A lesson to introduce the idea of objectivity and subjectivity in non-fiction. Booklet and PowerPoint with chunked tasks including true/false. Short extracts, unlike my other resource, so good for low ability, intervention or resit. Perfect for KS3 or 4. Good for boys, uses the Hillsborough disaster to engage in topic of football.

A lesson/double on “Climate change is the biggest issue facing our world- worryingly, it is also being ignored.” Write a letter to your local MP giving your opinion on this statement and suggesting things that could be done to tackle the issue. Perfect introduction to viewpoint writing or for students who struggle with the question. Lots of discussion, pair work, debates. Great for NEA spoken language. Uses real life examples from newspapers to encourage students to see expert models.

A really effective double lesson that compares War Photographer and Kamikaze for inner conflict. Opportunities for: Scaffolded tasks Worksheet completion Whiteboard challenge

A lesson/double designed to push students to think about Shakespeare’s messages about the human condition in Macbeth. Includes discussions, annotations and an exam question. Worked really well with year 11 in 2023 examination prep.

2 lessons exploring Rupi Kaur’s poetry, made popular on Instagram. Students analyse her poem and then create their own.

A standalone revision lesson perfect for intervention, tutoring, form time etc. Explores each character’s key quotes and encourages students to consider their construction by Priestley. Was extremely useful in 2023!

A paper 2 Q4 lesson exploring the English Language and it’s changes through AI and Tik Tok. Lead to really good discussions and also helps with NEA Language Investigation. Perfect for language and technology or language and age.

Full lesson on Macbeth’s arrogance across the play, with a practise question.

A half term unit of work exploring all questions on the AQA paper. Walkthrough of the paper, activities, practise questions. Perfect for resit, intervention, year 11 revision, tutoring, Perfect for Year 11 and encouraging wider reading. Extracts include The Great Gatsby, Enduring Love, Five People You Meet in Heaven , The Kite Runner etc.

Using Alex Quigley’s Closing the Reading Gap, this session aims to introduce staff to the idea of literacy as a whole school issue and the importance of reading across school.

Perfect for Year 11 to revise Kamikaze. Includes PowerPoint and worksheet.

Perfect for any year group, but especially KS4 and resit students. A standalone lesson looking at extreme weather events in 2023 (including Burning Man and Greek tourist wildfires) to inspire a letter to a local MP. Includes Youtube links and discussion, as well as model responses to evaluate.

Perfect for year 11, year 10 mocks intervention or resit. This is a walking talking paper 2 mock exam- non-fiction reading section- that details timings and provides scaffolding for students.

A bootcamp style lesson to help prepare year 11 students for English Language Paper 1. This uses data from 2023 exams to inform. Includes PowerPoint and Booklet- ready to deliver. Enough for a double or more. Perfect for resit, year 11 intervention, homework etc. Works great alongside Jekyll and Hyde and other gothic texts.

Includes: Full booklet scheme of child language development- spoken language acquisition. PowerPoint to support. 8 lessons that take me a half term to complete with time for application and essay practise. Inside the scheme is a complete breakdown of how children learn to speak from womb to 5+ years old. Homework, model essays and application questions included. I’ve developed this with AQA English Language A Level in mind, but could be easily adapted.

Introduction to pragmatics booklet and Powerpoint.

Full booklet and Powerpoint.

Used as a second lesson. Full booklet and Powerpoint.

Full Powerpoint and booklet to support first lesson.

Booklet introducing paper 2 discourses to year 12/13- focus on accents, dialects etc.