PowerPoint presentation to introduce the the very basics of Fractions. Simple, visual and easy to follow. This was designed to take the fear out of fractions for adult learners who struggled to understand the basic concepts of the subject. Learning Objective: to understand how to calculate fractions with the aid of a calculator Suitable for: KS3 - Revision KS4 - Revision Functional Skills L1 and L2 - Teaching/Revision

PowerPoint presentation to introduce the the basics of calculating percentages. Simple, visual and easy to follow. This was designed to take the fear out of percentage calculations for adult learners who struggled to understand the basic concepts of the subject. This resource follows directly on from the "Fractions - the easy way" and uses the same concepts and explanations. Learning Objective: to understand how to calculate percentages with the aid of a calculator Suitable for: KS3 - Revision KS4 - Revision Functional Skills L1 and L2 - Teaching/Revision

Sourced from Wikipedia, simplified to a one page handout. Good introduction for studying poetry by Marvell, such as 'To His Coy Mistress'

PowerPoint game revising Functional Skills English knowledge from Entry Level 1 up to Level 2. Includes sound effects from "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" - best played with speakers for dramatic effect! A question is displayed with four possible answers. The correct answer for each is revealed on the next slide. If you can complete the game, you 'pass' FS Level 2. Play with a group. Draw names at ransom to answer the questions and allow 'contestants' to: "Phone a Friend" - ask on specific person in the group for their answer "Ask the Audience" - take a vote from the group on the correct answer "Go 50/50" - tell them one correct and one incorrect answer. Good icebreaker / training tool for assessors new to Functional Skills Revision tool for L1/L2 learners Fun group activity for start/end of course Chris Tarrant not included :)

I use these simple outlines to encourage students to make notes about characters. Quotes go around the outside, facts and key plot points are summarised inside. There is a male outline, a female outline and also a dog, since I have covered several texts where dogs play key roles in the plot (most notably Of Mice And Men).

Ten Facts about William Golding, author of Lord Of The Flies These help to put the story of The Lord Of The Flies into personal and historical context for students before beginning the novel. At least one of my students has been inspired to go and read more widely as a result of these too, which is an extra bonus! Great for GCSE students, 'The Lord Of The Flies' is an extremely popular set text at present (2016)

Powerpoint resource detailing the different Layout and Presentation Features most commonly used in GCSE English reading texts and Functional Skills reading texts Learning Objective - to be able to identify layout and presentation features and understand their impact within different texts. Suitable for: KS3 Teaching KS4 Revision Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2 Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference. This is a topic which my Functional Skills learners struggle with significantly, both the native English speakers and the ESOL learners. This PowerPoint has significantly improved their understanding of the topic and ability to answer exam questions on this subject.

This activity for developing writing skills is based on the Iron Man franchise. Students are required to read the notes and write out a past tense, full sentence version of Iron Man's diary. This activity was designed to re-engage a reluctant, low ability, male learner, who had not attended school for over a year. While the literacy level is appropriate to Primary school, this activity successfully engaged a 14 year old boy with learning difficulties and dyslexia.

Hey parents! Are you struggling to use the ‘chunking’ or ‘grid’ method of multiplication that your primary school age children are using? Don’t worry - I’ve got your back! This resource will take you through, step by step, how to use chunking. You kids can use it to help them when they get stuck too. It’s absolutely FREE! Give me a review if you find it useful. And if you have some pennies spare, check out my other resources. Apologies for the occasional blurry images, my camera isn’t the best, but I wanted to show you how to do it hand written.