Lesson introducing the concept of an ideal student. Includes group work and the creation of posters to sum up the findings. Group task would be best completed with roll of paper for one student to lie down on to be drawn around. Alternatively you can draw in drywipe marker on a group of desks!

PPT and resources to get students to work in teams to make the biggest words they can. Useful as a warm up, competiton or tutor time activity.

Lesson to help students consider what things would make a school 'Ideal'. Followed up with a numeracy activity of shopping for the 'ideal classroom'.

Lesson aimed at Y7 students on their worries and fears about moving to a new school. Includes circle time and writing of poetry.

Useful 1 hour lesson for new form groups. Warm up: Wink Murder Task 1: Student Bingo Task 2: Walk a mile in my shoes - a student information sharing task.

A lesson encouraging students to decide on immediate, short, id and long term goals for their start in a new school. Students use the Taget shaped worksheet to record these and decorate for a wall display. These can be refered back to throughout the year to check progress. Numeracy task included: How many learning oppertunities in one school year?

PPT with quiz of famous women (swap 'my mum' for a unknown woman of your choice!) Students are then directed to research and present information about about significant women in history. **requires computer access**

A selection of cards that cover word classes and language features. best laminated and placed on a split pin but can also be used as a display. Literacy mat with promps for writing also included.

Worksheet exploring the speech of Lou Gherig at his retirement from baseball. Students identify DAFOREST techniques before planning and writing an exam style response.

8 page booklet guiding students through the 5 question styles of Paper 1. Text: The Hobbit

Mock of Comp 2 Sec B using Pharrell and Taylor Swift as set texts. Mark Scheme with indicative content provided.

Mock based on UKS for Sec A and Pharrell and Taylor Swift for Section B. Not from (but is based on) SAMs. Mark scheme provided

Mock of section A (Comp 2) based on extract of The IT Crowd with full mark scheme.

Due to limited amount of SAMs i have created an alternative mock paper with mark scheme based on that provided in SAMs

Short tasks and questions based upon Paper 1 of the AQA English paper 1. (6 pages) Extract from The Hunger Games.

For use with the Animated Tales video. Lesson should take 2 hours giving students an understanding of plot, modeled and independent analysis of language and the opportunity for creative writing and peer assessment.

A series of key quotes from throughout the play to allow students to consider Shakespeare's use of language technique and symbolism.

3 lessons exploring set product from Eduqas spec. Lesson 1: Media language Lesson 2: Context and representation lesson 3: Comparing to modern set texts. Exam Style Questions Included (Not SAMs)