I am currently Head of Literacy at a Secondary school.
I teach English, as well as Literacy lessons to children with SEN. I carry out Literacy/Phonics interventions.
Before that, I was a primary school teacher for 6 years (a year in year 3, a year in year 5 and the rest of my time was in year 6!).
All resources have been taught and planned by me.
I am leader of literacy at my school so all planning is high quality.
I am currently Head of Literacy at a Secondary school.
I teach English, as well as Literacy lessons to children with SEN. I carry out Literacy/Phonics interventions.
Before that, I was a primary school teacher for 6 years (a year in year 3, a year in year 5 and the rest of my time was in year 6!).
All resources have been taught and planned by me.
I am leader of literacy at my school so all planning is high quality.
Key Stage 3 or 4 literacy resources
15 x Literacy lessons based on Teacher’s Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah
These lessons were plan for an hour long literacy lesson to support Key stage 3 and 4 students who struggle with reading and writing.
These lesson should be taught alongside the text, Teacher’s Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Two opportunities for extended, assessment writing.
Starters based on AQA English Language Paper 2 practise.
Lessons are designed to support students to engage with literature and improve their literacy skills.
Please look at resources by:
https://www.tes.com/member/KS23
First couple of lessons are based on their free resources.
9 weeks worth of HIGH-QUALITY topic planning for World War 2!
Successfully taught to a year 6 class but would easily work for children from year 5 to year 9.
2 lessons per week (lasting at least an hour each- perfect to fill an afternoon session)
Lessons include/ topic covered:
What do they already know?
How did the war start?
Key figures in WW2
Timeline of key events
Countires involved (map reading etc)
Local History (based around Devon)
D-Day
Evacuation
The Blitz
Women in War
Propaganda
Alan Turing/Code Breaking
Vera Lynn
How did the war end?
National curriculum coverage includes: History, Geography, Art, PSHE and ICT objectives.
The lessons come as Smartnotes and Powerpoints, along with a range of engaging resources.
Excellent value.
PLANNING DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED
Literacy lessons specifically designed to be taught at secondary school level, for children who are struggling with reading and writing.
17 lessons based on ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q Rauf
Designed to be taught alongside the book.
Powerpoints and resources for the lessons are included.
Students also have an assessment opportunity within the planning.
Each lesson should be taught in 1 hour.
Perfect for SEN teenagers.
Three weeks worth of year 6 Maths SATs revision topics.
The topics covered are:
-Percentages
-Angles
Angle Properties
Working backwards
Number Vocabulary
Measure
Area and Perimeter
Shape Vocabulary
Shape questions
Transformation and symmetry
General Graphs
General Fractions
Each lesson has a short input and example SATs questions based on the topics. SATs questions (with answers) are provided for the children to work through as part of the lesson.
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Whole Class Guided Reading Planning for ‘The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips’ by Michael Morpurgo
Previously taught to a year 6 class but would work for any KS2 class. can also be used as an intervention or extra literacy lessons for KS3.
4 x 30 minute lessons designed to be taught over 7 weeks
Smart notebook and Powerpoints included
Follows the VIPERS scheme
Retrieval questions and SATs style questions included
Designed to be taught alongside the whole text
You will need a copy of the text
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Year 6 literacy planning for ‘How to Live Forever’ by Colin Thompson.
Really high-quality, engaging planning. Planning completed by a Head of Literacy.
Originally created for year 6 but could work for year 4/5/7/8.
The planning contains 3 weeks worth of daily lessons (with one lesson left free for comprehension tasks)
The lessons lead to the end of unit outcome of the children writing a discussion text.
Contains a planning overview
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Year 6 literacy planning for the book Alice in Wonderland.
3 weeks worth of high quality planning and resources!
Powerpoints included!
Smartnotes/ Powerpoints for each lesson have been created that are super easy to follow! Resources also provided.
The planning contains:
3 weeks of lessons leading to the outcome of writing a portal story.
4 lessons per week plus an extra lesson for a reading comprehension should you wish.
This would suit a year 6 class but could be easily adapted for year 4/5 as well.
Example final assessment pieces are also included
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Year 6 Whole Class Guided Reading Planning for ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
Currently using as an intervention for SEN year 8/9 students so would work for secondary too!
4 x 30 minute lessons designed to be taught over 7 weeks
Follows the VIPERS scheme
Retrieval questions and SATs style questions included
Designed to be taught alongside the whole text
You will need a copy of the text
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Year 6 literacy planning for the poem, ‘The Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carrol.
