Three resources to support pupils with their A-Level coursework. Resources: NEA presentation - slides outline the task, the AOs, and possible texts to compare thematically NEA planning cycle - a 15 page planning document to support pupils to plan and produce a draft NEA essay plan - a checklist outlining steps to take when drafting an NEA

Fully comprehensive NEA introduction for Spec A. Includes task overview, exemplar essay titles, 10 text suggestions, and planning and draft tasks. Great resource for pupils to come back to as a support guide.

A full set of resources for The Handmaid’s Tale - can be used for first teaching and/or revisiting the text for revision purposes. Includes: 14 lessons based on key themes across the text. Each lesson includes a theme-specific Do Now, key notes, key quotations, AO5 secondary reading to complement key themes/ideas, and, at the end, pre/post reading questions; 3 essay questions; 25 question quiz, including sample assessment question; key quotations table; AO5 quotations PPT; the opening to a sample answer for AQA English Literature, Spec A, 7711-7712, comparing The Handmaid’s Tale to A Streetcar Named Desire.

Introduction to literary criticism, with prompt questions to encourage pupils to link these to the AQA Spec A texts - Othello, Gatsby, Handmaid, Streetcar, Feminine Gospels, etc. Includes: 3 revision tasks, check-in points, links to AOs, and strengths/weaknesses of each theory. Great as introduction to criticism (AO5) and, later, as revision. Please see other uploads for a wider range of AO5 resources, once your pupils have grasped the basics.

A great resource to give to pupils at the beginning of independent prose study. I have these laminated as a classroom resource. Great prompt for pupils who struggle to do independent research.

A comprehensive set of resources and support for aspiring/new/existing Heads of Sixth Form. Lots of examples of how to prepare for Ofsted (new framework), how to Quality Assure (QA), how to plan and prioritise actions across the academic year, and how to hit benchmarks in recruitment, careers, and destinations. To save your time, all documents are in editable formats - Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Includes: Ofsted - prep notes for a deep dive with sample responses used in own interview, and a review of the criteria for RAG 5 study skills sessions covering revision and independent learning skills 5 assemblies covering ambition, resilience, key skills, and discrimination 3 key QA documents - Head of Sixth Form checklist with sample actions for Years 11-13, learning walk checklist, and a termly priorities tracker with sample actions for summer term. All are great tools to track, record and monitor progress. Student Leadership launch presentation, sample application letter, and interview template with 6 questions Sixth Form recruitment - sample recruitment plan, sample subject recruitment slide, and a template for an ongoing, year-long recruitment tracker Voice of staff template including questions Directed study protocols and study schedule template Editable templates for data schedule and Sixth Form calendar

A step-by-step guide of how to approach the unseen prose section of Paper 2B: Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day. C

37 question quiz, with answers. Covers the following texts: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Love Through the Ages poems, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Feminine Gospels.

Use for: AQA English Lit/ Spec A/ Paper 2/ Unseen Prose Linked to pre-release extract: White Teeth by Zadie Smith Great resource that guides pupils through the extract and links to AO5 to stretch and challenge. Includes intro WAGOLL and free bonus lesson to how the theme in the extract can be linked to two studied texts - Streetcar and Handmaid.

For: AQA English Lit / Spec A/ Paper 2/ Unseen Prose Lesson linked to pre-release extract: Unseen extract 4: Revolutionary Road Includes 4 exploratory tasks, one exam question, a intro exemplar, and the essay planning prompts.

An overview of the key poetic movements in poetry over time, including: the metaphysical poets, the Cavaliers, the Romantics, the Victorians, and the Modernists. Includes: poetry quiz Do Now at the start (with answers), an overview of each movement with key charactertics, and a timeline resource at the end which gives pupils a space to map out the poems they are studying. Great place to start for AQA English Literature, Spec A, Paper 1 - Love through the Ages anthology.

Great resource to introduce/revise the genre of modernism for A-Level English Literature. Includes overview of genre, critics comments, and prompts to develop critical readings of core texts. Ends with an independent task where pupils apply their learning to exam style questions in style of AQA Spec A/ Paper 2.

Ten standalone lessons, exploring specific criticism and frameworks through which pupils can explore the AQA Specification A texts - *The Great Gatsby, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Handmaid’s Tale, Feminine Gospels, and A Streetcar Named Desire. * Topics covered: Critical Reading - an overview Historicism Temporality The Feminine Grotesque Freud’s Topographic Model Angry Young Men Female Hysteria Gynocriticism The Southern Gothic Postmodernism

A comprehensive overview of the four models of Elaine Showalter’s ‘Gynocriticism’. Includes: comprehensive details on each of the four models of sexual difference; links to themes in The Handmaid’s Tale, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Feminine Gospels; an essay title and sample opening paragraph. Fantastic resource to develop AO5 and prepare students to critically analyse and examine texts.

Great revision for Paper 1 texts - Love through the Ages, Gatsby, and Othello. Includes: overview of types of love (eros, etc), links to texts, comparison task, comparative writing structure, and famous quotes which can be used for AO5.

57 page booklet containing a copy of every poem in the anthology, with accompanying notes. All notes are based on own teaching as an experienced A-Level teacher. Can be used as teacher notes and/or pupil booklets.

33 slide presentation consisting of 5 CPD topics: Retrieval Practice in English Live marking and feedback in English Developing the teaching of AO2 Making every English lesson count Developing slow writing Sessions are built around educational theories and concepts (see notes for links) and are relevant to all departments/teachers, at all levels. In addition, they fit any curriculum regardless of exam board or key stage. Could be used for INSET or weekly during Department time across a half term.

Document outlining each section of the two exams, with links to revision and exam prep videos. Great for pre-mock and exam prep.

Pupil friendly resource explaining what each Assessment Objective for AQA English Lit, Spec A entails.