Explorers or Boys messing about? IGCSE English Language Edexcel revision with video link useful for close analysis and independent work.

An analysis of Benjamin Zephaniah’s ‘Young and Dyslexic’ useful for revision or for independent annotation. Video link is detailed and high level.

Analysis and detailed video of The Danger of a Single Story. Useful for revision or for sharing the youtube link with students for independent annotation.

To support English Language AQA A Level Language and Gender. This is a one-page factsheet summarising the content of Deborah Cameron’s Verbal Hygiene.

Analytical language sentence starters. Great boost for vocabulary and structure when writing English essays or argumentative / persuasive pieces. Lists key verbs and shows how to acknowledge reservations, show importance of ideas, and how to contrast and add information. Best printed and laminated for each student’s use. Also a great resource for home schooling or one-to-one support.

A handy placemat of alternatives to ‘said’. Useful for creative writing and for stretching vocabulary in KS2 and KS3. Can be used to support during home-schooling or in one-to-one lessons as well as in the classroom.

High-level phrases and figurative language to support creative, imaginative and descriptive writing in KS2, KS3 and KS4. The resource includes phrases and vocabulary on weather, forest, character, monsters and a spooky forest. These are best printed in colour and laminated for students’ use. These are also great for home-schooling or in one-to-one support.

PEEL support placemat for KS3. Useful for English Literature and close reading tasks. Gives sentence starters and key verbs to support reading tasks.