1-2 hour lesson supporting students’ understanding of past exam tasks and the planning and writing process. Uses June 2023 past paper based on the topic of cars and public transport (you will require an example of a hand-written speech for the modelling process - this does not need to be the same topic. I used an example from Exampro by AQA).

Designed to be used with stapled copies of papers and, ideally, Exampro. Kept intentiionally plain in order to edit to your school PPT design template.

Useful tracker derived from the PSHE Association end of key stage statements. Ideal for KS3-5

Created in 2023 as a new approach to the paper 2 with some stimlus to engage students in the topic and texts. Each question includes an opportunity to model and mark against critera. Ideal for grades 4-5 and beyond.

Ideal for grades 1-4 and as a relaxing creative writing lesson.

A writing plan template for transactional writing along with a supporting lesson for GCSE mid to higher ability (5-9)

Ideal as a KS3 or KS4 lesson exploring the methods used in Taylor’s speech, or to re-engage students fading away with boring exam examples! I’ve included the printable A5 speech which fits perfectly in student’s books. *PRICE IS LOW AS BASIC LESSON

A basic 8-slide guide to drafting and modelling a speech about the importance of teachers and education. Can be used alongisde any basic speech writing scaffold but not needed as the lesson models in stages. I recommend using the PPT alongside SMART Notebook or an interactive jotter to physcially model the process to students. Editable and purposely simple design to paste onto your school format. Please leave a kind review if you have the time!

An extended speech writing lesson/task designed to deliver after students have studied some famous speeches. The lesson allows teachers to pause and model in stages, with some focus on paragraphing rules.

A basic introduction to article writing with scaffold and steps. Can be used alonside a printed article from The Guardian newspaper.

A week of lessons covering AQA Paper 2 English Language using the theme of ‘Prisons’. Question 5 focuses on article writing but the task can be edited to meet the needs of your students. The PPT style is intentionally simple to allow for editing. Embedded timers. *Source text A and B are available on TES for free ‘Crime and Punishment’

A simple guide to revising at home or with friends. Encourages the use of media, websites and apps. Starter activity to rank in order. Best used with a revision plan template (not provided)

Uses an engaging TED video as stimulation for expressive opinion writing.

A week of lessons focusing on the theme of slavery with a modern day slavery Q5 task.

A lesson that builds on a past paper task (Q5 Paper 2) to perform a speech about education to the rest of the class. Can be used to improve Q5 or to actually perform a speech.

Easy to follow with no additional resources required (optional mini white boards). Students learn the basic elements of creative writing. Ideal for grades 4-8.

Simple and easy to adapt. Ideal homework activity for any novel.

Easy-to-adapt long term plan with current statutory and non-statutory topics included, taken from highly recommended topics by local authorities and Ofsted.

A series of 11 bright and highly visual 'outstanding' lessons to engage GCSE students in descriptive writing. Some lessons may require additional resources e.g. a sensory box or smells for Lessons 1-2. Ideal for Grades 1-5.

A series of video links and slides that can be used with newspaper clippings. It is recommended that a list of key definitions is handed out within the introduction.