This opening passage of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' has had all of the capital letters removed. Students can copy it out and insert them into the correct place, or for quick revision just highlight the letters that need to be changed into capital letters. Suitable for 7-11 year olds

A fact sheet about Rudyard Kipling's life and a printable copy of 'IF'.

Two worksheets on commas, one at sentence level and one at paragraph level. These two sheets are based on 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' and are aimed at 7-11 year old students.

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)

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.

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).

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

Powerpoint resource explaining different types of persuasive techniques, including: Direct Address Inclusive Address Statistical Evidence Imperative Commands Quotes Rhetorical Questions Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs Tripling/List of 3 Alliteration Learning Objective - to be able to identify different persuasive techniques within the context of advertisements 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

A presentation about the Health and Safety act and how Health and Safety is essential within the work place. Useful for vocational studies (apprenticeships), work based learning or 'world of work' preparation.

An activity focusing on identifying repetition and key points in Mr Birling's opening speech, in 'An Inspector Calls'. Nice introduction to the play, links to the history/culture of 1912 and sets the scene for the events of the play. Useful for getting students to engage with the text at a deeper level, can be followed up by discussion on why those points have been included and repeated by the writer (JB Priestly), speaking to a 1945/46 audience. Ideal for GCSE and IGCSE students.

Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between Fact, Opinion and Bias Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between Fact, Opinion and Bias and identify examples of each in written 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

Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between Your and You're. Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the two homophones and identify the correct usage for each one Suitable for: KS2 Teaching KS3 Teaching/Revision KS4 Revision Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2 Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference

Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between Where, Were, We're and Wear Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the four homophones and identify the correct usage for each one Suitable for: KS2 Teaching KS3 Teaching/Revision KS4 Revision Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2 Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference

Sample exam style questions focusing on the characters of Bassanio, Antonio and Portia in The Merchant Of Venice. Can be used as discussion points or practice essay questions. Suitable for GCSE, IGCSE, and A-Level.

Handout explaining how to change paragraphs using TIPTOP (Time, Place, Topic, Person). Can also be used as a small display poster. Simple, uses colour for key elements, ideal for visual learners.

Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between To, Too and Two Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the three homophones and identify the correct usage for each one Suitable for: KS2 Teaching KS3 Teaching/Revision KS4 Revision Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2 Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference

Powerpoint resource explaining the difference between There, Their and They're. Learning Objective - to be able to tell the difference between the three homophones and identify the correct usage for each one Suitable for: KS2 Teaching KS3 Teaching/Revision KS4 Revision Adult Learners - Functional Skills L1 and L2 Can be displayed as a PowerPoint or turned into a printed handout for reference

Powerpoint resource explaining how different texts need to have different textual structures, including: Chronological Cause/Effect Compare/Contrast Problem/Solution Learning Objective - to understand how structure can affect the reader’s understanding of a text 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

An introduction to adjectives and adverbs. Good for cat lovers! Simple example and introduction to be used as a starting point for discussion. Used with ESOL and Adult learners, but could be useful for children/school lessons too.

This resource was designed for an ESOL class of learners who were struggling to get to grips with the different verb conjugations in the English Language. Our first session was a revision of nouns and pronouns, and then an extension into different combinations of verbs using singular and plural pronouns. Good for adult/ESOL learners