A worksheet testing understanding of complex and compound sentences, and an exercise in finding conjunctions within them.

A resource comprising: a text about Chinese New Year vocabulary classification activity hints about decoding new vocabulary word / definition matching a true or false reading comprehension (with differentiation opportunities) creative activity based around the Chinese Zodiac

A comprehension passage, with questions, about China, designed for learners to practise their skills at reading for details. CEFR Level 1.

A handout explaining co-relative conjunctions and how to use them, followed by a worksheet to put understanding into practice.

A handout naming, picturing and describing the English punctuation marks, and explaining their uses in simple terms. Also, a simple guide to upper case and lower case letters, and when to use capital letters.

A3 poster outlining, using a flow chart visualisation, the strutcure of a strong discursive essay for folio work at Nat5 and Higher English.

A selection of 20 exercises in developing close reading skills, each one based on a short extract from a piece of fiction (exercises 1-10) or non-fiction (exercises 11-20), with questions for each extract. Also included are: a summary of the diferent types of close reading / RUAE questions and what they require the reader to do (directly linked to the National 5 question types) a summary of common punctuation and what it is used for in a text. a summary of figures of speech, with definitions and examples. Ideal for use as a classroom resource, or as a homework booklet or revision resource.

A poster outlining, on a timeline, the main and most significant literary periods and movements.

Assembly on adapting a growth mindset for whole school delivery. Features three real-life stories of overcoming closed mindsets (Adele, Thomas Edison and Malala), as well as practical tips for thinking more positively.

A standalone KS3 English Lesson designed to introduce and develop the basic skills of finding evidence and points from a text. Includes fully developed lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, three worksheets and sheet of extracts from The Hobbit. Learning activities include group, paired and individual tasks, and are differentiated. Also provided are opportunities for stretch and challenge, through the extension.

A set of guidelines on what to anticipate, look for and notice when reading a literary passage for information, or in a time-pressured exam environment.

A worksheet containing 8 exercises designed to develop pupils’ understanding of how writers use structure to convey their messages or ideas. This is often a tricky aspect of English for many pupils, and this worksheet is designed to challenge pupils to identify more than simply “repetition” or “a list”, and look at deeper meanings and more sophisticated uses of structure. Can be used for individual or paired / group work.

A pack of resources featuring self-evaluation activities (quizzes, surveys, skills wheels, skills wheels, stick-in sheets for checkpoint style evaluation activity, etc,) and a pack about setting up a pupil mentoring programme. The focus of these is primarily English, but they can be quickly and easily altered to suit any topic or subject.

A Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation (RUAE), or close reading, exercise on an extract from Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations”, with questions modelled around the National 5 RUAE questions and a full marking scheme.

A Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation (RUAE), or close reading, exercise on an extract from Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”, with a glossary, questions modelled around the National 5 RUAE questionsand a full marking scheme.

A double sided / two page A3 poster or writing mat giving detailed guidance on how to layout quotations from prose, poetry and poetic drama in critical essays.

A Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation (RUAE), or close reading, exercise on an extract from Bill Bryson’s “Notes from a Small Island”, with questions modelled around the National 5 RUAE questions and a full marking scheme.

A3 poster designed to encourage pupils to be critical when checking sources for essay work.

A3 poster giving guidance on self-assessing editing and improving written work, with 9 easy to follow steps in the form of prompt questions.

3-sheet wall poster to prepare pupils for close reading exercises, with prompt questions to get pupils thinking about a text. For example “What background knowledge do you already have about this text?”, “Why did the author write this piece?” and “What happened at the most important part of the text?”.

Three exemplar discursive essays for use with Higher English groups who are creating their portfolios.