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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.

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I'm currently the head of English and raising standards leader at a secondary school in Birmingham. I'm passionate about my subject and passionate about ensuring that the young people we serve leave education with a high competency in English. Prior to teaching I worked in the radio industry as a presenter for 7 years and so when I became a teacher I enjoyed the opportunity to teach Media studies. You'll find hundreds of English and Media studies resources.
Stone Cold play script Fully differentiated Act 1 scene 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, 15 and 16 (end of act)
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Stone Cold play script Fully differentiated Act 1 scene 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14, 15 and 16 (end of act)

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7 differentiated resources to support the teaching of Stone Cold the play. Resources cover act 1 scene 7 through to scene 16. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow - higher Resources provide opportunities to: - role play - including hot seating - explore and write monologues - write imaginatively - language paper 1 skill developed - compare the novel and play - explore ideals - explore the context of the big issue - explore the theme of friendship - compare perspectives (language paper 1 skill developed) - create character profiles
AQA GCSE (9-1) English language paper1 introduction & exploration of Lullaby by Elizabeth Burbridge
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AQA GCSE (9-1) English language paper1 introduction & exploration of Lullaby by Elizabeth Burbridge

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2 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons that introduce the requirements of paper 1 to students and use 'Lullaby' by Elizabeth Burbridge to begin exploring fiction in readiness for the new specification examination. Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher Resources cover the following: - requirements of the paper - outline of each question on the paper and how long to spend on it - identifying genre, content, characters, settings of Lullaby on first reading - Consider reader responses to the short story and form own - Consider ways that established writers attempt to maintain reader interest - Explore and analyse how Burbridge attempts to maintain reader interest in Lullaby
AQA Unseen poetry 2024 Walking Talking Mock (WTM) with student booklet & teacher power point
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AQA Unseen poetry 2024 Walking Talking Mock (WTM) with student booklet & teacher power point

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A Walking talking mock that uses the AQA examiner feedback from summer 2023 to guide students through a process of planning and then writing answers/essays to the Unseen poetry questions. Power point and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: understand the unseen poems quickly plan their response create thesis statements Exam questions used in this resource: Autumn poem Model answers included.
Jekyll and Hyde new specification chapter 8 The last night
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Jekyll and Hyde new specification chapter 8 The last night

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Two fully differentiated (by colour) lessons that cover chapters 1 of Jekyll and Hyde and meet the requirements of the new GCSE 9-1 specification. All lessons are fully differentiated by colour Purple = lower ability Blue = middle ability Yellow = higher ability Red = most able
KS3 / KS2 Poetry exploration with most focus on the theme of love and marriage
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KS3 / KS2 Poetry exploration with most focus on the theme of love and marriage

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Resources to support the teaching of poetry analysis and exploration. These lessons were taught to year 8 but are suitable for any KS3 group as well as KS2. Poems/poets explored include: - Carol Ann Duffy - Valentine - Sophie Hannah - Symptoms - Deserted house - Sonnet 18 - A Married state - Declaration of need - Lady of Shalott - Roger McGough Opportunities provided for students to: - develop speaking and listening skills - explore the idea of marriage - analyse language, structure and form - explore pathetic fallacy
Edexcel conflict poetry - GCSE 9-1 Poppies War photographer Prelude Exposure Light brigade
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Edexcel conflict poetry - GCSE 9-1 Poppies War photographer Prelude Exposure Light brigade

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Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification Edexcel conflict poetry collection: 1. Poppies 2. War photographer 3. Charge of the light brigade 4. Exposure 5. Extract from the prelude Outstanding lessons (2-3 power points per poem) that are meticulously planned and numbered for ease of use with activities and homework tasks included. Ready to go lessons. Lessons cover: language, form, structure and context to meet the requirements of the new specification. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
Edexcel conflict poetry GCSE 9-1 Belfast Confetti Catrin Cousin Kate Half Caste The Class Game
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Edexcel conflict poetry GCSE 9-1 Belfast Confetti Catrin Cousin Kate Half Caste The Class Game

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Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of the following poems from the new specification Edexcel conflict poetry collection: 1. Cousin Kate 2. Catrin 3. Half Caste 4. The Class Game 5. Belfast Confetti Outstanding lessons that are meticulously planned and numbered for ease of use. Ready to go lessons. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability Lessons cover language, form, structure and context in order to prepare students to the requirements of the new 9-1 literature examinations. The other 10 poems are also available in separate bundles.
Animal Farm GCSE KS3 skills embedded for new specification 9-1
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Animal Farm GCSE KS3 skills embedded for new specification 9-1

