Structured intervention support to improve students’ writing Fix it writing has been designed to support English teachers, non-specialist teachers and teaching assistants in identifying and ‘fixing’ problems in students’ writing. It’s ideal for targeted support and intervention sessions at KS2 and KS3. The photocopiable, downloadable teacher handbook provides a structured sequence of 26 teaching sessions and resources, with detailed guidance on how to deliver these sessions to develop students’ core skills. It includes chapters on: writing and punctuating sentences; planning, organising and linking ideas and paragraphs and choosing effective words. The photocopiable student workbook includes all the classroom activities and resources to accompany the teacher handbook, enabling students to improve and build on their core writing skills. You may also be interested in Fix it reading, Teachit’s reading intervention programme for KS3 students. What’s inside the teacher handbook? Introduction (pages 4-25) Progression in writing: a framework Summary of the Fix it writing skill focuses Making sense of students’ writing Setting targets and planning sessions Fix it session structure Getting the most out of Fix it Chapter 1: Writing and punctuating sentences (pages 26-36) Session 1: Capital letters and full stops Session 2: Ending sentences Ways to improve Chapter 2: Using conjunctions (pages 37-49) Session 1: Varying conjunctions Session 2: To suit purpose Ways to improve Chapter 3: Using commas (pages 50-66) Session 1: Lists and clarity Session 2: Clarity and effect Ways to improve Chapter 4: Varying sentences (pages 67-82) Session 1: Sentence starts and word order Session 2: Varying for effect Ways to improve Chapter 5: Expanding sentences (pages 83-97) Session 1: Adding detail Session 2: Relative clauses Ways to improve Chapter 6: Using verbs (pages 98-108) Session 1: Identifying verbs Session 2: The past Ways to improve Chapter 7: Generating and sorting ideas (pages 109-120) Session 1: Non-fiction Session 2: Fiction Ways to improve Chapter 8: Sequencing and organising texts (pages 121-132) Session 1: Non-fiction Session 2: Fiction Ways to improve Chapter 9: Organising paragraphs (pages 133-144) Session 1: Topic sentences Session 2: Writing paragraphs Ways to improve Chapter 10: Cohesive devices (pages 145-157) Session 1: To suit purpose Session 2: Comparing and contrasting Ways to improve Chapter 11: Linking paragraphs (pages 158-171) Session 1: Adverbs and determiners Session 2: Making comparisons Ways to improve Chapter 12: Writing formally (pages 172-180) Session 1: Choosing the right words Session 2: Choosing the right tone Ways to improve Chapter 13: Choosing effective words (pages 181-190) Session 1: Setting and atmosphere Session 2: Creating atmosphere/characters Ways to improve

Designed to support struggling readers aged 11-14 whose reading attainment has fallen behind their expected level, Fix it reading is a KS3 literacy intervention programme based on practical, evidence-based reading comprehension strategies. Fix it reading supports struggling readers, by building their confidence and enjoyment in reading. The Fix it reading teacher handbook, for experienced English teachers, non-subject specialists, literacy coordinators and TAs, will take you step-by-step through the 12-week programme, with detailed lesson plans and practical CPD guidance on how and why these reading comprehension strategies work for literacy intervention. The Fix it reading student workbook provides everything students need to catch up, including engaging texts to read, classroom activities and worksheets. It’s been designed to support Pupil Premium students, as well as students whose progress in reading has been negatively affected by Covid-19 school closures. It also supports learners whose reading age doesn’t correspond to their chronological age, and younger learners who have transitioned from primary school but are not at the expected level for their reading. The lessons are devised for 1:1, small group and whole group intervention sessions or as a complementary resource in English classes. Key features of this reading intervention programme: The 60-page teacher’s handbook includes 12 detailed lesson plans, starter and plenary ideas, homework tasks and evidence-based teaching notes and CPD guidance. The accompanying 69-page student workbook builds learners’ reading and literacy skills and includes carefully selected texts to engage struggling readers. It also includes worksheets and activities to develop their independent reading skills and reading fluency, and word reading and decoding strategies to develop their vocabulary skills. Includes fiction and non-fiction texts on a range of engaging themes, with extracts from accessible young adult novels chosen to appeal to key stage 3 learners like City of Ghosts, Home Ground, and The Hound of the Baskervilles. It also includes graphic novels, news articles, websites, and fact sheets to anticipate some of the text forms and genres of writing English students will encounter at GCSE. Complements our popular KS3 writing intervention programme, Fix it writing, which develops students’ writing skills and provides targeted learning support for students.

