Thinking mats to help students revise the anthology poems. This is for Love and relationships but the titles could be changed very easily to suite power and conflict. Each mat has activities linked to the AOs / magenta principles and an inspirational quote.

Lesson on Gerald’s key quotes with links to Harvey Weinstein to help students understand context / theme of power etc. Includes worksheets.

A lesson exploring characterisation and how we can apply Freud’s theory of the id, ego and superego to Jack, Ralph and Piggy. Worksheets included.

A booklet used for homework with a KS3 literacy class. The focus is researching Syria and writing for purpose. There are small links to The Bone Sparrow but these can be removed easily.

A sheet which outlines achievements of students across the year. I have used it to scaffold conversations at parents’ evenings and the data is useful for evidence when having difficult discussions! - Option to copy and paste last official report - Review of effort, behaviour, organisation and homework - General comments - Review of results in each topic/assessment - Targets to circle/highlight as appropriate

18 lesson plans for AQA Relationships Poetry - new anthology. Lessons are for a low ability Year 10 class and cover the poems about romantic love only (not Climbing My Grandfather etc) There is also a homework booklet with two task per week to develop skills for the unseen exam. Full PPT will be available shortly.

Lesson plan, PPT and worksheet. A lesson designed to help students explore the portrayal and development of Sheila - could be used for one lesson or two depending on how much detail you want to go into/level of your students. There is a photo worksheet to help students map out key quotes and how Sheila changes then the lesson is set out as a court room debate with sheets to scaffold students’ reponses. There is an additional focus on vocabulary to support AO4. The lesson is linked to AQA assessment objectives but could easily be adapted and / or used with lower school.

Worksheet with sentence starters to scaffold meaningful reflections on topics - can be used for a variety of subjects

PPTs for Manhunt, Quickdraw, Brothers and Sister Maude. Each have visual aids and key quotes.

Used with very low ability KS4 / low and middle ability KS3

A booklet for use each week for a full term. Designed to help students develop terminology and vocabulary.

A PPT used after a mock exam to help students check their answers. This can be adapted but has a general overview of how to answer each question.

Workbook / activities to support development of vocabulary and use of subject terminology. Would also work as a homework booklet. Links to WW1 poetry and creative writing but can be adapted easily.

A booklet that can be adapted easily. Supports vocabulary development and use of subject terminology in preparation for studying poetry.

Mark scheme criteria set out as a ladder / steps to success for AQA GCSE English. Shows children how to achieve each band. Everything ready to print - just add some brown paper to create the ladder.

A PPT with an example answer to improve. Includes slides on vocabulary and links to the AQA mark scheme. Focus is on Sheila, Mr Birling and social responsibility.

A first look at dystopian fiction with links to film trailers, worksheets and a retrieval challenge. Includes a detailed lesson plan.

A lesson to help students think about structuring their responses and creating more imaginative pieces. Suitable for 11-16 with a focus on the AQA GCSE English Language mark scheme.

A useful booklet for class work but also for cover work or homework. A series of tasks looking at rhetorical devices and writing to inform, advise, persuade and argue. Tasks could easily be stretched out to cover a term of work. The initial theme is teenage runaway/issues facing teens but this can easily be adapted.

This resource is based on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and has pictures of concentration camps to inspire a narrative about the journey to a camp. The 34 slide PPT guides students as they plan this piece of work. However, there are lots of slides about general writing skills including colour symbolism, pathetic fallacy, paragraphs and sentence structures. There is a planning sheet included for students to use.