Functional Skills English reading and writing worksheet on Job Adverts, covering reading comprehension, planning and writing an eMail and descriptive writing. Could also be used for cover lesson, a lesson or for a GCSE revision class

Work out the meaning of words from their context without a dictionary, then check using a dictionary.

Functional Skills English reading and writing worksheet on Reading different types of texts, covering comprehension, alphabetical order and grouping. Could also be used for cover lesson, a lesson or for a GCSE revision class.

5 Activities Based around Rap music that i have used to engage some hard to engage students

This resource gets students to research and write short speeches. It can be used for EL2 to L2. I used it with lower ability post 16 students but can be adapted for higher ability.

This worksheet is based around the new specification for English. It includes reading, alphabetical order, plurals, form filling and writing an emails. this covers EL1 -L2 and individual pages can be printed for different levels. Would make a good cover lesson.

This worksheet is based around the new specification for English. It includes discussion, reading and writing a News Blog. The discussion aspect is done when talking about the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The extract comes from the book"Today Everything Changes" by Andy McNab. This is a short 105 page book about the authors early life. Could also be used with KS3. Would make a good cover lesson.

A resources that takes students from writing informal emails to a formal business letter. This was written for post 16 students but could be adapted for younger students.

A worksheet based around 2 reports on Grenfell Tower, includes comparing Texts, comprehension, and a writing task. This was written for post 16 students and may not be suitable for younger students due to subject.

For low ability and SEND students. something they probably know how to do but can they explain it to some one else. This could also be used for a discussion.

Do you get fed up with students using the wrong word, you know the ones BY-BYE-BUY, I do and these posters really appealed to the boys I teach

Do you get fed up with students using the wrong word, you know the ones To-TOO-TWO, I do and these posters really appealed to the boys I teach.

A worksheet that can be used for Years 5 - 11. I have even used this with Post 16s.

A task of describing a journey without telling a story

Using prompts from pictures students are to write out a recipe in standard format.

A nice worksheet for different styles of texts. Not instruction writing but explaining about something.

You can make this easier by Hi-Lighting the places on the map and the names of the places on the worksheet in different colours.

Write the CD ‘Blurb’ for the CD of a fictional group