Learn how to perfect your presentation and speaking skills with this easy-to-read guide full of practical tips and printable templates. What is it about public speaking that strikes fear in so many people? Not knowing what to say, your mind going blank, people staring at you, feeling you have nothing to say people would want to hear, being scared you’re boring people… In the 21st century, most people will be expected to present at some point, whether to a physical audience or, increasingly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a virtual audience watching from screens in their own home. The good news is that public speaking skills are not something some people are born with and others are not. Through learning a few basic strategies even the most nervous of speakers can learn how to give a confident, informative and inspiring speech. Whether you’re giving a presentation for the first time, or you’re looking to develop and improve your skills, this book contains everything you need to learn how to produce a perfect presentation. You’ll learn what makes an effective presentation and what you’ll need to consider in advance. You’ll evaluate your current skills and highlight specific areas to develop. You’ll discover how to plan both the structure and content of your presentation in order to create a well-structured, engaging and easy-to-follow talk, as well as learn how to create visuals and other materials which complement rather than distract from your message. You’ll find out how to use effective body language, positioning, gesture, expression, voice projection and intonation as well as discovering how to cope with common problems and difficult audiences. This guide is suitable whatever your presentation needs. Perhaps you’re a student wanting to present research findings or to course mates, a graduate wanting to ace that online job interview, a professional expected to present to colleagues, or simply somebody needing to give a speech at a family occasion. With 14 printable templates, this is also a great resource for those teaching presentation skills to students or colleagues. Written by an experienced teacher, presenter and communication specialist, the guide demystifies the public speaking process and equips the reader with easy-to-implement strategies.

Learn how to become an amazing tutor with this easy-to-read guide packed full of practical advice, tips and resources. Tutoring is a popular choice of career and attracts individuals from a range of backgrounds. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for tutors across a range of subjects. You might have picked up this guide because you are considering tutoring for the first time, or because you are looking for ways in which to improve and develop your existing tutoring practice. Maybe you are a university student with subject knowledge but no experience of teaching, a graduate wanting to know the mechanics of setting up a tutoring business, or perhaps you are simply wondering whether or not tutoring could be for you. Wherever you are in your tutoring career, this guide will show you how to plan and deliver effective tutoring sessions, explore ways of assessing and giving feedback to students, advise you how to work effectively with students with additional learning needs, and guide you in finding tutoring work. Whether you are tutoring maths, English, music, computer coding or a foreign language, you will find effective teaching strategies, clear advice and ready-to-use resources to help you on your journey to becoming a brilliant private tutor. This guide considers the entire process of tutoring: how to find tutoring work; advertising your services; planning tutoring sessions; preparing effective resources; giving useful feedback; evaluating your practice; assessing students; and how to cope with common difficulties such as disengaged students. This book also includes a comprehensive guide to working with students with additional learning needs (such as dyslexia, autism, ADHD, developmental language disorder and learning difficultues). Written by an experienced teacher and tutor, this is a practical guide suitable for anybody considering or working as a tutor.

Many parents want to support their child to learn to read and write but are unsure where to start. Which literacy skills are needed in the digital age? Are e-books as useful as paper ones? Do we really need handwriting and spelling skills in the era of predictive text? How do you motivate a reluctant reader or a child with reading difficulties? All of these questions and more are answered in this essential guide for any parent or carer wanting to know how to support their child’s literacy skills in the 21st century. Jam-packed with simple yet effective activities and games, this is an essential resource whether you are helping pre-schoolers, school-aged children or teens. This is a PDF version which can be downloaded or printed. The book is also available in paperback or e-book from Amazon.

Many parents want to support their child to learn to read and write but are unsure where to start. Which literacy skills are needed in the digital age? Are e-books as useful as paper ones? Do we really need handwriting and spelling skills in the era of predictive text? How do you motivate a reluctant reader or a child with reading difficulties? All of these questions and more are answered in this essential guide for any parent or carer wanting to know how to support their child’s literacy skills in the 21st century. Jam-packed with simple yet effective activities and games, this is an essential resource whether you are helping pre-schoolers, school-aged children or teens. This is a downloadable, printable PDF of the book. The paperback version and e-book for Kindle are available to purchase from Amazon.

