailed deconstruction is also available. All resources are formatted at the back of the PowerPoint.

A reading journal for secondary school students, including space for teacher comments, target setting, and information related to Accelerated Reader.

A weekly reading lesson booklet exploring different topics in the news to develop reading skills and enhance cultural capital in preparation for KS4 studies. Each week, teachers plan bespoke intervention tasks to support reading skills, utilising the data collated from the Accelerated Reader STAR tests.

This fully-differentiated lesson is based on creating a setting description using basic (some advanced) language techniques, including a summary of word classes. Based on the description of District 12, students are pushed to create their own dilapidated setting. Learning challenge and arrival activity (Introduce), fully differentiated with clear outcomes to show progress. Learning journey explained (easy to adapt) Low-stakes true or false quizzing on Chapter 1 of The Hunger Games (Assess) Discussion of setting and popular settings in children’s literature (Link) Identification of language techniques (Identify) Task One: Identify word classes and language devices- (see teacher’s copy for discussion points, great for feedback especially with a visualiser). Address gaps in knowledge before moving on. Task Two: Using previous task, create a run-down setting using stock images as a stimulus. (Create and Apply) Feedback: Snapshot of two memorable lines (Review) Plenary: Bronze-Silver-Gold differentiated questioning linked to outcomes (Assess, Review, Capture) Lesson plan available on request, feedback and tweaks would be hugely appreciated.

A fully-resourced, fully-differentiated, fully-researched lesson which challenges students to think about the theme of masculinity in ‘Macbeth’.

A single lesson exploring some archetypal characters in Gothic literature and relating it to the ‘Outsider’ in Frankenstein.

A LA, heavily-scaffolded lesson exploring the Gothic genre. Fully-resourced.

A collection of English exam posters for weekly revision sessions for the following: AQA LP1 and LP2, ‘AIC’, ‘ACC’, ‘Macbeth’ and Power and Conflict poems.

An evidence-based strategy guide outlining methods to raise literacy standards in secondary schools.

A post-assessment sequence exploring how to compare ‘Ozymandias’ with ‘Exposure’ (or other poems if edited) and structuring an academic response. Contains: a copy of the poem to live model annotate, a comparison grid, example answers, how to craft an introduction, and space to re-draft a response.

A single lesson exploring the theme of love in ‘Human Interest’ by Carol Ann Duffy.

Useful resources to demonstrate comparing Remains and Exposure, and Remains and Bayonet Charge, with supporting dual-coded images and a breakdown of structure analytical paragraphs. Aimed at LA/MA. Highlight WWW and EBI (such as: lack of development on certain points/not re-reading for spelling mistakes, etc)

A reading and writing lesson/mini-sequence based on the events of this chapter of ‘The Giver’. All resources formatted on the final slide.

Three versions (LA/MA/HA) of a 90-minute creative writing masterclass exploring the following to support P1, Q5 writing: A breakdown of the mark scheme Evaluation of successful creative writing Key terms ‘Exam hacks’ Modelled answers Used for 90 minute intervention sessions. A workbook for each session to support revision and consolidate knowledge.