3 weeks worth of high quality planning and resources created by a literacy lead and year 6 teacher.
Smartnotes for each lesson have been created that are super easy to follow! Resources also provided.
The planning contains:
3 weeks of lessons leading to the outcome of writing a poem.
4 lessons per week plus an extra lesson for a reading comprehension should you wish.
This was successfully taught to a year 6 class but could be easily adapted for year 4/5 as well.
*Planning includes Smartnote, Powerpoint and PDF so can be easily adapted for online learning as well.
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High-quality and engaging comprehensions created by Literacy leader and year 6 teacher.
Successfully used in a year 6 class but could also be used in other years as well. Perfect for christmas learning across Key Stage 2.
Comprehension lessons based on famous 2020 chirstmas adverts.
Comprehensions for:
Disney
John Lewis
McDonalds
All provide excellent opportunity for improving comprehension skills in an engaging way.
Each lesson designed to last between 45mins and one hour!
*Available as Smartnotes and Powerpoint
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Example of an NPQML Final Project (2020-2021 Cohort)
Final score 28/32 PASS (Pass mark 22) Received January 2022
Literacy focus
Project title, ‘To increase 3-5% of Key Stage 2 children working at Greater Depth level in writing for each year group compared to last year, through the effective use of moderation.’
Pack includes all Appendices and feedback
Appendix 1- Raw Date
Appendix 2- Pupil Performance
Appendix 3- Budget Plan
Appendix 4- Project Plan
Appendix 5- Risk Register
Appendix 6- Sponser additional comments
Project is 4500 words. It contains a full, alphabetical bibliography.
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Three weeks worth of year 6 SPAG SATs revision topics.
The topics covered are:
-Word Classes
-Sentence Types
Conjunctions
Active and Passive voice
Verb Forms
Simple punctuation
Commas
Speech
General Vocabulary and Language
Clauses
Spelling strategies
Spelling
Each lesson has a short input and example SATs questions based on the topics. SATs questions (with answers) are provided for the children to work through as part of the lesson.
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Year 6 Sex and Relationship (SRE) Lessons
They have been previously taught over the course of one or two days (due to the amount of discussion) though could be split up into 4 individual lessons.
Planning focuses on:
-Anatomy
-Puberty
-Different relationships
Healthy relationships
Deciding to have a baby
How babies are made
How babies are born
Consent
Homophobia
These lessons are informative and in line with the curriculum and government guidelines. Lessons include activities and videos.
Lots of content!
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6 Weeks worth of high quality planning created by literacy lead and year 6 teacher.
First 3 weeks focuses on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol. The end of unit outcome is writing a fictional portal story.
The second week of planning is based on The Jabberwocky poem by Lewis Carrol. The end of unit outcome is writing a nonsense poem.
Can be taught without access to books
Great value!
*Available as SmartNotes and Powerpoint. Perfect for online learning
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Schemes of learning for SEN/ lower sets for year 7,8,9,10 and 11.
These schemes are designed to support literacy skills with a focus on vocabulary, reading and writing.
They have been created by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school with previous primary school experience.
All schemes were taught to classes and are designed to be engaging and supportive.
They centre around a novel which is read to the class at the beginning of the session followed by activities.
The schemes are based on the following texts:
Year 7- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Year 8- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Year 9- The Hunger Games
Year 10- The Giver
Year 11- The 57 Bus
Each scheme contains 12-18 hour long lessons. They are designed to be taught over a half term/term (depending on how often you see your class).
They are progressive. They can be taught as additional English lessons, as interventions or discrete literacy lessons.
Tes paid licence
Schemes of learning for SEN/ lower sets for year 7,8,9,10 and 11.
These schemes are designed to support literacy skills with a focus on vocabulary, reading and writing.
They have been created by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school with previous primary school experience.
All schemes were taught to classes and are designed to be engaging and supportive.
They centre around a novel which is read to the class at the beginning of the session followed by activities.
The schemes are based on the following texts:
Year 7- Ghost Boys
Year 8- There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
Year 9- Brock
Year 10- The Curious incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Year 11- The Bunker Diary
Each scheme contains 12-18 hour long lessons. They are designed to be taught over a half term/term (depending on how often you see your class).
They are progressive. They can be taught as additional English lessons, as interventions or discrete literacy lessons.
