A resource that was delivered to heads of department to help them prepare for the new specification GCSE 9-1. The power point guides heads of department through a process of preparing for their new look qualifications and covers the following: - the importance of embedding skills into KS3 medium term plans - the importance of creating age appropriate 9-1 style assessments for KS3 Also included are: - example grade boundaries that have been created - example medium term plan that embeds skills for new 9-1 GCSE

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Bayonet Charge' by Ted Hughes. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Poppies' by Jane Weir. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'War photographer' by Carol Ann Duffy. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated resources (by colour) to support the teaching of Music videos for GCSE. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability Resources provide opportunities to: - explore the history of music videos - analyse music videos - explore the audience of music videos - explore and create audience profiles - present ideas for a new music video - explore the mark scheme for assignment 3 - explore music video genre - explore camera angles

Fully differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of context for the 15 AQA new specification 9-1 GCSE English literature poems. (Power and conflict) Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

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

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'My last duchess' by Robert Browning. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Checking out me history' by John Agard. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'The Emigree' by Carol Rumens. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Kamikaze' by Beatrice Garland. 4 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration - interleaved content to link theme of honour to other lit texts - structure strip to elicit better analysis - comparison of Poppies and Kamikaze Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Tissue' by Imtiaz Dharker. 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley. ' 2 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Storm on the island' by Seamus Heaney. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration - interleave content with Romeo and Juliet. (troubles in both texts) - GCSE sample assessments Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'London' by William Blake. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

33 cards of television game shows for students to use in a variety of ways such as: - sorting my sub genre - sorting by format - sorting by scheduling slot etc. Simply print - cut and use.

Fully differentiated lessons to support the teaching of 'Extract from the Prelude' by William Wordsworth. 3 lessons that include pupil talk tasks, assessment, outcomes and cover: - context of the poem - language analysis - form and structure exploration - interleaved content: dual nature in the poem and in Romeo and Juliet & An Inspector Calls - structure strip to elicit better responses - comparison to Storm on the island Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow - higher ability

Resources to support the exploration of audio production - week 3 - microphones. Opportunities to: - identify types of microphones - lavalier, direct connected, boundary, parabolic, noise cancelling etc. - explore dynamic microphones and how they work - the proximity effect - investigate polar pattern of microphones - investigate polar response - use microphones to test out the proximity effect and directionality Week's resources culminates with an assessment of understanding..

With few standardisation materials available to moderate in department time and to model to students - this sample response to a new specification paper 2 writing task is ideal for exploring as a department or class. The response fits comfortably inside the band 4 criteria.

4 fully differentiated (by colour) resources to support the teaching of extracts taken from 19th century texts with paper 2 comparison skills incorporated. (Theme of education) The aim is for students to gain experience in handling extracts from 19th century literature but also draw comparisons to modern non fiction texts. These resources therefore help students to address the literature criteria and language paper 2 criteria. Students will develop skills in: - true or false - synthesis - language analysis - explore context - social class Students will study an extract from Wuthering Heights on the theme of childhood and will analyse language and explore context. Students will look at the presentation of childhood and compare to modern society. (Extracts included) Students will then read a modern news report on the effect of social class and pupil progress and draw comparisons. Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability