Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
Hi! I currently work in London as a Deputy Headteacher. I love all things teaching and learning! I am extremely passionate about education and find researching and creating new strategies and ideas exciting. The world of teaching and leading in England is highly stressful and it's up to all of us to look after each other's well-being...I hope my resources save you some precious time.
A supporting / personal statement (containing blood, sweat and tears!) for the post of Headteacher.
This supporting statement, of over 3000 words, ensured that I was shortlisted. I was subsequently appointed as Headteacher in a 2-form state primary.
I have removed specific names and replaced with XXX.
There is copy write on the document. Please do not simply lift statements. The purpose of the document is to support your understanding of how to write a supporting statement, including the language to use and how to show your impact as a leader. It also shows how you can structure a supporting statement, using the headings provided in the person specification. I prefer this layout style myself and feel that it shows that you are organised, as well as, making the shortlisting process easier for governors/trustees.
67 flashcards covering all sounds from Phase 2 - Phase 5 in Letters and Sounds. This is one resource, which has been a saviour for many years now. Cut out and laminate the sounds and you have a great, durable set of sounds to aid the teaching of phonics.
Phase 2 - blue border
Phase 3 - orange border
Phase 5 - green border
One key element in the teaching of phonics is to revisit previous sounds taught - using these flashcards is a great way to do just that! Lots of games can be played using flashcards, including, 'your pile, my pile'.
I have uploaded them as a PDF file and also as a word document, in case you wish to edit.
Any questions, please just ask! Please check out my other resources...
-Made for Y1
-Made for EAL children while other children plan and write their own rhyming couplets
-Themes: carnival and Easter but can be easily edited for any topic
-To support the early stages of understanding rhyming words
A presentation looking at what a pattern is with real-life examples and explaining how to continue a pattern.
Four differentiated activity sheets, which can be easily edited to suit your class needs.
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help. My resources use English spelling.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
Presentation and examples of rubrics, which I created when running an INSET on self- and peer- assessment. The INSET had very good feedback and teachers changed their practice as a result. It was created for an hours INSET.
The presentation is 11 slides long. It asks teachers to reflect, gives information on current practice in self- and peer-assessment, has activities for teachers to complete in teams and gives examples.
My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!
With Euro 2016 just around the corner, engage your pupils with these exciting Maths and English lessons and have an easier week yourself,,.with all of the resources pre-prepared. Both boys and girls will enjoy these exciting lessons.
Maths lessons relate to fractions and problem solving with truly enjoyable lessons, that pupils will remember. For English, there is a variety of lessons, from leaflet writing to poem writing to ordering countries alphabetically.
There is also a grid so that every child in your class can have a football team for Euro 2016 - who in the class will win?!
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
A presentation for assembly or a lesson on who will follow David Cameron as the next Prime Minister of the UK: May, Gove, Leadsom, Crabb or Fox. The 17 slide presentation explains why we will have a new Prime Minister, who Boris Johnson is, it gives information on the 5 candidates, on the electoral process and next steps and is concluded with a quiz (with answers).
If you have any questions or need any support, please send me a message! My resources all use English spelling but can easily be adapted. Please review my resources - thank you!
A presentation for International Peace Day, which is held on 21st September every year. This resource was designed as an assembly but could also be used for a lesson. The presentation focuses on peace in general. It discusses what peace is, what happens when peace doesn't occur and why, gives an introduction to International Peace Day and also mentions symbols for peace and the story of Sadako Sasaki from Hiroshima. Lastly, it acts pupils to reflect on how they can help make this a peaceful world.
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help. My resources use English spelling.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
This was a great tool that I used with my class. It covers contractions, general punctuation , singular possession , plural possession , was/were and much/many. Pupils are taught about a particular aspect of grammar and then shown the slides on the IWB, which asks them to fix the sentences. Perfect for AFL and ensuring that they understand. The presentation is easy to adapt and you can quickly change the sentences to suit other grammar needs that you may have. There is also a blank activity sheet, which is perfect for typing in and sending home for homework once the pupils are familiar with hoe the game works. Pupils could also use this sheet to write their own incorrect sentences for a partner to fix!
