This is a fully differentiated lesson using the theme of YouTube and social media to help learners develop skills from entry to level two functional skills English. The lesson has reading and writing questions to help learners revise for their assessments and practise key skills for success. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed using both Maths and English skills to help learners understand mobile phone contracts. The lesson helps learners to understand how to apply English and Maths to everyday situations and understand the value of the key subjects. The lesson has been fully differentiated as 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 helping learners studying either GCSE, Functional Skills or ESOL English. The lesson uses the theme of holidays to help teach skills in reading and writing. The lesson also includes additional resources and a reading assessment. 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 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 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 lesson is the second one in the series and follows on from our previous lesson Paper One Revision: Q4. The lesson helps learners to prepare for their English language exam by helping them to revise key features of language and structure and applying them to exam-style questions. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed to help support learners and provide a step-by-step guide on how to pass the course. The lesson covers key language and structural techniques, how to approach each question and support in writing a successful creative writing response. 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 writing a letter of complaint for Functional Skills Level One and Level Two. The lesson focuses on writing skills and how to write a letter of complaint when receiving a parking fine. The lesson has been designed for both remote learning and face-to-face teaching 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.

A full lesson that will last at least an hour and a half. The lesson looks at the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing and the techniques that are used in each. The lesson goes on to guide students to write their own response to an exam style question. This is a fun and easy to use lesson that has been very helpful for my learners.

This is a fully differentiated, three-hour lesson developing skills in language analysis and creative writing. This lesson is tried and tested and enables students to improve their skills for the Paper one exam.

This is a fully differentiated booklet looking at the text Lamb to the Slaughter. The lesson helps build and develop the skills needed for questions one to three on paper one of the GCSE language exam.

This is a fully differentiated booklet that aims to build skills for the GSCE language paper one explorations in creative reading and writing. The booklet is an ideal resource for intervention or as a homework tool. All of my booklets have been tried and tested and have helped myself and my department to help and support many students to stretch and improve their skills in English.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at dystopian literature for the paper one language exam. The question has a strong emphasis on language techniques and helps learners build the skills and be able to respond to question four. Additionally, the lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also includes a creative writing task based on dystopian literature. 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 designed for both face-to-face and online learning for students of GCSE English language. This 19-slide lesson looks at key questions (Q3,4,5) of the paper two exam, Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives. The lesson looks at the theme of gender equality and helps guide learners through some of the tricky elements of the exam. All of my lessons have been tried and tested, if you liked this resource then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources added each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson designed for learners studying English language paper 2. The lesson looks at the theme of crime and punishment and helps learners to improve their understanding of questions four and five. In addition, the lesson also has links to additional revision material that is useful during the lock-down period. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. 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 designed for learners studying any level of the English functional skills qualification. The lesson has been created to help learners develop and improve their reading and writing skills and has many opportunities for AFL. 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.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character of Bob Cratchit from a Christmas Carol. The lesson helps learners to understand the key themes within the novella. The lesson also explores the importance of the key characters and helps learners to attempt an exam-style question. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the character Magwitch from the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The lesson explores the contextual factors surrounding the novel and their impact on the characters in the story. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and has been tried and tested with my own groups. The lesson has been designed to be delivered either remotely or face-to-face and works well for learners from KS4-KS4. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our YouTube channel for free video lessons and guidance on all things English.

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 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.