A simple, yet effective, coded marking system for identifying high-frequency literacy errors across the school.

Evidence-informed research guides to develop staff understanding of reading fluency.

A guide to develop reading at home.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem, ‘My Last Duchess’, by Robert Browning, through a mixture of reading and writing tasks.

A lesson using Alice in Wonderland as a stimulus to make inferences on more challenging texts. Designed specifically with online learning in mind.

A Fantasy fiction lesson exploring the appearance of Gollum to develop annotation and inference skills.

A lesson exploring tips and tricks to help ‘ace’ Language Paper 1, Question 5. Based on the 2019 past paper: The Sound of Thunder. Including a follow up lesson to consolidate learning. Q4 detailed deconstruction is also available. All resources are formatted at the back of the PowerPoint.

Lesson Four: Evaluating Fairy Tales Students will develop an understanding and appreciation of how writers successfully use description in their writing by exploring crafting of writing in ‘The Ickabog’. To begin with, the lesson recaps and identifies important subject terminology. Teachers should set a quiz on any misconceptions. Lesson Five: Famous Fairy Tale Subversions As students have developed an understanding of fairy tales in week one, supported with their homework tasks, this week explores fairy tales and how famous writers have subverted them in the past. This lesson explores The Brothers Grimm and Charles Perault. Lesson Six: Crafting Fairy Tale Descriptions To identify early progress, students will describe a typical fairy tale setting using the knowledge developed from the previous lessons studying The Brothers Grimm and Charles Perault. Weekly Overview: By the end of the week, students should be able to plan a description based on fairy tale conventions and begin to subvert expectations in the style of The Brothers Grimm and Charles Perault.

Lesson Ten: Allegories Students will explore allegories in fairy tales. For LA students, this can be supported with Aesop’s fables. Students will explore an article exploring why fairy tales are used to challenge issues in society. Lesson Eleven: Personification and Symbolism Continuing to unlock deeper meanings in fairy tales, students will explore the use of challenging devices. This lesson will explore ‘The Snow Queen’, where students will identify, analyse, and evaluate (HA) the use of personification and symbolism. Lesson Twelve: Subverting Fairy Tales For this lesson, students should compare an original fairy tale with The Brothers Grimm version (e.g., Cinderella and Aschenputtel). After comparing the two and identifying differences, students will practise how they can subvert a traditional fairy tale (Three Little Pigs) with class modelling. Weekly Overview: To develop their ability to craft allegorical and sophisticated subverted fairy tales, students will explore HA techniques to develop their understanding of deeper meaning in literature.

Lesson Thirteen: Vladimir Propp and Crafting Characters (Exposition) Students will be introduced to Propp characters and identifying these in fairy tales. Students will differentiate between heroes and villains. Lesson Fourteen: Linear/Circular Narratives and Crafting Settings (Exposition) This lesson, students will explore linear and circular narratives, including a close reading of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Students will then begin to plan how they can subvert narrative structures in their assessment next week. Lesson Fifteen: Advanced Features Continuing to explore crafting of narrative, students will explore how they can build better sentences, utilise a range of punctuation, craft their vocabulary choices for effect, and incorporate high-level features in their writing.

A LA/MA single lesson exploring crafting atmosphere in Gothic fiction.

A mini-sequence exploring the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carol Ann Duffy through a mixture of reading and writing skills.

A strategy poster outlining how to focus on reading fluency.

A collection of Literature debate starters for Macbeth, AIC, ACC and Power and Conflict poetry.

A term of instructions linked to the lesson resources (Oak National) for covering Gothic fiction lessons.

A booklet to teach Language Paper 1, Question 2 using ‘The Great Gatsby’.

For higher ability students, this section of the post-reading booklet offers challenging activities designed to push their analytical thinking and deepen their engagement with A Christmas Carol. These advanced tasks encourage students to explore the novella from multiple perspectives, linking it to broader literary movements, critical theory, and socio-political discourse.

A completed Y7-Y11 curriculum map, useful to use as a template for new HODs/Department training.