This six week scheme of work focuses on Mental Health and Wellbeing and is suitable for KS3, KS4 or KS5 in PSHE or form time. The lessons are easy to follow and simple to deliver, and include PowerPoints, handouts, resources and homework. The focus of the scheme is discussion and understanding and the lessons contain a mix of starters, worksheets and videos to help navigate complicated subject matter. At the end of the scheme, students are asked to assess their own learning and show understanding through a roundup activity. Lesson 1: Mental Wellbeing Lesson 2 Anxiety and Depression Lesson 3: Anger and Stress Lesson 4: Coping Techniques Lesson 5: A Healthier You Lesson 6: Supporting Friends Lesson 1 serves as a general introduction to mental wellbeing by defining key terms, looking at forms of mental health difficulties and their meanings, and considering ways we might keep mentally well. Homework is to put a fact file together on a celebrity who has faced mental health challenges. Lesson 2 focuses on anxiety and depression, prompting discussion about the difference between normal feelings and mental health challenges, learning to spot the signs of mental health difficulties in ourselves and others, and thinking about how we already manage our mental wellbeing. Lesson 3 allows students to get to grips with anger and stress through exploring what healthy emotional responses might look like. There are self-evaluation worksheets that ask students to productively think about methods of calming down and bettering their response to difficulties. Lesson 4 asks students to consider coping techniques. As well as diving into the meaning of self-care, there is a section on harm minimisation explaining how to reduce the risks involved with self-harm and suicidal thoughts. National mental health charities are also signposted. Lesson 5 looks at the steps we can take to lead healthier lives. Thinking through the basics of healthy living, the lesson builds in a chance for the students to synthesise their learning through practicing strategies such as meditation and colouring. Homework is to keep a self-care diary. Lesson 6 unpacks how we can support our friends, with focuses on men’s mental health and stigma in different communities. A largely discussion and video-based lesson, there is a worksheet at the end for students to evaluate their learning.

This six week scheme of work focuses on LGBTQ+ identity and is suitable for KS3, KS4 or KS5 in PSHE or form time. The lessons are easy to follow and simple to deliver, and include PowerPoints, handouts, resources and homework. The focus of the scheme is discussion and understanding and the lessons contain a mix of starters, worksheets and videos to help navigate complicated subject matter. At the end of the scheme, students are asked to assess their own learning and show understanding through a roundup activity. Lesson 1: What is LGBTQ+? Lesson 2 Trans and Non-Binary Lesson 3: Challenging Prejudice Lesson 4: Coming Out Lesson 5: LGBTQ+ History Lesson 6: The Plus Lesson 1 serves as a general introduction to LGBTQ+ by defining key terms, looking at different flags and their meanings, discussing who in our lives is LGBTQ+ and thinking about LGBTQ+ celebrities. Homework is focused on Pride as a means of busting common misconceptions about the event. Lesson 2 focuses on trans and non-binary identities by defining key terms, prompting discussion about how we might support trans friends at school, clearing up common misconceptions and watching videos that highlight trans voices. Lesson 3 allows students to get to grips with challenging prejudice, explaining what homophobia an transphobia are, analysing the different kinds of bullying, and asking the class what they can do to support their LGBTQ+ peers. There are lots of recommendations for books, film and television that students can enjoy included. Lesson 4 asks students to consider Coming Out. As well as showing positive depictions of LGBTQ+ people who have come out, the lesson stresses that it is important to come out when you are safe and ready. There is a worksheet analysing an extract from the book* Love, Simon* and multiple class discussions. Lesson 5 traces LGBTQ+ history in the United Kingdom, asking students to make predictions about when certain historical events occurred and then running through a timeline of key milestones. There are in-depth focuses on the impact of the Stonewall Riots and HIV. Homework is to complete a fact file on Marsha P. Johnson. Lesson 6 unpacks the plus in LGBTQ+, looking at gender dysphoria, pronouns and intersex people, with a range of video resources included to help navigate complicated discussions. Students are asked to evaluate their learning at the end of the lesson, as well as provide answers to prove this.

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the John Donne portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their John Donne exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect Donne’s poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of his work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Timeline A timeline of when the poetry was published, or believed to be published, as well as what Donne was commenting on at this time. Allows for a visualisation of when Donne was writing and for what purpose. Understanding the Poems Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. Donne’s Essential Arguments: A breakdown of the essential arguments Donne puts forward in regards to love, romance, women, gender, the physical vs the spiritual, grief, death, religion, God, and the afterlife. Donne’s Argument and Style Donne’s Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts, including the Metaphysicals, Plato, Petrarch, and the Bible. What is Donne’s Point? Sentence stems organised by argument, brekas down his key arguments and how they are posed. Donne’s Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Donne’s craft, compares to his wider body of work at the metaphysical movement. Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates to Donne’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique How to Approach an Exam-Style Question What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the prose portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Beloved and Dracula exam. This pack includes: Understanding the Novels Plot Summaries: Of each novel Points of Connection: Connections between Dracula and Beloved that explore their thematic similarities and differences Exploration of Themes and Symbols: Repeated symbols that crossover in both Dracula and Beloved, exploring how to connect the texts through imagery. Full analysis of the themes provided. Form, Context, Craft Form and How To Apply It: The different forms of Dracula and Beloved and how these represent the themes of the novels Context and Writer’s Intent: Dual coded context for each novel, connected to the writer’s intent in regards to the time. How do they react to this context? Each Writer’s Craft: Sentence starters that show how to productively discuss Stoker and Morrison’s unique craft, as well as how to connect this to the supernatural and the Gothic Exam Technique How to Approach a Question: A simple mnemonic to breakdown the approach to exam questions, with examples given Example Plans and Introductions: Fully planned essay responses to past exam questions, as well as introductory paragraphs to show how these look written out

NOW UPDATED FOR 2025 EXAMS! This pack contains five key scenes that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. Alongside each scene, there are predicted questions given for Question A and Question B of the exam. Each scene includes: An introduction to each scene to explain what is occurring Predicted questions for Question A and Question B Scaffolded guiding questions to help you understand the most important parts of the scene for Question A A key information grid to help you plan an answer for Question B Predicted mark schemes for both Question A and Question B to help you mark your answers It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any scene from Macbeth could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a Macbeth Revision Pack when purchasing these papers How to Use the Papers Read the introduction slide that explain what is occurring in the scene. Read the practice questions Read the scene with the scaffolded questions attached. Answer all the questions to help you understand the scene before moving on to Question A. This will help guide your thinking Write an answer for Question A. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for Read the vocabulary pack for Question B. This will help guide your thinking. Plan an answer to Question B Write an answer for Question B. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

This pack contains key scenes that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. Alongside each scene, there are predicted questions given for Question A and Question B of the exam. Each scene includes: An introduction to each scene to explain what is occurring Predicted questions for Question A and Question B Scaffolded guiding questions to help you understand the most important parts of the scene for Question A A key information grid to help you plan an answer for Question B Predicted mark schemes for both Question A and Question B to help you mark your answers It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any scene from Jekyll and Hyde could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a Jekyll and Hyde Revision Pack when purchasing these papers How to Use the Papers Read the introduction slide that explain what is occurring in the scene. Read the practice questions Read the scene with the scaffolded questions attached. Answer all the questions to help you understand the scene before moving on to Question A. This will help guide your thinking Write an answer for Question A. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for Read the vocabulary pack for Question B. This will help guide your thinking. Plan an answer to Question B Write an answer for Question B. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

Welcome to The Empress Predicted and Practice Papers pack for 2025. This pack contains three key question sets that have not previously been set for the Edexcel English Literature exam. It is very important to note that these are meant to supplement your revision. Any character or theme from The Empress could come up and it is important to revise widely. Due to this, you also gain access to a The Empress Revision Pack when purchasing these papers. Read the introduction slide that explain how to structure an answer Read the practice questions and choose which you think is easiest Use the grids and information tables provided to help you plan an answer. Make sure to read the vocabulary pack, this will help guide your thinking Write a model answer to your chosen question. Afterwards, check the mark scheme to see how your answer fits with what the mark scheme might ask for

Are you revising for Refugee Boy at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play The quote deck contains: Quotes for Alem, Mr Kelo, Mustaphah, Sweeney, The Fitzgeralds and Ruth Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help student revise Character maps for Alem, Mr Kelo, Mustaphah, Sweeney, and Ruthto show how they progress over the play, using the key quotes

Are you revising for Macbeth at GCSE? Are you teaching the text? This is a comprehensive, dual coded quote deck that will allow students to revise all the most important quotes for the play. There are two decks included here, a standard version for easy revision and an expanded version for top level revision. Each quote deck contains: Quotes for Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff, The Witches Matching pictures with each quote to help students memorise them Blank and filled in versions of each quote to help students revise

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the T. S. Eliot portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Eliot exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Eliot’s work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Eliot’s essential arguments put forward in regards to futility and meaninglessness, war and conflict, duty, agency, and repetition, the body, the city and the urban, moral decline, spirituality and alienation, faith and redemption, journeys and quests • Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts. • What is Eliot’s point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down his key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Eliot’s craft, compares to their wider body of work and the Modernist era. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Eliot’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in the Rossetti portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their Rossetti exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of Rossetti’s work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of Rossetti’s essential arguments put forward in regards to love and romance; friendship and sisterhood; memory and nostalgia; women; social justice; Victorian society; Christian morality; faith and redemption; corruption and evil. Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all her major allusions and intertexts. • What is Rossetti’s point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down her key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of Rossetti’s craft, compares to their wider body of work and the Victorian era. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates Rossetti’s poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem

This is a condensed revision pack that covers all of the key material needed to succeed in The Metaphysical Poets portion of the A-Level exam (tailored to Edexcel, but the information is widely applicable). This pack will walk students step-by-step through what they need to do to revise for their The Metaphysical Poets exam. This pack includes: Key Vocabulary • A list of key vocabulary that can be used to dissect the poems, broken down by theme and covering the breadth of The Metaphysical Poets’ work. Allows students to enhance their essay writing with higher level language. Understanding the Poems • Poem Groupings: Poems grouped by theme and date. • Essential Arguments: A breakdown of The Metaphysical Poets’ essential arguments put forward in regards to love, romance, women, gender, the physical vs the spiritual, grief, death, religion, God, and the afterlife. Argument and Style • Literary Influences: A breakdown of all his major allusions and intertexts, including the Metaphysicals, Plato, Petrarch, and the Bible. • What is The Metaphysical Poets’ point? Sentence stems organised by argument, breaks down their key arguments and how they are posed. • Craft: Sentence stems organised by theme that allow for in depth exploration of The Metaphysical Poets’ craft, compares to their wider body of work and the metaphysical movement. • Key Context: All of the overarching key context that relates to The Metaphysical Poets’ poetry, dual coded and organised into a grid. Exam Technique • How to Approach an Exam-Style Question • What if I Need Support? How to Break Down a Poem