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As a Regional Progress Coach & Leader of Personal Development, I am passionate about empowering educators and inspiring young people to achieve their full potential. I specialise in creating high-quality resources in Teaching & Learning, Personal Development and a range of subjects including: DT, Childcare, Business, Enterprise, Textiles & Art. My mission is to create engaging, rewarding learning environments and a love for education. Let’s elevate education together—one resource at a time.

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As a Regional Progress Coach & Leader of Personal Development, I am passionate about empowering educators and inspiring young people to achieve their full potential. I specialise in creating high-quality resources in Teaching & Learning, Personal Development and a range of subjects including: DT, Childcare, Business, Enterprise, Textiles & Art. My mission is to create engaging, rewarding learning environments and a love for education. Let’s elevate education together—one resource at a time.
Practical Lesson Task - Sewing Machine Driving Test Worksheet task
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Practical Lesson Task - Sewing Machine Driving Test Worksheet task

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Ideal for use with KS3 learners SEWING MACHINE DRIVING TEST WORKSHEET great to engage boys with the sewing machines Ideal to improve learner control and confidence before sewing fabric PDF worksheet The sewing course gets more difficult as it progresses Pass/Fail/Requires practice assessment criteria
Guide to Lesson Observations - Reflection & Providing constructive feedback - NEW TEACHERS, NQT, P
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Guide to Lesson Observations - Reflection & Providing constructive feedback - NEW TEACHERS, NQT, P

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A Easy to follow guide to observing lessons & improving reflective practice ** ** ideal tool if either: you have been asked to observe a lesson & you are not confident giving feedback you are a NQT or trainee teacher wanting to get more out of observing teaching The document explains the objectives of lesson observations, pinpointing what you should be focusing on & looking for. **It also contains a really handy guide with questions and prompts to use to record feedback during lesson observations ** i.e. What is the pace of the lesson ? is students work challenging & engaging? what behaviour strategies are implemented?
KS3 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Textiles - FULL Scheme of work - Tote Bag -  Lesson Breakdown - Detailed
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KS3 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Textiles - FULL Scheme of work - Tote Bag - Lesson Breakdown - Detailed

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KS3 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Textiles - FULL Scheme of work - Lesson by Lesson Breakdown - Detailed 18 lesson mapped out This module provides progression for the KS3 students in Textiles Technology. The students will have an opportunity to independently produce their own Tote Bag using practical techniques learned before. Pupils will design and manufacture a bag for The TEENAGE target market. They will gain experience of designing using a range of materials, production and decoration techniques. They will use a range of manufacturing skills such as; cutting, hand sewing, machine sewing, pattern making, CAD/CAM, Heat transfer design, Hand dyeing and the application of a Square or Patch pocket.
KS3 DT Literacy Mat - Design & Technology - Textiles - Sentence starters & Keywords - SEND Resource
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KS3 DT Literacy Mat - Design & Technology - Textiles - Sentence starters & Keywords - SEND Resource

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KS3 DT Literacy Mat - Design & Technology - Textiles - Sentence starters & Keywords - SEND Friendly Resource Technology literacy word mat ideal when copied and laminated as a classroom resource to promote good literacy within the technology classroom print double sided - one side has sentence starters and connective vocabulary the other side has technology related keywords I have a class set laminated so they are at hand to support students easily adaptable
Textiles Health & Safety - Hazard Awareness Activity & Extension Task -Ideal starter lesson or COVER
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Textiles Health & Safety - Hazard Awareness Activity & Extension Task -Ideal starter lesson or COVER

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Textiles Health & Safety 1-2 HOURS TEACHING TIME - Hazard Awareness Activity & Extension Task -Ideal starter lesson or COVER L/O - UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS WITHIN THE TEXTILE WORKROOM 1. student to identify the hazards in each scenario 2. students to generate a list of classroom rules 3. Extension/HW - student to design a Safety poster for the textiles workroom PRINT SHEET & TEACH !
Art Project - Antarctica Themed - Ideal Cover Lessons / Short Project - 7-8  Lesson Tasks
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Art Project - Antarctica Themed - Ideal Cover Lessons / Short Project - 7-8 Lesson Tasks

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Art Project - Antarctica Themed - Ideal Long term Cover Lessons / Short Project - 7-8 Lesson Tasks 27 slides of resources, lesson activities, worksheets, linked learning questions KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Develop the ability to ANALYSE pictures/information to inspire ideas Develop the skill of drawing in PROPORTION Develop the knowledge of using TINT & SHADE to mix new colours Experiment with LINE drawing Explore Creative Outcomes LEARNING OUTCOMES Artist Study Worksheet Artic Colouring Artist copy Polar bear Proportion drawing Cartoon Penguin Proportion drawing Colour mixing outcomes – Acrylic & Watercolour Abstract Icebergs – Line Drawings Silhouette Sponge Painting Final Artistic outcome
FOOD & NUTRiTION - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - EATWELL PLATE Task 2hrs - Lesson PPT & Worksheet
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FOOD & NUTRiTION - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - EATWELL PLATE Task 2hrs - Lesson PPT & Worksheet