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
A n 12 slide presentation on Halloween. 11 slides can be used for introducing Halloween to pupils or for an exciting assembly and 1 slide has 6 ideas for writing lessons. The presentation is made up of the history of Halloween, information about where Halloween is celebrated , how people celebrate Halloween and includes some fun facts!
78 word flashcards covering all sounds from Phase 3 in Letters and Sounds. Cut out and laminate the sounds and you have a great, durable set of words to complement the teaching of phonics. Each picture has a picture representing the word - great for EAL learners.
These word flashcards can be used for so many things. They can be used in the teaching of phonics but can also be given to pupils to work independently on many different activities. There are 3 words for each sound and the sound is highlighted in green. Also a super resource to aid phonic interventions.
One key element in the teaching of phonics is to revisit previous sounds taught - using these flashcards is a great way to do just that! Lots of games can be played using flashcards, including, 'your pile, my pile'.
Any questions, please just ask! And please check out my other resources...
A presentation for E-Safety. This resource was designed as an assembly but could also be used for a lesson. The 10-slide presentation focuses on E-Safety: what is E-Safety? Why is E-Safety important? How can you keep yourself E-Safe?
If you have any questions or need any support, send me a message and I'll do anything I can to help. My resources use English spelling.
Please do review any resources that you download - many thanks!
Ramadan spans a month and is celebrated by a huge number of Muslims worldwide. Educate your pupils with this informative assembly, which goes through why Ramadan is observed, how it is observed and how at Eid Ul Fitr, it is celebrated. There is a link to a lovely story on Youtube and a quiz to ensure pupils were listening! The presentation can also be easily adapted for a lesson on Ramadan.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
Please do review my resources. Thank you!
International Day of Friendship is celebrated in July. Here's an opportunity to lead an assembly that will get pupils thinking! The powerpoint goes through what International Day of Friendship is, how to be a good friend, what friendship means etc. There are clips, quotes and famous friend pictures included.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
Please do review my resources. Thank you!
I am holding a whole-school growth mindset afternoon to continue raising the profile of the mindsets and how they can impact success.
I created this powerpoint, which includes 10 mindset activities for teachers to choose activities from. Activities relate to various different subjects and are fun and engaging ways for pupils to develop their understanding of growth and fixed mindsets.
A two week (10 lessons) English plan with resources for all activities. A fun and engaging way to excite KS1 pupils to write. Includes lots of different writing genres: instructional writing, descriptions, directional writing and much more.
If you do have any questions or need any support, please send me a message.
*My resources always take me a lot of time and effort to create so I hope that they help to save you some precious time - please do review my resources. Thank you!*
69 word flashcards covering all sounds from Phase 2 in Letters and Sounds. Cut out and laminate the sounds and you have a great, durable set of words to complement the teaching of phonics. Each picture has a picture representing the word - great for EAL learners.
These word flashcards can be used for so many things. They can be used in the teaching of phonics but can also be given to pupils to work independently on many different activities. There are 3 words for each sound and the sound is highlighted in green. Most words are CVC and easy to sound out so that they can be accessed by pupils independently. Also a super resource to aid phonic interventions.
One key element in the teaching of phonics is to revisit previous sounds taught - using these flashcards is a great way to do just that! Lots of games can be played using flashcards, including, 'your pile, my pile'.
Any questions, please just ask! And please check out my other resources...
Word flashcards for all sounds within Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds. There is also another set with visuals for independent or EAL learning. The two can be used together for matching games.
Laminate these word cards and you can use them for a multitude of games and teaching!
Included in the bundle is also a set of 67 colour-coded flashcards for all sounds in Phase 2, 3 and 5.
Thank you for looking...any questions, please ask!
Save yourself a lot of time by downloading this pack of assembly powerpoints, covering: the environment, Halloween, International Day of Friendship, International Joke Day, International Peace Day, British Values, Ramadan and Summer Holiday.
Any questions, just ask. Thank you.