Teachers’ toolkit comprises a range of creative, engaging and effective approaches to support secondary teachers across all subjects, offering instant inspiration and adaptable approaches to enrich your classroom practice. The pack consists of tips and photocopiable templates on 10 themes: classroom management, formative assessment, self-assessment, icebreakers, starters, plenaries, learning strategies, growth mindset for students, time management and wellbeing for teachers. Dip into these ideas to enhance your teaching, support your professional development and improve your wellbeing. You’ll find 49 pages of teaching tips, CPD guidance and templates to help you to develop as a teacher. What’s included? 10 collections of teaching tips and templates Including icebreakers, starters and plenaries, time management and formative assessment For use in any subject. What’s inside? Introduction Classroom management Formative assessment Self-assessment Icebreakers Starters Plenaries Learning strategies Growth mindset for students Time management Wellbeing for teachers

These 15 revision templates aim to provide a range of creative, engaging and focused approaches to support students’ revision in any subject. They can be used for individual, paired, group or classroom revision, and you’ll find a range of revision strategies based on metacognition approaches including chunking, spaced practice, interleaving, recall and dual coding. What’s included? 15 flexible templates and games including a revision clock and Guess who board, plus adaptable revision resources such as speed dating, mind palace, knowledge trading cards, revision towers and hexagons. Includes revision aids, revision timetables, an exam question review and a summary of the most effective revision strategies based on evidence-based research into how we retain information. What’s inside? Revision templates (pages 4-42) Revision clock Chunk it Speed dating Guess who Fortune teller Connect five Cube Folding flashcards Hexagons Memory palace Petal book Grid map Knowledge trading cards Revision tower Revision fan Revision aids for students (pages 43-50) Revision strategies Revision review Revision timetables Question a day - monthly grid Exam question review

This pack comprises ideas, game boards, cards and teaching notes for 20 different games which can be used to support and enliven your teaching across key stages and subjects. Simply fill in the blanks with your own questions and/or keywords and let the games begin! What’s included? 20 adaptable game ideas and templates PowerPoints for Hexbusters and Who wants to be a millionaire? Game templates in this pack Challenge track Chase game board Chatterbox Connect five Cube Diamond nine Dominoes Fast talking Heads and tails Hexagons Hexbusters Learning grid Ludo Matching Pen and dice game Ping pong revision Snakes and ladders Taboo Top Trumps Word puzzle

Our templates packs have been designed to support your teaching in any subject at KS3, GCSE and KS5. These templates aim to support vocabulary development – encouraging students to engage in meaningful ways with words and narrowing the word gap. Many schools now recognise the importance of disciplinary literacy, and targeted vocabulary development and accelerated word learning can be an important strategy to improve literacy in every subject. These templates are designed to support the teaching of tier 2 and tier 3 vocabulary and offer a variety of approaches to helping students explore new vocabulary and have fun with words. Best embedded in the lesson as part of the development of a student’s specialist language, they also work well to support revision, independent study and homework. What’s included? 13 adaptable templates including a Frayer diagram, vocab wheel, a word frame and a knowledge organiser teaching ideas, games and displays. What’s inside? Introduction for teachers (pages 4-5) Frayer diagram template (pages 6-9) Vocab wheel template (pages 10-11) Hexagon template (pages 12-13) Word bunting template (pages 14-15) Word frames template (pages 16-18) Word bookmark template (pages 19-20) Word dice template (pages 21-22) Word jigsaw template (pages 23-24) Knowledge organiser template (pages 25-26) Vocab zones template (pages 26-29) Oyster template (pages 30-31) Shape linking template (pages 32-33) Vocab spinner template (pages 34-35)

What’s included? KS3 Comprehension contains 6 self-contained text extracts with reading comprehension worksheet questions, accompanied by model answers. This pack is versatile enough to be used in class, or as a sequence of homework tasks, end-of-term/year assessments and cover lessons. KS3 Comprehension helps students complete the transition from primary to secondary level and provides an effective introduction to 19th century and early 20th century literature. The extracts are suitable for year 7 and year 8 reading comprehension lessons and can be used to supplement existing schemes of work. NB – this pack is an adapted version of Teachit Primary’s ‘Comprehension’ pack, containing newly commissioned KS3 curriculum questions, replacement texts and a selection of supporting resources. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Extract 1 – Five Children and It by E. Nesbitt (Pages 5-10) Extract 2 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum (pages 11-17) Extract 3 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (pages 18-23) Extract 4 – Odin’s Reward by Mary H. Foster and Mabel H. Cummings (pages 24-30) Extract 5 – The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde (pages 31-38) Extract 6 – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (pages 39-45) Additional resources to support reading comprehension (page 46)

A versatile KS4 pack filled with teaching ideas and activities to help students at different stages of creative writing. The pack includes essential sections on sentences, the use of tenses and suggestions for tackling ‘problem’ areas of writing, from sense based writing to using pictures as prompts. Practical support to inspire your students. What’s included? KS4 curriculum assessment objective map lesson plans and ideas along with tailor-made resources. What’s inside? Introduction (page 1) Summary of pack Getting students started (page 2) Generating an idea for a story (page 3) Tenses (page 4) Narrative point of view (pages 4-5) Varying sentences (page 6) Improving vocabulary and descriptions (pages 7-8) Conflict (page 9) Beginnings (page 10) Plans and planning (page 10) Resources (pages 11-83) Law and order in Britannica Packing your bag Encounter with Gromitz’ spy Getting across to Tongwe Island Extract from Beast Quest – Krabb, Master of the Sea, by Adam Blade How to have TipTop paragraphing skills Diary Openings Dead Trial by Matthew Green An Active Imagination by Virginia E. Zimmer

Ensure your students are well prepared for AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives. Based on the themes of the sea, travel, money and the environment, AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 exam skills pack will give your students all the exam practice they need. What’s inside Targeted activities help students understand how to improve their responses to the questions eight non-fiction and literary non-fiction text extracts reading and writing sections for each theme exam tips on assessment objectives for each question exam-style questions and suggested answers. It includes analysis of assessment objectives to help students understand exactly what they need to do to gain marks, and targeted activities to improve their responses to each exam question. What’s included Teacher introduction (pages 4-5) Reading: Student introduction (pages 6-34) Source 1A: ‘How to stay safe at the beach’ by Karl West (2017) with activities Source 1B: ‘The Pleasures of Life’ by John Lubbock (1890) with activities Practice exam questions Writing: Student introduction (pages 35-49) Activities Practice exam question Reading: Student introduction (pages 50-72) Source 2A: ‘The Guardian view on over-tourism: an unhealthy appetite for travel’ (2018) with activities Source 2B: Francis Kilvert’s diary from the 1870s with activities Practice exam questions Writing: Student introduction (pages 74-88) Activities Practice exam question Reading: Student introduction (pages 89-110) Source 3A: A Girl Called Jack by Jack Monroe (2014) with activities Source 3B: Letter from George Dunlop (1813) with activities Practice exam questions Writing: Student introduction (pages 111-123) Activities Practice exam question Reading: Student introduction (pages 124-143) Source 4A: ‘Squids and octopuses thrive as “weeds of the sea” warm to hotter oceans’ by Alan Yuhas (2016) with activities Source 4B: The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1839) with activities Practice exam questions Writing: Student introduction (pages 144-157) Activities Practice exam question

Murder and madness; perfect for engaging your KS4 students! Designed for the GCSE English Literature specifications for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC Eduqas, this pack will develop your students’ critical reading skills ready for the exam. ‘In writing this pack, I aimed to make the resources as varied and interactive as possible, drawing on my own teaching methods and my deep knowledge of the text. I firmly believe Shakespeare texts are accessible to all students and should not be taught solely in a desk-bound manner. This pack offers a menu which teachers can select from and there is something for every learning style.’ Angela Topping, writer Comprising 25 creative lessons, exam-style questions and resources, the work has been done for you. What’s included? 25 lessons exam-style questions for the relevant exam boards activities to develop students’ critical reading skills in preparation for the GCSE exam. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) Specification summaries (pages 4-7) Act 1 (pages 8-47) Lessons 1-5 and accompanying resources Exam style questions Act 2 (pages 48-82) Lessons 6-10 and accompanying resources Exam style questions Act 3 (pages 83-125) Lessons 11-15 and accompanying resources Exam style questions Act 4 (pages 126-158) Lessons 16-20 and accompanying resources Exam style questions Act 5 (pages 159-183) Lessons 21-25 and accompanying resources Exam style questions

Reading SATs practice for KS2 will ensure your class is well-prepared for the English reading papers in their key stage 2 reading SATs at the end of primary school. This pack of SATs papers aims to practice reading comprehension skills through a range of fiction and non-fiction texts and poems and 10 practice papers differentiated at three levels. Based on past papers and perfect for SATs revision, the reading assessments can be used as practice tests in class or for home learning. This pack of SATs practice papers is the perfect revision tool for the KS2 reading tests. What’s inside? Introduction (page 4) 10 text extracts and 10 English SATs practice question papers (page 5) Each practice paper contains: English National Curriculum aligned content domain coverage Text extract SATs questions (differentiated as sets A, B and C) Marking scheme and answers (sets A, B and C) Featured texts: The Explorer – Katherine Rundell Wonder – R J Palacio Matilda – Roald Dahl Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer Goodnight stories for Rebel Girls – Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo Who Was Marie Curie? – Megan Stine Who Was Anne Frank? – Ann Abramson The Short and Bloody History of Highway Men – John Farman Throwing a Tree – Thomas Hardy The Sailor’s Consolation – William Pitt

Our Mastering multiplication pack is packed full of creative games and activities, engaging worksheets, mastery type word problems and essential assessments to get your children ready for the multiplication tables check (MTC) and to ensure they continue consolidating their skills through years 5 and 6. Key features: creative games, activities and engaging worksheets, including answers when appropriate a PowerPoint containing mental maths warm-ups linked to each multiplication table 24 assessment sheets to prepare your children for the multiplication tables check (MTC), including answers.

Whet their appetites for learning languages! Based on our popular French pack and written with the non-specialist teacher in mind, this pack is full of games and activities to introduce Spanish at KS1 or lower KS2. It includes sections on greetings, introductions, numbers, colours and parts of the body. ¡Vamos! Key features: 17 supporting resources includes five minute activities and activities for longer sessions, extension suggestions, home learning tasks, assessment opportunities and ideas to keep the language ticking over links to the curriculum.

A set of 39 photocopiable home learning tasks mapped to NC objectives and differentiated where appropriate. Includes tasks for reading, writing composition and GPS. Answers included where relevant. All of your English year 6 homework all in one place!

