A comprehensive guide to all the skills students need to succeed in Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. Covers all question types, giving suggested formula for tackling questions, with examples from past-papers and elsewhere. Can be used by teachers for lessons, whether teaching or revising, for introducing the idea of close reading, or by students for revision. Handout includes a printable ‘map’ of language techniques, for printing in black and white and in colour.

A selection of resources designed to teach or revise Iain Crichton Smith’s short story ‘The Telegram’. Aimed at those studying for either National 5, or Higher level, these resources apply to both the Critical Reading and Critical Essay sections of the exam papers. Includes comprehensive teaching slides, attractively designed to cover all aspects of the text. A separate work booklet provides students with tasks that can be undertaken independently or as a whole class process. Includes an annotated versions of the text in the slides - clear these off if you wish to use the slides yourself!

A selection of resources designed to teach or revise Iain Crichton Smith’s short story ‘The Red Door’. Includes: Teaching Slides Printable Workbook 2022 SQA Extract Practice Papers (x4) Aimed at those studying for either National 5, or Higher level, these resources apply to both the Critical Reading (Scottish Text) and Critical Essay sections of the exam papers. Includes comprehensive teaching slides, attractively designed to cover all aspects of the text. A work booklet provides students with tasks that can be undertaken independently or as a whole class process. Includes an annotated versions of the text in the slides - clear these off if you wish to use the slides yourself!

A selection of resources designed to teach or revise Iain Crichton Smith’s short story ‘Mother and Son’. Includes: Teaching Slides Printable Workbook Aimed at those studying for either National 5, or Higher level, these resources apply to both the Critical Reading (Scottish Text) and Critical Essay sections of the exam papers. Includes comprehensive teaching slides, attractively designed to cover all aspects of the text. A work booklet provides students with tasks that can be undertaken independently or as a whole class process. Includes an annotated versions of the text in the slides - clear these off if you wish to use the slides yourself!

A selection of resources designed to teach or revise Iain Crichton Smith’s short story ‘Home’. Includes: Teaching Slides Printable Workbook Aimed at those studying for either National 5, or Higher level, these resources apply to both the Critical Reading (Scottish Text) and Critical Essay sections of the exam papers. Includes comprehensive teaching slides, attractively designed to cover all aspects of the text. A work booklet provides students with tasks that can be undertaken independently or as a whole class process. Includes an annotated versions of the text in the slides - clear these off if you wish to use the slides yourself! (Updated Nov 2021 with corrections.)

A combination of other resources I have developed into a single workbook covering the key scenes, themes and issues in The Godfather Part 1. Includes: Printable Workbook - 24 page Aimed at those studying for either A-Level or Higher level, these resources apply to the Media Critical Essay sections of the exam papers. The work booklet provides students with tasks that can be undertaken independently or as a whole class process. It uses high-quality stills from the film as prompts for annotation, and understanding the film techniques used.

Workbook: 26 pages - over 13 lessons-worth of material. Ready to go. Presentation 1: A Brief Introduction to Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli to get things started. Presentation 2: A guide to beginning a review / critical essay on Spirited Away. This is a media unit, aimed at late primary, middle school, or early high school. It covers the entire film, and is designed to be used while watching the film to take notes, develop understanding, and gain insight into themes and symbols. The last page is an essay plan. Print and use straight away, or print pages individually. “…an enchanted and enchanting feature from the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki which left me feeling lighter than air. It is a beautifully drawn and wonderfully composed work of art - really, no other description will do - which takes us on a rocket-fuelled flight of fancy, with tenderly and shrewdly conceived characters on board.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian