5 pages of notes analysing the poem ‘Material’ by Ros Barber. From ‘Poems of the Decade’ for A-Level Edexcel English Literature.

Plot summary of the Cena Trimalchionis in Petronius’ Satyricon (6 pages).

Powerpoint containing notes for analysing A Streetcar Named Desire. Includes points about the play’s structure, genre/style, characterisation, diction, significance of characters’ names, key symbols and motifs (including further detail about light, the streetcars, colours, animal symbols), setting of the apartment, music and sound, interactions in the street. Designed for the Edexcel English A-Level.

12 slide powerpoint on crude oil (fractional distillation and uses of products, alkanes, alkenes, combustion of fuel, cracking of hydrocarbons, pollution, alternative fuels) and polymers (polymerisation, types of polymer, solutions to plastic waste, hydrogels). Designed to cover C7 and C8 of the GCSE AQA Dual Award Chemistry Specification.

3 page resource explaining how to answer GCSE history questions on sources.

6 page document (3033 words) containing detailed bullet-pointed notes on various important debates about the Iliad’s origins. Sections: the composition of the Iliad, the debate on whether its techniques appear ‘literary’ or are compatible with oral composition, and whether the Iliad depicts a real historical society. Detailed examples from the text to support potential arguments, and references to different schools of thought and influential scholars such as Parry.

Resource with tips on how to use similes and metaphors effectively, with some activities to practice. Aimed at KS3 level students or could also work for 11+.

Guidance on how to approach comprehension questions on an unseen passage. Useful for KS3 English and for 11+ entrance examinations.

2-page handout of biographical information about Tennessee Williams, focusing on details particularly relevant to the play A Streetcar Named Desire for use as context in A-Level essays.

Detailed summary of Books 1 to 5 of Virgil’s Aeneid. 9 pages total. Focus on plot, imagery and important Homeric or Augustan parallels. Useful for revision.

15 slide powerpoint covering Unit 2: Life after death. Explains key terms and gives points for discussion on the following: Christian beliefs on life after death, non-religious reasons for believing in life after death, why some do not believe in life after death, abortion (discusses different Christian attitudes and the film ‘Juno’), euthanasia (types, moral issues, Christian responses), should the media critique religious views on life after death, poverty and Christian Aid.

10 page powerpoint covering Unit 1: Believing in God. Explains key terms and gives points for discussing: Christian upbringings, religious experiences, the argument from design, the argument from causation, scientific explanations, prayer, suffering.

Powerpoint and handout containing language analysis notes on the extract from ‘Touching the Void’ (from the Edexcel GCSE English Language course).

3 page document outlining tips for GCSE English Language exams. Covers: answering longer questions about an unseen passage, suggestions of language and structure techniques to look out for, how to approach creative writing exam questions (writing to persuade, explain or describe).

5-page powerpoint containing useful phrases for giving arguments and opinions, expressing time, linking sentences, or introducing impressive structures. Level: advanced GCSE/more basic AS and A-Level.

Step-by-step, easy to follow guide on how to approach a Latin translation. Helpful tool for pupils who get in a muddle with the word order. I tend to use this with 13+ or Y8-9 pupils.

I compiled a list of vocab which pupils I was tutoring for Latin 13+ regularly found confusing or mixed up in translations - this proved extremely helpful. Attached a copy with English meanings and a Latin-only copy that can be used as a vocab test.

An English crossword featuring questions on classical literature and history.