Aimed at addressing gaps in prior learning – particularly after the COVID-19 school closures – Basic maths skills – support to improve students’ numeracy is perfect for both the transition to year 7 and for intervention sessions throughout KS3 and KS4. The pack is divided into five units: number, algebra, ratio and proportion, geometry and measures and statistics. Each unit features ready-to-photocopy worksheets, teaching notes and answers. A tracking tick list is also included. Improve students’ numeracy skills and ensure they have all the knowledge they need to access the full secondary curriculum. What’s included? 39 worksheets to fill gaps in prior learning and form a solid base for progress Answers included Perfect for intervention at KS3-KS4 or to support Y7 transition What’s inside? Student’s section N1 number: number and place value (pages 5-9) Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000 Use negative numbers in context Solve number problems N2 number: calculation (pages 10-21) Long multiplication Long division Short division Mental calculations Common factors, multiples and prime numbers BODMAS Addition and subtraction multi-step problems Four rules problems Use estimation to check answers N3 number: fractions, decimals and percentages (pages 22-30) Simplifying fractions Add and subtract fractions Multiply proper fractions Divide fractions by whole numbers Multiply numbers up to 2 decimal places Written division methods up to 2 decimal places Fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence RP ratio and proportion (pages 31-36) Relative sizes Percentage calculations Scale factors Unequal sharing A algebra (pages 37-43) Use simple formulae Linear sequences Express missing number problems algebraically Working with two variables GM1 geometry and measures: measurement (pages 44-53) Units of measure Convert between miles and kilometres Area and perimeter of squares and rectangles Area and volume formulae Area of triangles and parallelograms GM2 geometry and measures: properties of shape (pages 54-61) 2D shapes 3D shapes Parts of the circle Angles GM3 geometry and measures: position and direction (pages 62-63) Translation and reflection in four quadrants S statistics (pages 64-68) Pie charts and line graphs The mean Teacher’s section and answers Teaching notes and curriculum mapping (page 69) Tracking sheet (pages 71-73) Homework answers (pages 72-91)

Mastering grammar: verbs and tenses (French) is designed to teach and review the key verb forms and tenses required by the GCSE curriculum at both Foundation tier and Higher tier. It is suitable for use with key stage 3 and key stage 4 students across a wide range of abilities and is not specific to a particular exam board. The aim of the pack is to make the grammar appear logical and accessible by drawing students’ attention to patterns through fun, communicative activities that are informed by aspects of Gianfranco Conti’s EPI approach, including ‘mind reader’, ‘find someone who’ and ‘pyramid translation’. What’s included? The pack consists of eight units, one on each of the following tenses / verb forms: present tense negatives and questions perfect tense imperfect tense future tenses conditional tense reflexive verbs modal verbs and the passive voice plus a review unit at the end. The units are not intended as schemes of work but rather as a bank of ideas from which you can pick one activity or a series of activities at a level appropriate for your class. The examples used cover a variety of topics so that the activities can be integrated into your teaching at any point in the course. The vocabulary has deliberately been kept very simple, enabling students to concentrate on understanding and practising the grammar. There is particular focus on negatives and questions as examiners’ reports indicate that candidates often struggle with these. Each unit includes: an explanatory PowerPoint 3–5 awareness-raising activities (‘recognising the tense’) 3–5 practice activities (ranging from receptive knowledge through structured production to freer practice) 3–5 assessment tasks (receptive and productive knowledge) answers (for activities with ‘right/wrong’ answers). The PowerPoint teaches the grammar point explicitly, starting with a comparison of the English tense / verb form with the French one. If you have weaker students, you could show them the explanatory PowerPoint after the activities, or not at all. If you have more able students or prefer a more traditional approach, you could show them the PowerPoint explanation before starting the activities. Browse all our GCSE French verbs and tenses resources. See our other GCSE teaching packs, on vocabulary, translation, speaking and writing. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 4-9) Habits and routines: present tense (pages 10-23) Negatives and questions: present tense (pages 24-36) Past actions and events: perfect tense (pages 37-51) Past habits and situations: imperfect tense (pages 52-63) Future actions, events and situations: future tenses (pages 64-79) Imagined situations: conditional tense (pages 80-92) Reflexive verbs: present and perfect tenses (pages 93-102) Rules, possibilities and processes: modal verbs and the passive voice (pages 103-112) Verb and tense review (pages 113-122)