This is a practical guide to improve wellbeing in pupils. It comprises over 60 pages of activities suitable for use with ages 7 - 18. All activities are based on findings of the positive psychology (the ‘scientific study of happiness’). There are activities for use in whole class settings, in small group interventions and when working one-to-one with students. Activites are all fully inclusive of pupils with special educational needs. There is also a guide to adult communication and advice for how to promote wellbeing in everyday classroom contexts. Topics that the activities cover include: recognising and using character strengths; improving happiness; developing hope and optimism; enjoyment and savouring; gratitude; improving resilience; developing a growth mindset; wellbeing; meaning and purpose. This guide can be used to develop a whole-school approach to wellbeing or as a basis for small group interventions. It can also be dipped in to and activities incorporated into everyday teaching. This is an ideal resource for anybody looking for practical ways to improve wellbeing levels in students.

Six detailed factsheets for parents with lots of easy games, activities and ideas to help them support their child. 1. How to support handwriting. 2. Ideas for supporting spelling, punctuation and grammar. 3. How to support writing composition - planning, structuring, writing and proofreading. 4. How to develop pre-reading skills. 5. Helping your child with phonics. 6. Supporting your child with reading fluency, accuracy, pace and comprehension.

This is the Teaching Assistant’s Survival Kit - a bumper bundle of resources and information useful for all teaching assistants, new and experienced, primary and secondary. This kit contains 21 different resources. Begin by reading the powerpoint ‘Teaching Assistant’s Survival Kit Overview and Instructions’ which outlines how to use each resource. Kit contains: Overview and Instructions Powerpoint. Task Management Boards Storyboards. Various Essay Planning Templates. Pupil Writing Checklist. Maths Mat or useful Maths facts. Ten Games to practise topic-specific and general vocabulary. Narrative bookmarks to aid reading comprehension. Times Tables fortune tellers - an activity pupils of all ages love. Working in a group powerpoint, discussion and poster - useful when delivering interventions or doing any group work. Plenary Dice - prompts to lead discussions about learning. Phonics / Visual letter recognition games - snap and pelmanism. Information booklet about how to support pre-reading skills. Information booklet about supporting reading skills. Information booklet about supporting spelling, punctuation and grammar. Learning Self-Audit Profile to support students’ independence. Blank wordsearch grid. Information Sheet and activity for students about revision and examination technique. Oral Presentations planning sheets and self-evaulations for students. Goal Setting Template to support students to work towards goals.

This is a speaking and listening game on the topic of ‘Das Wetter’. Students can play in groups of 2 to 4 players. Simply print Slide 4 (the board) for each group. Dice are also needed, although a template is included on slide 5. Full instructions are provided, including ideas of how the game can be extended or supported. Pupils take it in turns to move around the board, asking and answering questions about the weather. A fun way of practising speaking and listening skills as well as weather vocabulary. There are also help sheets provided for students to refer to, and slides which introduce the weather phrases - these, along with the game, would be enough for a full lesson on weather.

A Spanish board game to practise giving the date in Spanish. Students work in groups of 2 -4 players. Full instructions and a help vocabulary sheet are provided. Print Slide 3 (the board) for each group. Laminate or print onto card for increased durability. Each group will also need a dice - a template to be cut out is provided in Slide 4 if needed. The instructions and help sheet can be printed or displayed on the screen. A fun way to practise speaking and listening skills - all players move around the board asking and answering, ‘What is the date today?’

This is a board game and powerpoint to teach and practise ‘the weather’ in Spanish. Pupils can play in groups of 2 -4. Simply print slide 4 for each group - this is the playing board. Laminate or print on to card for increased durability. Each group will also need a dice - a template in provided on slide 5 which can be printed, cut out and assembled. Players take it in turns to ask and answer questions about the weather in Spanish. This is a great way to practise speaking and listening skills as well as weather phrases. There are full instructions included, as well as help sheets for pupils, and ideas of how the game can be extended. The powerpoint also includes slides introduce each of the weather phrases - along with the board game, this could be the main part of a lesson.

