A simple yet effective series of questions that acts as a crib sheet for students completing 11+ comprehensions. If you find you are always repeating yourself and students fail to remember key skills such as annotation and proof-reading then this list of questions really works - giving the student autonomy and improving their skills!

Suggested essay structure, including advice, linking words and examples using Aphra Behn’s poem ‘Love Armed’. Specifically tailored to CIE examination board. My students have found this incredibly useful!

A fantastic array of visual prompts suitable for creative writing inspiration. Suitable for 11+ composition, AQA and Edexcel GCSE Language syllabus, as well as other boards. Also, for creative writers of all ages! Features 37 pages of prompts ranging from landscape images, faces, fantastical scenes, surreal pictures, and much more. A wonderfully inspiring resource!

Help your students confront writer’s block with this unique and fun pack of creative writing prompts that cover all four seasons. Created by the ‘Write Owls’ these are experimental and freeing imaginative prompts suitable for all ages and abilities.

This ‘World of Words’ documents covers emotion words to useful essay vocab to unique foods to character adjectives to nature words and much more! Useful for those prepping for high-level vocabulary at 11+, as well as any students trying to stretch and improve their vocab all the way up to GCSE level. Also suitable for ESOL learners looking to stretch themselves.

Useful reminders from how to annotate, to linking phrases and template sentences, as well as tips on how to approach various question types and how to decipher mark schemes. Suitable for a variety of school’s 11+ papers, 13+ papers, SATs, and general comprehension from Year 5- 9 - ability dependent. Created from years of experience and from a frustration of having to repeat certain advice - makes a teacher’s life much easier!

This fourteen page pack covers everything from the classic PEE paragraph formula (with examples), to the alternative ‘Burger Analogy’, to reminders of the top figurative devices that students must look out for, as well as linking phrases/template sentences for comprehensions and essays. A really useful pack for improving analysis of both fiction and non-fiction, as well as refining general essay expression (Humanities-friendly beyond English e.g. History and RS). Suitable for a wide range of abilities as it covers many areas/levels.

Timing, suggested essay structure and example paragraphs for whole text ‘Pride and Prejudice’ essay questions under the CIE exam board with a specific focus on how to make introductions and conclusions different (a problem I find many students have). Key linking words listed and reminders of literary techniques included. Perfect for those students who know the book but crave a structure and a formula!