Prepare your Higher tier GCSE students for their maths exam with our GCSE Higher maths - key skills revision pack. This student revision pack comprises 15 worksheets, each featuring 15 GCSE exam-style questions and answers to revise and practise essential skills. Questions include space for workings. Modelled on questions from past papers, this practice paper pack is great for assessment, for identifying learning gaps, as an independent revision resource or for weekly homework tasks leading up to the exam. The pack features calculator and non-calculator questions and covers key topics covered in past papers including fractions, decimals, percentages, quadratics, trigonometry, simultaneous equations, inequalities, indices, angles, averages and spread, graphs and probability, helping students hone their problem-solving skills and improve their GCSE exam practice and performance. GCSE Higher Maths - key skills revision is relevant for all exam board specifications including AQA and Edexcel, making for perfect exam preparation for your GCSE Higher tier students. Key features: 15 papers of 15 exam-style questions Answers and explanations included Space for workings

Help your students develop the maths skills they need for science GCSEs with 10 full-colour landscape and portrait posters. Each poster from this set of 10 features a different mathematical concept and asks a question to kick-start students’ thinking. The posters provide an engaging and thought-provoking visual reference for your students and will support you and your colleagues in your delivery of GCSEs.

Mastering vocabulary – French offers research and evidence-based approaches to accelerating vocabulary acquisition for KS3-4 students. It includes differentiated PowerPoints, collaborative learning activities and photocopiable resources to support comprehension skills for students in years 9, 10 and 11. The resources draw on: cognitive research into memorisation examiners’ reports from reading and listening papers vocabulary lists from all exam boards best classroom practice by experienced teachers. Suitable for any exam board, this pack covers approaches to learning, vocabulary starters, games and revision, as well as exam strategies. What’s included? Includes vocabulary starters, games, revision, learning strategies and exam tips. Differentiated resources for years 9-11. For use with AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas/WJEC exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) 1. Learning strategies (pages 5-17) 10 tips for memorising vocabulary Memory challenge template (PowerPoint 1) Word wheel template False friends quilts 2. Vocabulary starters (pages 18-42) Word play starters: opinions (PowerPoint 2) Triangle puzzles: time expressions Make the link: synonyms, antonyms and connected words 3. Vocabulary games (pages 43-52) Verb games (PowerPoint 3) Snakes and ladders: decodable verbs Speedy verb race 4. Vocabulary revision (pages 53-68) Take 10 words (PowerPoint 4) Revision quiz cards Pick ‘n’ mix worksheets 5. Exam tips (page 69) 10 exam tips to share

Mastering vocabulary – Spanish offers research and evidence-based approaches to accelerating vocabulary acquisition for KS3-4 students. It includes differentiated PowerPoints, collaborative learning activities and photocopiable resources to support comprehension skills for students in years 9, 10 and 11. The resources draw on: cognitive research into memorisation examiners’ reports from reading and listening papers vocabulary lists from all exam boards best classroom practice by experienced teachers. Suitable for any exam board, this pack covers approaches to learning, vocabulary starters, games and revision, as well as exam strategies. What’s included? Includes vocabulary starters, games, revision, learning strategies and exam tips. Differentiated resources for years 9-11. For use with AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas/WJEC exam boards. What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) 1. Learning strategies (pages 5-17) 10 tips for memorising vocabulary Memory challenge template Word wheel template False friends quilts 2. Vocabulary starters (pages 18-42) Word play starters: opinions Triangle puzzles: time expressions Make the link: synonyms, antonyms and connected words 3. Vocabulary games (pages 43-52) Verb games Snakes and ladders: decodable verbs Speedy verb race 4. Vocabulary revision (pages 53-68) Take 10 words Revision quiz cards Pick ‘n’ mix worksheets Exam Tips (page 69)