This is a board game to practise speaking and listening skills on the topic of weather in French. Pupils play in groups of 2 -4. Simply print slide 4 for each group - this is the board. Laminate or print on to card for increased durability. Each group will also need a dice - a template is provided to be printed and assembled if needed. Players move around the board asking and answering questions about the weather. There are three different help sheets included, as well as full instructions on how the game can be extended further. Also included are powerpoint slides which introduce the weather phrases - together with the game this could be the main part of a lesson.

Three factsheets for parents with lots of easy games, activities and ideas to help them support their child. First is how to support pre-reading skills. Second is ideas for supporting phonics. Third is how to support reading - accuracy, pace, fluency and comprehension.

Three factsheets for parents with lots of easy games, activities and ideas to help them support their child. First is how to support handwriting. Second is ideas for supporting spelling, punctuation and grammar. Third is how to support writing composition - planning, structuring, writing and proofreading.

French board game to practise giving the date. Pupils play in groups of two to four. Slide three is printed for each group and is the ‘board’. Print on to card or laminate for increased durability. Each group will need a dice. If these are not already available, print and assemble to template provided on slide four. Full instructions are provided as well as a help sheet. A great game to practise speaking and listening skills, as well as how to make the date in French. Suitable for KS2-4 and a good revision activity.

This is a board game for use in German lessons on the topic of dates / months / numbers. Pupils play in groups of two to four. Each group will need a board (print slide 3) and a dice (if none are available a template can be printed and assembled - provided in slide 4). Print the boards onto card or laminate to increase durability. Full instructions are provided. Players take it in turns to ask and answer the question ‘Der Wievielte ist heute?’. A help sheet is provided for those who require it. This game is great for speaking and listening skills, as well as practising numbers and dates.

This is the Supply Teacher's Survival Kit - everything you need for supply work in both primary and secondary schools. Nineteen resources which can be used in all subjects and age groups! A great time saver and ensures you are prepared in those classrooms that lack resources or when no work has been left. Begin with the 'Instructions and Overview' powerpoint which explains all of the resources and how to use them. The Survival Kit includes: Instructions / overview of how to use each resource. Task management boards. Maths Mats. Times table fortune tellers. Plenary dice. Code Wheels. Ten Vocabulary Games. Blank Wordsearch Grid. Ten Teaching Activities. Group work presentation and poster. Plenary Question Cards. Peer feedback templates Oral presentation feedback templates. German Who wants to be a millionare? Quiz for covering MFL lessons. French powerpoint and quiz for covering MFL lessons. Writing checklist. Essay planning sheet. Storyboard templates. Teaching for neurodiversity information and checklist.

A booklet for parents containing many activities to use at home with children to develop maths skills relating to number, time, money and shape. Suitable for parents of Early Years and Primary pupils.

Resources for developing a whole-school approach to speech, language and communication needs. A powerpoint for staff CPD about: what are speech, language and communication needs, what difficulties may children face, how to identify these needs, universal strategies for the classroom. Handouts for staff including the information from the powerpoint presentation. A booklet to send home to parents including easy to implement strategies to support their child's language and communication. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.

This is a seven-page guide for parents of primary school pupils with many quick and easy strategies they can use to help to develop their child's language and communication skills. Great for SENCOs and class teachers to distribute to parents. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.

Many children and young people have difficulties with social communication for various reasons. This is a staff CPD session which includes a presentation and corresponding activities. Looks at what we mean by social communication, which pupils have needs in these areas, how to identify needs and what can be done in the classroom. Final part of the powerpoint discusses interventions in this area and things to take into consideration. Links to further resources. Suitable for EY, Primary, Secondary and FE. Mainstream staff - teachers, teaching assistants and leaders. The author is a senior advisory teacher for speech, language and communication needs.