These are notes from our recent Ofsted inspection. They include the notes I made to prepare for the call, and the questions that I was asked during the call. We had a section 5 inspection and achieved good in October 2023, These notes are fully editable.

A complete Geography lesson, including a plan, editable slides and all the resources to teach the objective: To find out about a range of explorers who have reached the North and South Poles. This is lesson five in a series of 5 about the Extremes of Antarctica, Please leave Feedback.

This is a complete 5-week GEOGRAPHY scheme of work, based on GLOBAL WARMING and the impacts of climate change . Written for Upper Key Stage 2, but easily adapted to suit KS3. Objectives covered: To explore the meaning of global warming understand its impact on the world. To explore how humans impact climate change. to identify some of the impacts of climate change. To identify ways that humans are being affected by climate change. To explain some different ways in which people are taking climate action. Each lesson comes with all resources and an editable powerpoint. There is also a medium term plan for all 5 lessons. Tes paid licence

This is a complete 5-week HISTORY scheme of work, based on a range pf Explorers and the journeys that they took . Written for Upper Key Stage 1, but easily adapted to suit KS2. Objectives covered: Who was Ibn Battuta and what did he do? Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do? To understand who Ernest Shackleton was and what he is famous for To be able to describe the achievements of Matthew Henson To compare Shackleton to a modern day explorer Each lesson comes with all resources and an editable powerpoint. There is also a medium term plan for all 5 lessons.

A complete lesson, written for KS1 (Year 1 and 2) all about the problems posed by plastic pollution. Children learn about the issues and then make a written pledge to improve plastic pollution in the future. Resource consists of a powerpoint presentation, with printable resources required for the lesson.

A complete lesson, written for UKS2 (Year 5 and 6) all about the problems posed by plastic pollution. Children learn about the issues in and around school and their local area Resource consists of a powerpoint presentation, with printable resources required for the lesson.

A complete lesson, written for EYFS all about the problems posed by plastic pollution. Children learn about the issues and then discuss how they can use less plastics. Resource consists of a powerpoint presentation, with printable resources required for the lesson.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ KING KONG’ by Anthony Browne. It is differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to USE PREPOSITIONS This is lesson 6 in a series of 13. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a rampaging beast story (along the lines of KIng Kong in NYC) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay. Fim images from publicdomain.com

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 1 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to engage the reader from the start of a story. The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. This is lesson 1 in a series of 10. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ SKELLIG’ by David Almond. (lesson 5 in a series of 10). Differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how to use differing perspectives. The resources and PPT are fully editable wherever possible. The whole unit plan (10/11 lessons ) is inlcuded along with the resources for lesson 5. This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing in my year six class. All images sourced from Pixabay.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book ’ KING KONG’ by Anthony Browne. It is differentiated 3 ways. The lesson focuses on how USE PRECISION AND WORD LIMITS TO CREATE DESCRIPTION. This is lesson 11in a series of 12. The whole scheme of work is available here: The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a rampaging beast story (along the lines of KIng Kong in NYC) This scheme was incredibly engaging and produced brilliant pieces of writing. All images sourced from Pixabay. Fim images from publicdomain.com

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book- CHARLIE MERRICK’S MISFITS in Fouls, Friends and Football! This lesson explores the features of diary entries, and links to the rest of the unit. It would also work well as a standalone lesson This is lesson 2 in a series of 8. Each lesson is available separately. The whole scheme of work is available here[:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/charlie-merrick-s-friends-fouls-and-footballs-complete-scheme-of-work-8-days-11913484] Also includes the planning for the whole first week. The only resource not included is the DFE exemplification ‘Frankie’ available free on the STA website. The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a first person narrative based on the characters in the book All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.

A complete lesson, PowerPoint and resources for the book- CHARLIE MERRICK’S MISFITS in Fouls, Friends and Football! This lesson explores personal tone in diary entries, and links to the rest of the unit. It would also work well as a standalone lesson This is lesson 3 in a series of 8. Each lesson is available separately. The whole scheme of work is available here:[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/charlie-merrick-s-friends-fouls-and-footballs-complete-scheme-of-work-8-days-11913484] Also includes the planning for the whole first week. The only resource not included is the book itself! The whole scheme includes a cold and a hot task, and culminates in the class writing a first person narrative based on the characters in the book All images sourced from Pixabay or authors own.

Lesson 1 in a set of 4 lessons, covering narrative objectives for upper KS2. Children apply the learning in the final lesson when they write an additional chapter for the story. The lesson can be used as a standalone lesson, or used in conjunction with the other three. A detailed PowerPoint presentation and all resources are included. All original images (from book) are in the public domain, as are the text extracts. All additional images are from PIXABAY,