This is a fully differentiated lesson using the topic of the Cost-of-Living Crisis to help learners apply both Maths and English to real life situations. The lesson focuses on the practical use of maths and understanding interest rates. In addition, it helps to build skills with reading and writing to produce a leaflet giving advice and support for families. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop. We upload new lessons every week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying GCSE English Literature and the text Jane Eyre. The lesson covers key details regarding the context of the novel and helps learners to revise key themes. If you like this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying any aspect of Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners to understand the importance of language when presenting their ideas and also has a number of worksheets to help assess their understanding. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our bundle for more lessons and resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at helping students gain an overview of Functional Skills English level one and level two. It also includes an overview of the assessments as well as a quick walkthrough of some reading questions. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a detailed and fun lesson that helps students to understand how to formulate an argument in an educated manner. The lesson looks at the celebration of Valentine’s Day and how we celebrate it.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at Pip’s first visit to Satis House and meeting Miss Havisham. The lesson uses the question stems for the English language exam paper to help learners develop their skills with language and structure. This lesson can be taught remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of religion in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson explores the first interaction between the characters and the impact of religion in the play. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and includes a model response. This lesson can be taught either face-to-face or remotely and has been tried and tested by my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at Act One Scene Five of the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson focuses on the argument between Tybalt and Lord Capulet at the ball. The lesson helps learners to annotate a key extract and write an exam response. The lesson also has a link to additional revision material to help learners revise some of the key characters in the play. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our bundle for more lessons on Romeo and Juliet.

A mock paper for English language: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The resource is a mock paper using a short story and looks at Q1-Q4. It also includes links to free video lessons going through the extract and helping learners to understand language and structure. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for more free resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the importance of the setting in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson looks at a key extract within the novel and helps learners to evaluate the location in which the novel was set. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and also has a model response to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Bentley Drummle in the novel Great Expectations. The lesson looks at a key extract within the novel and helps learners to evaluate the perception of the character. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and also has a model response to an exam-style question. This lesson may be taught either remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of fear within the novella of A Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach an exam-style question and also includes a student response. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write an article for the English language paper two exam. The lesson uses the topic focus of mobile phones to learners understand the key techniques needed to construct an effective article. The lesson includes a model response and examiner feedback to help learners understand how to achieve marks in the exam. This lesson has been tried and tested with my own students and it can be taught either remotely or face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A free resource to accompany my lesson on article writing. This resource has tasks to help learners understand other techniques outside of the DAFORREST acronym to help improve their writing. If you liked this resource, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question four for the English language paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach the question and how to answer it effectively. The other half of the lesson focuses on creative writing and includes a model response. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own students and has been designed for both online and face-to-face delivery. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The lesson largely focuses on helping learners understand how to respond to Q2 and includes a model response. Additionally, the lesson has a creative writing challenge as well as a teacher example to help learners improve their response to question five. The lesson has been designed to be taught either online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at developing and improving creative writing for the English language paper one exam. The lesson looks at a key extract from the book, “Boy” by Roald Dahl and helps learners to analyse the extract in relation to question two. The lesson also includes helpful advice on how to develop their creative writing and to embed key language techniques. There is a 200-word writing challenge that also has a model response to help learners get started. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.