This is a lesson I used in an interview for an SLT role, which was class-based. It is based on the year 6 exemplification materials and creating a short piece of writing.

This is a list of questions OFSTED could potentially ask during a reading deep dive. It includes questions for subject leads, questions around phonics and questions children could be asked. This list has been created based on what other teachers have shared on Twitter and Facebook of their experiences during inspections. These questions are not set in stone, but are meant to act as a guideline in preparing for an OFSTED visit. Hope they help.

This wordbank was created to pre-teach children vocabulary before reading each chapter of Cogheart by Peter Bunzl. It includes words that needed to be defined to understand the sentence, unique words children are not likely to see often and ones my classed asked about. It also includes pictures where necessary. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list – please feel free to add to it any other words from the book.

This is a grammar revision point that I use the morning of the KS2 Grammar SATs test. It is not full of detail as it is meant to be a quick revision aid for the children. It is written in a short, bullet-pointed format to help them recall and retrieve their own prior knowledge. It has been split up into the different sections that the test framework dictates (e.g. word class, punctuation etc). I hope it is of some use to you.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 5 examples of a short story with suspense, as well as an explanation of the context of writing.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 5 examples of a short story based on a video a year 6 class watched, as well as an explanation of the context of the writing.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 5 examples of a Room 101 speech year 6 children delivered to their classmates, as well as the context of the writing.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 3 and 4 spelling rule of the prefix - dis. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 5 examples of a newspaper report on the disappearance of Jesus from his tomb. The document starts with a context for the writing as well as evidence of how a formality shift is shown.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 3 and 4 spelling rule of the suffix - sion. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 7 examples of an informal letter that children wrote after watching an advert. It includes a context of their writing and a glossary of slang terms used.

This document was created to showcase examples of greater depth writing. These Year 6 children were moderated in the 2017/2018 cycle and assessed at a greater depth standard. This document includes 5 examples of a recount of science week that has a mixture of formal and informal writing.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 3 and 4 spelling rule of the suffixes -sure and -ture. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This PowerPoint file was made to help with Year 6 SATs revision for the grammar test. It includes quick reminders/tips for children on a specific word class before showing them previous SATs questions on that topic.

@LiteracyShed have written a lot of comprehension questions that are broken down into VIPERS (Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explain, Retrieval and Summarise), which are splitting questions into the different content domain references that children will need to know for their SATs test at the end of Year 6. In this document, I have created a list of CARTs (comprehension activities related to texts) that will support each of these content domain references, also broken down into the VIPERS style.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 5 and 6 spelling rule of the -cial and -tial suffix. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 5 and 6 spelling rule - ‘ough’. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 5 and 6 spelling rule of the suffixes -cious and -tious. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 3 and 4 spelling rule of the ei sound spelt ei, ey or eigh. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.

This document was designed to test children on the Year 3 and 4 spelling rule of adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable. It was designed for Year 6 so it has a grammar revision aspect at the end, but this can be edited/removed to suit younger children.