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24 fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of Animal Farm. All chapters covered. Lessons develop skills to access the 9-1 GCSE English literature paper. Lessons are meticulously planned - can be downloaded and taught straight away. They are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Enjoyable lessons for GCSE or KS3. Differentiation: purple = low ability Blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resources provide opportunities to: - Analyse character and theme - Explore context - Write persuasively - explore allegory - explore propaganda - Analyse language
Whole school literacy CPD Reading strategies
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Whole school literacy CPD Reading strategies

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CPD resources including power point presentations, evaluation forms and tasks to support the development of teachers in whole school literacy. The first CPD power point covers: - Pedagogy and research - Ofsted - removing the barriers to literacy - What literacy is - How it is different to English - Blooms taxonomy and 3 level questions - Inference and deduction - Ways of reading - Reading exam questions - Active reading strategies including cloze and restructuring The second CPD power point covers: - Note making skills - Reading critically - TAP analysis - critical literacy - interrogating and deconstructing texts - research skills Following the CPD session the idea is that staff go away and trial using one of the strategies to improve literacy in their subject areas and bring feedback to the next session.
Descriptive writing Imaginative writing Preparation for GCSE 9-1 Frankenstein  Noughts and crosses
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Descriptive writing Imaginative writing Preparation for GCSE 9-1 Frankenstein Noughts and crosses

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These fully differentiated resources aim to build skills in descriptive writing for KS3 in preparation for the new GCSE specification 9-1. These resources are ready to go with extracts provided. Simply download and teach. Differentiation by colour: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability These resource use extracts from 'The road' 'Noughts and crosses' 'Frankenstein' and 'Jurassic Park' as a stimulus for descriptive writing. These resources provide opportunities to: - Identify descriptive writing in extracts - develop first person narratives - develop mysterious characters - use the 5 senses - identify and then use pathetic fallacy - show not tell
Exploration of Poetry KS3 Year 7/8 Poem forms - analysis - create poetry KS2 transition
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Exploration of Poetry KS3 Year 7/8 Poem forms - analysis - create poetry KS2 transition

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22 fully differentiated lessons (by colour) that enable students to explore a wide variety of poetic forms. Opportunities to create poems of a variety of forms. These lessons are meticulously planned and are ready to go. Lessons are numbered for ease of use. Assessment opportunities and homework tasks also included. Poetic forms explored: - Villanelle - shape - ballad - Elegy - love poetry - war poetry - free verse - limerick - haiku - dramatic monologue - song and rap - blank verse - dialect poetry - simile poems - culture poems Featured poems/poets: - Carol Ann Duffy - John Agard - Half Caste - The Chimney sweep - This is this six o'clock news - Alone - Daffodils - London - Declaration of need - William Blake - Robert Graves - Blessing Resources provide opportunities for students to: - analyse language, structure and form - create their own anthology of poetry - explore context - explore the relevance of poetry Differentiation: purple = low ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability red = most able
Head of English starter kit Department vision  Proformas Moderation template NEW Ofsted deep dive
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Head of English starter kit Department vision Proformas Moderation template NEW Ofsted deep dive

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A handy pack of documents and proformas for a head of department. Included: Deep dive documents that will be useful for inspection including work scrutiny and learning walk templates as well as Middle leader ofsted questions - Lesson observation / learning walk document in line with latest Ofsted Work scrutiny / pupil voice document in line with new Ofsted An example English department vision which takes into account pupils’ reading, writing and speaking & listening - Department report templates - Department detention letter templates - Departmental moderation and standardisation templates - English department presentation policy template - Questions to prepare of Ofsted inspection - A template for assessing the English department against the Ofsted ‘Good’ criteria
Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Medium term plan KS3 MTP
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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Medium term plan KS3 MTP

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A medium term plan (scheme of work) for Of Mice and Men to be taught at KS3. This medium term plan signposts opportunities to embed skills for the new specification GCSE 9-1 skills. The scheme lasts 7 weeks and within each week is an assessment. Each week's assessment is either a literature or language paper based assessment.