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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.

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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.
Romeo and Juliet Learning/Revision Mat
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Romeo and Juliet Learning/Revision Mat

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This is an incredibly useful learning mat for KS3 and KS4 English students who are studying Romeo and Juliet. It can mainly be used as a revision resource or as a support aid to distribute students to have at hand/consult during lessons. It covers the key themes covered throughout the play, crucial events and acts, list of characters (and their affiliations), structures/guidance on how to answer questions concerning the characters and themes encompassed in the play and advice on exam technique and preparation.
Peer and Self Assessment Writing Template
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Peer and Self Assessment Writing Template

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This resource is a really useful template to help students peer and self assess a piece of writing. It can be used for either KS3 or 4 in any subject that requires students to complete written work: English, History, Geography, RE, ICT etc. Students are prompted to either self or peer assess a piece of writing according to several criteria: purpose, format, correct punctuation, grammar and spelling, vocabulary and target audience. It works well as a plenary/group activity.
KS4 English Writing mock exam questions
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KS4 English Writing mock exam questions

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This resources contains a couple of mock exam questions for KS4 English students to complete to help them prepare for the writing section of the exam. Both questions are 48 marks, the first involves writing a letter and the second requires students to write an article/magazine. Further prompts/relevant information is provided in the resource.
KS3/4 English Creating and Writing Magazines Full Lesson
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KS3/4 English Creating and Writing Magazines Full Lesson

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This powerpoint contains a full lesson on how to create and write magazines. It would be suitable for most KS3 English classes and a lower ability KS4 class. It is largely interactive and contains several activities for students to work through with the eventual aim of creating their own magazine front cover and contents page. It has strong cross-curricular links with ICT and Media Studies. The powerpoint covers the different types of magazine, features of magazines and adapting their content according to audience and format.
KS3/4 English Speeches/Persuasive Writing Powerpoint
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KS3/4 English Speeches/Persuasive Writing Powerpoint

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This resource contains a powerpoint for a full lesson (potentially 2 depending on how fast students progress) for higher-ability KS3 and 4 students on speeches and persuasive writing. It covers famous speeches, features of speeches, how to analyse them (according to purpose, audience and format) and the effectiveness of persuasive speaking/writing. Students are guided to complete a piece of writing of up to 1000 words, which is a persuasive speech on a topic of their choice. This lesson is highly interactive, with multiple activities for students to discuss and collaborate with each other including analysing famous speeches and completing a set of questions on the King’s Speech.
Massive KS3 and KS4 English Teaching Pack
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Massive KS3 and KS4 English Teaching Pack

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This bundle contains a huge set of resources to support students/teachers in teaching and learning KS3 and KS4 English. It contains a collection of learning mats for pupils to assist them throughout lessons and with revision and exam technique/preparation. In this bundle there is a general one for KS3 and KS4 and also specialised ones on grammar, punctuation and spelling, writing and Romeo and Juliet. The bundle also includes a couple of powerpoints with full lessons on creating/writing magazines and analysing the characters of Kes. Also in this bundle is a template to help students either peer or self assess a piece of writing, a chart of all pronouns used in English, a collaborative learning activity to help pupils learn key words and terminology and a couple of exam questions for the writing section of GCSE English.