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 in response to the Jekyll and Hyde question. Power point (40 slides) and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: plan their response consider the text chronologically embed context rather than bolt it on at the end consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events create thesis statements consider the text as a construct Exam questions used in this resource: sympathy for Jekyll# Model answers included.

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 ‘An Inspector Calls’ question. Power point (40 slides) and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: plan their response consider the text chronologically embed context rather than bolt it on at the end consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events create thesis statements consider the texts as a construct Exam questions used in this resource: Selfishness & Sheila as a character who learns lessons Model answers included.

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 in response to Romeo and Juliet. Power point (42 slides) and student work booklet included. This resource focuses on helping students to: plan their response consider the text chronologically embed context rather than bolt it on at the end consider how themes can be context rather than just Historical events create thesis statements consider the texts as constructs Exam question used in this resource: relationships between older and younger characters Model answers included.

Resources to support the development of the following questioning and higher order thinking skills and strategies: - Blooms taxonomy - Socratic questioning - No hands - Pause time - Secret 7 - Big question Ideal for leading departmental or whole school training on questioning strategies. Resources included: - CPD power point presentation on questioning strategies with tasks for staff to complete to get them thinking about their existing practice and how they could develop this - Socratic questioning prompt sheet to support student development of their questioning of each other within lessons - Links to Ofsted expectations - Departmental audit template

A presentation used for staff CPD around strategies for increasing the ratio. Active engagement versus thinking. The presentation is rooted in educational research from Doug Lemov and Tom Sherrington. The presentation: sets out expectations of all students in our classrooms explains the ratio spectrum with examples of actions that would place students in varying positions on the ratio graph emphasises the importance of ‘no opt out’ with strategies for ensuring this explores the concept of active observation and how it an be used to increase the ratio explores how the ratio can be increased through writing, questioning and discussion simultaneously - in detail considers the difference between formative and summative writing incorporates a section where the CPD leader models a process for increasing the ratio through writing, questioning and discussion using the teachers as students - participants consider the question “What makes a good lesson?”

Three differentiated (by colour) lessons to support the teaching of the skills for English language question 2 on the new specification (9-1) paper 1. Students read extracts taken from fiction and develop skills in analysis the author's language. The resource uses an extract from 'I'm, the king of the castle' and 'Lullaby' Extracts included. Resources provide opportunities to: - develop inference of language - identify word classes and language techniques - use sample answers - use mark schemes Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability

A student booklet and teacher power point that takes students through how to answer and revise for the ‘An Inspector Calls’ AQA literature question. Model answers included and guidance on how to plan and then structure an academic introduction and essay. Guidance is differentiated for character questions and theme questions. Opportunities for students to write their own answers with and without scaffolds. The resource uses two different exam questions.

A differentiated (by colour) lesson to support the teaching of comparison between Storm on the island and extract from the Prelude. Differentiation: purple - lower blue = middle yellow - higher

With only a limited number of practice assessment materials for the new specification language paper 2, I have created a paper that is structured in the exact same way as the real thing. The question uses a text about Cheryl Cole's marriage and a 19th century diary extract about marriage. (Both sources are included) Writing task also included. Perfect for mock exam.

Carousel activities which allow students to revise the context of Elizabethan England and practice analysing extracts from the play as well as referring to the play as a whole. Differentiated to allow students to structure an exam response which culminates in an exam practice question. Two exam questions also included in the structure of the 9-1 literature examination. Extracts taken from: Act 1 scene 5 Act 2 scene 2 Act 2 scene 3 Act 4 scene 3 Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue - middle ability yellow = higher ability

A student booklet and teacher power point that takes students through how to answer and revise for the Romeo and Juliet AQA literature question. Model answers included and guidance on how to structure an academic introduction. Opportunities for students to write their own answers with and without scaffolds. The resource uses two different exam questions.

With only a very limited number of sample assessment materials published for the new specification I have made 4 exam questions for Romeo and Juliet that are perfect for mock exams. Each question has been created in the format of the real exam questions and includes an extract which students start by analysing before moving from extract to whole. Number of marks available are stated, as are the bullet points that guide student responses. The questions: 1. Presentation of the Friar 2. Theme of conflict 3. Presentation of Romeo 4. Presentation of Juliet

Comment back for Media studies teachers in an excel file. The comments cover the following areas: - Pupil effort - Pupil homework - Pupil classwork - Pupil targets for improvement

Resources to support the revision of 'An Inspector Calls' for new specification GCSE Includes: - sample responses - step by step guide to structuring an analytical paragraph - sample exam question - carousel opportunity to expose students to a range of possible questions for them to discuss and annotate - general revision of plot, character and context

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

Fully differentiated resources to support the teaching of chapter 9 to chapter 17 of 'The Edge' by Alan Gibbons, Differentiation: purple = lower blue = middle yellow = higher resources provide opportunities for: - peer and self assessment - exploration and analysis of dramatic irony - writing police reports - analysing the creation of tension - character and theme exploration and analysis - analysing perspective - narrative writing

Resources to support the development of Accelerated Reader programme and DEAR sessions which are dedicated to reading. (DEAR) In my school students read for 20 minutes daily. Resource bundle includes: - a presentation for staff on Accelerated reader including purpose and benefits - including educational research regarding the importance of reading - a presentation for students on Accelerated reader and DEAR - templates for book and library passes - example book marks - an example student planner page to log reading - a presentation on reading engagement strategies