This is a walk-through PPT for the Reading section of the Edexcel GCSE Paper from the 2023 Summer series. It covers the whole reading sections and I spent at least three weeks (4 lessons a week) working through the content and getting them to write and improve their responses. I made this to support my learners to work through the reading questions and to identify areas where they don’t spend enough time/focus.

This is a bundle of 10 writing assessments prompts. Random selections of prompts to inspire creativity, linked to the Pearson English Language GCSE Paper 1 Creative Writing task.

This is the first half of my Idiot Abroad Scheme, planned out for KS4 - focusing on the transactional writing aspect of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE for English Language. It includes 28 lessons and takes you through the first three chapters of the book - Egypt, Brazil and India. It has worked well with reluctant learners.

This is the detailed tracker I use for tracking progress in the English Language GCSE for Pearson. It includes a sheet for baseline data from Year 9, Yearly tracking sheets, percentages tracker and Pearson Grade Boundaries sheet - with notional and full grade boundaries for reference in one place.

This collection of worksheets contains basic grammar tasks from sentence types to punctuation. These were produced as part of a bigger unit and to support improving and revising grammar skills in the classroom. Includes: Sentence types, active and passive sentences and singular to plural nouns endings

I made this to support comparing grades in one place. I found a lot of parents still don’t understand the new GCSE numbers or can’t get their head around Pearson steps, so this helps to visual identify how they all fit together. It isn’t perfect but it works for me. This grid includes: GCSE (old and new) Functional Skills, National Curriculum and Pearson Steps. Hope others find it useful.

A selection of PPTs and resources covering various literary techniques linked to poetry. Some of the PowerPoints are differentiated with some key words in other languages (using Google translate, so the translations are far from perfect), from when I used to teach classes with a high number of EAL learners with low levels.

These can be used for display, or made into laminated cards for an activity. The Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary lists are based on Isabel Beck’s AWL work and I usually stick them in their books for pre-teaching of vocabulary to lower learners. Hope they are useful.

Some visual aids I created for my KS2 and lower KS3 learners to help them to remember to use Literacy and DIRT skills within their history lessons. There are display posters as well as a checklist for student books.

A PDF showing the reading and writing skills in the Pearson KS3 curriculum.

Created this for use with Years 7-9, but have also used it with low level learners in an SEMH provision. I usually print the tongue twister slides and allow learners time to practice before inviting them to have a go in front of their peers.