A comprehensive powerpoint for teaching the music video Formation by Beyonce as part of the WJEC/Eduqas A-level for media. The powerpoint includes the infromation from the fact sheet available to download from the Eduqas website. It includes video links to contextual information and disucssion points for students as well as the key theorists and terminology.

A stepped introduction to the skills needed to answer language paper 1 with an extract from Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale. An independent exercise that could be used in class or set for homework or as a mini mock for questions 2 and 3 of the paper.

A lesson that could be used for film or media to introduce students to mise-en-scene. Lesson to explain the term and examples for students to work on.

An introduction to the Mace style debate format which can be adapted to most styles of debate. Basic topics to start students expressing their opinions and then a variety of debate topics based on recent debates at Cambridge Union. Could be used in an English lesson or debating club.

A level English language scripted vs spontaneous speech comparison which can be used in the first term of English Language A level study. Sample transcripts, powerpoint outlining essay task with assessment objectives and a guide sheet for what students should be identifying in the texts and writing about in their essays. We looked at each text in class time, as examples of spontaneous speech and scripted speech.

Powerpoint outline of hypodermic syringe theory by Bandura. Presented for Eduqas A-level but a transferable resource. Powerpoint explores original psychological experiment, news controversy and limitations of the model.

Powerpoint covering key terminology and theory from the Eduqas media A-level specification. Worksheet for students to add detail to psychographic profiles with key theory explained as a handout. Young and Rubicam’s psychographic profiles.

Two lessons worth of resources which includes a powerpoint to teach from and a double sided A3 learning mat/worksheet for annotating and writing about the poem. The resources use images to introduce The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, context, form and key techniques as well as an assessment style question which is scaffolded on the powerpoint and worksheet. This resource could be used as unseen poetry or in conjunction with a class novel which explores ideas of immigration or the American Dream.

A blank planning grid in A3 for students to plan a response to: How does Priestley explore responsibility in An Inspector Calls?