I have compiled a bank of review and plenary activities. The resources here are editable and are a great resource to have on your memory stick. Reviews are a fantastic way to check children’s understanding and consolidate learning. Many of the activities in this resource encourage children to use their imagination and work in pairs to share learning and deepen their thinking. Ideal for: Student Teachers NQTs Observations Supply Teacher Experience Teachers who would like easy access to their plenary activities.

As an experienced teaching SENCo I found that staff would rely heavily on my expertise before identifying the children’s need or supporting them in the classroom first. This took up a lot of my time so I created a 7 step referral process for staff to reevaluate how they approached seeking support for those pupils with SEN. Step 1: Initial Observation forms for staff to complete independently Step 2: Referral to SENCo form for staff to show observations and note concerns Step 3: SENCo 5 minute observation Form Step 4: Observation Follow Up meeting Step 5: Evaluating need. This is an excel sheet with lots of external links to free programmes and resources that can be used as internal support an intervention when external referrals are not necessary Step 6: Graduated Approach and SEN Review Form Step 7: Gathering Evidence for external referrals Step7a: Parental View form

I have created a series of planning based on the film ‘The Piano’ Lesson 1: Emotions, mood and inference. An indepth PowerPoint 3 Worksheets (I recommend they are completed in groups or pairs to fit the lesson into one hour but it they can be completed individually but you may need more than 1 hour to teach) Lesson 2: Sentence structure, fronted adverbials and vocabulary generation An indepth PowerPoint 2 Worksheets Lesson 3: Vocabulary and Direct Speech An indepth PowerPoint 1 Worksheets Lesson 4: Creating a mood, varied sentence lengths and a first draft An indepth PowerPoint Two model texts in full A copy of the government KS2 example from 2013 DO NOT USE AS A MODEL Y5 Success criteria (can be used for lower Y6) in a table to be used in books Y6 Success criteria in a table to be used in books Lesson 5: Cohesive devices and final draft An indepth PowerPoint Two model texts in full A copy of the government KS2 example from 2013 DO NOT USE AS A MODEL Y5 Success criteria (can be used for lower Y6) in a table to be used in books Y6 Success criteria in a table to be used in books