AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 Hobbies Unit This Step Up to English unit of work is designed to prepare students for the Component 1 Literacy topics Hobbies unit. It supports students to engage with relevant text types, develop some of the key skills and practice the style of assessment questions before they tackle the actual AQA assessment papers. It is designed to last around 4-5 weeks depending on the number of English lessons you have. I have not broken it down into individual lessons as all classes are different and some will need longer on some activities than others. It is designed in a way that classes can practice how to answer the Step Up style of questions thus building confidence before completing the AQA assessments. It includes a 56 slide teaching PPT, all 12 student resources in both word and pdf formats plus 5 digital resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes explaining how the unit can be delivered. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit New Complete Course AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Leisure, Crime and Style Units) You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

Welcome to a world of snakes, rats, chameleons and cats! This half-termly unit is built around the latest Step Up topic of Pets (valid from January 2024) and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 1 Creative Reading and Writing assessment, including the Spoken Language component. It is aimed primarily at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include responses to reading and an extended piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 41 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including fiction and non-fiction. All 13 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used them. I have included all resources in PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Other complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include editable teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Dystopia Unit You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit Welcome to the murky world of Victorian child crime and pickpockets! This half-termly unit is built around the Step Up topic of Crime and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing assessment. It is aimed mainly at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It includes a nicely presented 79 slide teaching PPT (in editable PPT and PDF formats) with lots of engaging activities and both fiction and non-fiction extracts to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks for reading and writing. This includes four extracts from Roald Dahl’s ‘The Hitchhiker’, none of which appear in the actual Gold assessment - you may wish to watch the short film version to give a sense of the whole story. The writing section includes sections on good story openings, writing dialogue, creating character, narrative voice and varying sentences. All 21 resources with all texts and student resources are included in pdf and word format as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used the resources. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

Welcome to the relaxing world of the staycation! This half-termly unit is built around the Step Up topic of Holidays and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 1 Literacy topics assessment. It is aimed mainly at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include two speaking and listening tasks as well as responses to reading and a longer piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 40 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including a web review page, a holiday advert and a travel book by Bill Bryson. All 10 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used them. Thanks for looking and don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any help. I have included all resources in PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA.

Welcome to a world which has gone badly wrong! This half-termly unit is built around the latest Step Up topic of Dystopia (valid from January 2024) and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing assessment. It is aimed primarily at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include responses to reading and an extended piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 56 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including fiction and non-fiction. All 16 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used them. I have included all resources in PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Other complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include editable teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English:Component 1 Pets You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 Music Unit This updated unit of work is designed to prepare students for the AQA Step Up to English Component 1 Literacy topics Music unit. It supports students to engage with relevant text types, develop some of the key skills and practice the style of assessment questions before they tackle the actual AQA assessment papers. It is designed to last around 4-5 weeks depending on the number of English lessons you have… It includes a well-presented 58 slide teaching PPT and all ten resources in word and pdf formats plus a detailed set of teacher’s notes based on my experience of delivering the unit. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit New Complete Course AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Leisure, Crime and Style Units) You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

Have your students got what it takes to survive a plane crash in the mountains or to survive alone in the jungle? This half-termly unit is built around the new Step Up topic of Survival and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing assessment. It is aimed primarily at Gold award candidates however many of the tasks are also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include responses to reading and an extended piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 62 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including fiction and non-fiction. All 16 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I intend to use them. I have included all resources in editable PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. [RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources] (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/RoseandMay101/) Individual units and sets of units are available here. New individual units: AQA Step Up to English:Component 1 Pets You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

This half-termly unit is built around the Step Up topic of Charities and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 1 Literacy topics assessment. It is aimed mainly at Gold award candidates however many of the activities are also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include two speaking and listening tasks as well as responses to reading and a longer piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented, fully editable teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including web pages and a poster. All 10 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I intend to use them. I have included all resources in PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA.

AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1: Narrative and Descriptive Writing Tasks This resource includes fifty creative writing tasks (narrative and descriptive) based on original images and which are presented in the AQA Paper 1 format. It includes 25 original images which can act as inspiration for creative writing or as practice assessments. The photographs belong to the author and I am happy for teachers to use them in the classroom. I have also included planning frames for both narrative and descriptive writing tasks. Hope you enjoy using them. You may also like: AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1: Creative Writing Unit for Mid to High Attainers AQA English Language GCSE: Paper 1 Creative Writing Unit for Lower Attainers

AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit Welcome to the world of fast and fair fashion! This half-termly unit is built around the Step Up topic of Style and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 1 Literacy topics assessment. It is aimed mainly at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include two speaking and listening tasks as well as responses to reading and a longer piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 50 slide teaching PPT (in editable PPT and PDF formats) with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including a fashion blog, a feature article and an instructional piece. All 12 student resources are included in pdf and word formats as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used them with my own Step Up classes. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Heroism Unit This half-termly unit is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing HEROISM assessment. It is aimed mainly at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It includes a well-presented 41 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and texts to ensure students develop the skills to complete the assessment tasks for reading and writing. All 11 resources are included in word and pdf formats as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes based on my experience of teaching the unit. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay’s TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit New Complete Course AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Leisure, Crime and Style Units) You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

Welcome to the world of time travel, alien landings and space exploration! This half-termly unit is built around the Step Up topic of Science Fiction and is designed to prepare students for their AQA Step Up to English Component 2 Creative Reading and Writing assessment. It is aimed primarily at Gold award candidates however it is also applicable to those doing the Silver award if, like me, you have candidates doing both awards in the same class. It is designed to ensure students develop the skills necessary to complete the assessment tasks which include responses to reading and an extended piece of writing. It includes a nicely presented 64 slide teaching PPT with lots of engaging activities and extracts from a range of texts including fiction and non-fiction. All 14 texts and student resources are included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes explaining how I have used them. I have included all resources in PPT, Word and PDF formats. Please check current list of NEAs with AQA and note that information, guidance, support and resources are available from AQA.

