Digital Shakespeare

- Plays from the Globe Education Shakespeare series, including Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth, are now available as iBooks. Aimed at 11- to 16-year-olds, they include activities from the rehearsal room as well as audio and video clips. The iBooks cost #163;4.99 and are available from iTunes.

Brian Cox in your class

- Join scientist and TV presenter Brian Cox for an online lesson about planets suitable for 11-14s. Catch it on the TES website on 6 February.

www.tes.co.ukwebchats

Essay writing toolkit

- Mike Gershon’s PowerPoint is packed with ideas to develop pupils’ essay-writing skills, with tips on planning, structure and writing introductions and conclusions, as well as suggestions of creative ways to help pupils develop their skills without regularly writing long essays.

bit.lytesEssayWriting.