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FOOD & NUTRiTION - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - Theory/Knowledge Task 2hrs - Lesson PPT & Worksheet 14 slide powerpoint presentation lesson L/O: To explore different ingredients and use technical information to decide if they are suitable for the final product Success Criteria Well thought out ideas for a healthy pasta lunch Coloured & Labelled Meal ideas An understanding of how the eatwell plate portions may link to your diet Lesson discusses how to prepare healthy meals in line with the eat well plate. Students will plan 4-6 well considered pasta dishes students will cook final chosen dish as practical activity WORKSHEET INCLUDED HOMEWORK TASK AND SHEET INCLUDED
FOOD & NUTRiTION  - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - PRACTICAL MAKING  Task 2hrs - KS3 - EATWELL PLATE
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FOOD & NUTRiTION - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - PRACTICAL MAKING Task 2hrs - KS3 - EATWELL PLATE

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FOOD & NUTRiTION - Design a Healthy Pasta DIsh - PRACTICAL Task 2hrs - Lesson PPT & Worksheet 5 slide powerpoint presentation lesson L/O: Use different ingredients and processes to produce a healthy pasta dish. Success Criteria A well balanced, healthy pasta dish Ability to work from my own detailed recipe and change areas if needed Safe use of equipment Previous Lesson discusses how to prepare healthy meals in line with the eatwell plate. Students will prepare and cook their chosen healthy pasta dish Student will taste & evaluate dish HOMEWORK TASK AND SHEET INCLUDED
Food & Cookery Nutrition VCert  Unit 1 - Introduction to Cooking Lesson Practical PPTs & Sheets
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Food & Cookery Nutrition VCert Unit 1 - Introduction to Cooking Lesson Practical PPTs & Sheets

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A Terms Worth of Practical Lessons with Theory Activities & Worksheets included - 5 Recipes - Recipe Sheets, Ingredients & Equipment lists Pizza bread, scones, apple crumble, chocolate brownies & Chicken stir fry - 5 Practical lesson powerpoints each with a sensory evaluation sheet for students to use during plenary - 5 x theory worksheets - Theory - Safety & Hygiene - Introduction to food safety worksheets & theory covered - giving basic understanding of working with food. A full terms worth of lessons & activities - differentiated sheets, easy to follow power points with video links I use to teach Unit 1 of The VCert Food & Cookery Course - Introduction to cooking. The recipes allow students to get used to basic cooking practices & skills
Fashion designer Research Task - ICT Room Required
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Fashion designer Research Task - ICT Room Required

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An easy cover or one off lesson to introduce GCSE pupils to existing fashion designers & creating mood boards An exciting ICT task to research fashion designers to create a interesting mood board. The PPT contains handouts for pupils, exemplar examples and PowerPoint formatting tips to help pupils to generate creative displays. I generally allocate each pupil with a well-known or interesting designer to research. ++++++++++if you download please leave comment or rating, even if its an improvement++++ thanks
Janome Sewing Machine Diagram
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Janome Sewing Machine Diagram

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I use this as a poster in my classroom and as a starter/plenary game. Duplicate the slide & remove the labels then ask pupils to name the machine parts -------------------------------->If you download please review/Leave feedback even if you have an improvement idea :-)
Textiles Key Stage 2/3 wordsearch - Design Technology
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Textiles Key Stage 2/3 wordsearch - Design Technology

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Textiles Key Stage 2/3 wordsearch - Starter - Design Technology Word search containing textile related keywords Extended by getting pupils to research the meaning/use of the equipment/process/find the item in the workroom Very good resources to promote ideas
GCSE TEXTILES INTRODUCTION QUIZ  Whole lesson activity  Baseline/Benchmark activity
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GCSE TEXTILES INTRODUCTION QUIZ Whole lesson activity Baseline/Benchmark activity

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GCSE TEXTILES INTRODUCTION QUIZ Whole lesson activity Baseline/Benchmark activity Powerpoint Printable as student answer sheets - 3 slides per page Textiles starter quiz - assessment measure series of general textile knowledge based questions in quiz format Run the powerpoint on the board - reading questions to students -Print Powerpoint with 3 slides per page & students use this as their answer sheet Next lesson - go through test answers with students, allowing them time to feedback answers and write correct answers in green pen to show work development
Food Packaging Analysis & Design Task - NEW Curriculum Grading - Differentiated - Worksheet & PPT
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Food Packaging Analysis & Design Task - NEW Curriculum Grading - Differentiated - Worksheet & PPT

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Food Packaging Analysis & Design Task L/O To understand the basic requirements of food packaging - NEW Curriculum Grading - Differentiated - Worksheet & PPT 1- discuss food packaging - requirements, types, need 2 - packaging analysis short group task 3- class discussion - packaging 4- Main Task - packaging design 5- literacy task - descriptive labelling task 6- Plenary Worksheet with differentiated success criteria included project lesson PPT on board, print student worksheets