Audience, purpose and form for letters, speeches and articles, ten persuasive methods each with a short example and its effect, a spot-the-method paragraph, and two annotated model letters at different bands. Then one shared task with a planning frame, a five-rung ladder from Starting to Assured, writing pages and a self-check list. Teacher notes cover timing across four lessons, using the models and marking. For Years 7 and 8. Editable Word file and PDF.

Eight word classes and the sentence types students need, explained with examples, then sorting, labelling and identifying tasks, a five-rung writing ladder, and a zoom-in task on a sentence from A Christmas Carol. Students learn to name a word class with an adjective in front (“the harsh concrete noun”), the habit GCSE analysis asks for. Teacher notes include subject knowledge, misconceptions and full answers. For Years 7 and 8. Editable Word file and PDF.

A knowledge organiser for Year 7 on Charles Dickens and Victorian London: a timeline of his life, his novels with dates, Victorian London in six boxes (poverty, workhouses and the 1834 Poor Law, children at work, Ragged Schools, debtors’ prisons, fog and the Thames), key vocabulary, five exact quotations from Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, and a self-quiz with answers. A good start before A Christmas Carol at GCSE. Editable Word file and PDF.

Every mark from the full stop to the ellipsis, explained with examples of the effect it creates, then six practice tasks, a five-rung task ladder from Starting to Assured, an editing passage with ten errors to find, and a five-question exit check. The teacher section has subject knowledge for each mark, common misconceptions (comma splices among them) and full answers. For Years 7 and 8. Editable Word file and PDF.

A knowledge organiser for three Gothic short stories: “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Red Room” by H. G. Wells and “The Signal-Man” by Charles Dickens. Gothic conventions and vocabulary, then a page for each story with its narrator, setting, plot, Gothic features and four exact quotations, a self-quiz with answers, and the three stories side by side. For Years 8 and 9. Editable Word file and PDF.

A baseline writing assessment for the first weeks of Year 7. Task A is a letter and Task B a short description, each with planning boxes, a self-check list and writing pages. Teacher notes cover timing, conditions and adaptations for SEND and EAL, a marking grid on five bands, two annotated model answers at different bands, and a class record sheet. Editable Word file and PDF.

A knowledge organiser on Shakespeare’s life and world for Years 7 to 9: a timeline from 1564 to the First Folio in 1623, Elizabethan and Jacobean England (the monarchs, the Great Chain of Being, religion and the plague), the playhouse, the three genres, vocabulary and famous lines quoted exactly. A self-quiz page for students and an answer page for the teacher. Editable Word file and PDF.

A homework project that works with any novel, play or poetry unit in Years 7 to 9, over three or six weeks. A choice board of twelve tasks across written, creative and spoken work, each with success criteria, a planning log and weekly log, three marking rubrics on five bands, teacher notes, and a short note for parents and carers. Editable Word file and PDF.

One exam-style Macbeth question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on Lady Macbeth and power, starting from the “unsex me here” extract in Act 1 Scene 5. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Macbeth revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Macbeth scheme of learning is at btl.education.

The 20 quotations students most need for Romeo and Juliet, set out in one table: the quotation, who says it and where, what it shows, and a box to tick once it is learnt by heart. After the table comes a glossary of the vocabulary taught in our Romeo and Juliet lessons, laid out so students can cover one column and test themselves. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF, with white pages so it is cheap to print. Taken from our Romeo and Juliet revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Romeo and Juliet scheme of learning is at btl.education.

The 20 quotations students most need for Macbeth, set out in one table: the quotation, who says it and where, what it shows, and a box to tick once it is learnt by heart. After the table comes a glossary of the vocabulary taught in our Macbeth lessons, laid out so students can cover one column and test themselves. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF, with white pages so it is cheap to print. Taken from our Macbeth revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Macbeth scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style Romeo and Juliet question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on Juliet and her parents, starting from the “I will not marry yet” extract in Act 3 Scene 5. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Romeo and Juliet revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Romeo and Juliet scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style A Christmas Carol question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on poverty and responsibility, starting from the Ignorance and Want extract in Stave Three. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our A Christmas Carol revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full A Christmas Carol scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style Jekyll and Hyde question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on science, starting from the extract where Lanyon sees the transformation. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Jekyll and Hyde revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Jekyll and Hyde scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style An Inspector Calls question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on Mr Birling, the man who learns nothing. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our An Inspector Calls revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full An Inspector Calls scheme of learning is at btl.education.

The 20 quotations students most need for A Christmas Carol, set out in one table: the quotation, who says it and where, what it shows, and a box to tick once it is learnt by heart. After the table comes a glossary of the vocabulary taught in our A Christmas Carol lessons, laid out so students can cover one column and test themselves. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B. Editable Word file and PDF, with white pages so it is cheap to print. Taken from our A Christmas Carol revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full A Christmas Carol scheme of learning is at btl.education.

The 15 quotations students most need for An Inspector Calls, set out in one table: the quotation, who says it and where, what it shows, and a box to tick once it is learnt by heart. After the table comes a glossary of the vocabulary taught in our An Inspector Calls lessons, laid out so students can cover one column and test themselves. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section A. Editable Word file and PDF, with white pages so it is cheap to print. Taken from our An Inspector Calls revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full An Inspector Calls scheme of learning is at btl.education.

The 20 quotations students most need for Jekyll and Hyde, set out in one table: the quotation, who says it and where, what it shows, and a box to tick once it is learnt by heart. After the table comes a glossary of the vocabulary taught in our Jekyll and Hyde lessons, laid out so students can cover one column and test themselves. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 1, Section B. Editable Word file and PDF, with white pages so it is cheap to print. Taken from our Jekyll and Hyde revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Jekyll and Hyde scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style Power and Conflict poetry question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on the reality of war, comparing two poems from the cluster. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section B. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Power and Conflict poetry revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Power and Conflict poetry scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style Language Paper 1 question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is Question 3: how the writer builds intrigue in an extract from “Trust”. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Language Paper 1 revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Language Paper 1 scheme of learning is at btl.education.

One exam-style Unseen poetry question answered three times, at Securing, Strengthening and Soaring. The question is on “Futility” by Wilfred Owen. Each answer is labelled with the AQA level and mark it would receive. Numbered annotations show what each answer does well, a short box explains why it sits in its level, and upgrade tasks send students back to improve their own answer. There is space for students to write their own answer before they read the models. Written for AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2, Section C. Editable Word file and PDF. Taken from our Unseen poetry revision set, which is also in our Tes shop: the full revision workbook, the model answer pack (three questions) and independent practice at three levels. Our full Unseen poetry scheme of learning is at btl.education.