This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE First Language English with particular focus on imaginative writing in Components 2 and 3. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative writing, looking at excellent and varied models of texts and identifying successful features before moving to students composing their own creative responses. These can be completed as practice assessments for Component 2 or for the coursework portfolio. The 59 slide teaching PPT is included as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes with suggested teaching approaches and all eleven classroom resources in both Word and PDF formats. I hope you enjoy teaching the unit.

The aim of this training session is to support secondary teaching assistants in developing a set of key strategies for teaching pupils how to learn and retain spellings. It contains lots of paired activities and could be led by the SENCO or an English specialist. It is designed for a training session lasting approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Some pupils find spelling a real challenge - the role of a TA is to reassure them, provide them with spelling rules and strategies and support them with active approaches to learning spelling. This training package will help them to achieve this. It will also help TAs to provide support for pupils in using and developing a subject-specific vocabulary which is vitally important for their writing.

Edexcel Functional Skills in English: Level 1 Unit - LEISURE This highly engaging unit of work is designed to teach some of the key skills required for tackling the Edexcel Functional Skills Level 1 English exam paper. It is built around the topic of Leisure and includes two sections: Reading section – exploration of three related non-fiction texts including a website and leaflet Writing section – culminates in an assessed piece of work in which students complete an Edexcel task on review writing This includes a well-presented 49 slide teaching PPT (editable PPT format) as well as a set of detailed teacher’s notes and all 12 resources in both word and pdf formats. Tasks and texts are relevant and engaging and ideal preparation for the Level 1 exam. More Edexcel Functional Skills Resources Edexcel Functional Skills English: Level 1 and 2 Speaking and Listening Unit Edexcel Functional Skills English: Level 1 Unit - The Next Step Edexcel Functional Skills English: Level 1 Unit - Climate Change Crisis

AQA Step Up to English: Grammar and Punctuation Starters This resource was designed as a series of starters for my Step Up to English group though it is could be used more widely for those requiring support with improving sentences. It focuses on sentences structure and punctuation and provides opportunities for students to apply new skills. It takes a visual approach to teaching simple, compound and complex sentences and provides texts and writing activities which help provide a context rather than the more traditional method of writing out individual sentences. As well as sentence structure, it covers punctuation including use of commas and punctuating direct speech. It perfectly complements Step Up Component 2 units which require narrative or descriptive writing as many of the examples and tasks are fiction based. Included is a 68 slide teaching PPT plus all ten resources in both word and pdf formats as well as a detailed set of teacher’s notes. I hope you enjoy using these starters and that they help your students to improve their grammar and punctuation. More Step Up to English Resources Complete courses and individual teaching units on all component 1 and 2 topics are available. They include teaching PPTs, all student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes and can be found at: RoseandMay TES English Classroom Resources New individual units: AQA Step Up to English: Component 1 STYLE Unit AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 CRIME Unit New Complete Course AQA Step Up to English: Complete Course (Leisure, Crime and Style Units) You may also like: AQA Step Up to English: Component 2 Creative Writing Unit

Edexcel IGCSE English Language: Paper 2 Imaginative Writing Tasks This resource includes a series of questions in the style of Edexcel’s English Language IGCSE Paper 2 Imaginative Writing exam paper. I have added some extra creative tasks with images which are my own and which colleagues are welcome to use. More Edexcel English Language Resources Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language: Imaginative Writing Unit This unit of work is designed with a particular focus on Component 2 or 3 Imaginative writing. It explores descriptive and narrative writing within the context of gothic fiction, and includes a superbly presented 104 slide teaching PPT plus all 19 student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes.

Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1: Imaginative Writing Tasks This resource is a series of titles linked to pictures in the style of Edexcel’s English Language GCSE Paper 1 Imaginative Writing questions. The images are my own and you are very welcome to use them as practice questions. More Edexcel English Language GCSE Resources Edexcel English Language GCSE Paper 1: Imaginative Writing Unit This half-termly unit of work is designed to help prepare students for the Edexcel English Language Paper 1 exam with particular focus on narrative and descriptive writing. It supports students in actively exploring and enjoying both descriptive and narrative writing, looking at excellent and varied models of texts and identifying successful features before moving to students composing their own creative responses. Edexcel English Language GCSE: Spoken Language Unit This unit prepares students for their Edexcel GCSE English Language spoken presentation. The unit guides students through the process by looking at aspects of effective presentations such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk, delivery and responding to questions.

This resource is a series of questions in the style of Cambridge’s English Language IGCSE Paper 2 Composition exam paper. I have added some extra creative tasks with my own images. You may also like: Cambridge IGCSE English Language: Imaginative Writing Unit This unit of work is designed with a particular focus on Component 2 or 3 Imaginative writing. It explores descriptive and narrative writing within the context of gothic fiction, and includes a superbly presented 104 slide teaching PPT plus all 19 student resources and a set of detailed teacher’s notes. Cambridge IGCSE English Language: Speaking and Listening Unit This unit prepares students for their Cambridge IGCSE Speaking and Listening test (individual talk and conversation) on a specific topic agreed with their teacher. It guides students through the whole process by looking at aspects of effective talks such as openings, rhetorical devices, endings, use of cue cards to structure a talk and responding to questions. A 40 slide PPT is included as well as all eight resources in both word and pdf formats and a detailed set of teacher’s notes.