An excel spreadsheet which helps teachers to estimate their take-home pay. By entering your payscale point and region, and factors such as pension contributions, student loan repayments. part-time fraction or childcare vouchers, you can get an idea of how much salary you’ll be left with. Based on the union-supported pay scales, which will not match all schools. Updated in September 2026 to take account of the new payscale recommendations for 2026-27.

Using the Harry Potter and Craig Barton's excellent ice cubes & fire cubes ideas ( http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6145836 ) this powerpoint talks through some examples of calculating with simple addition and subtraction of negative numbers and includes some questions for the children to try. The final page offers a suggested page from the MEP materials (www.intermep.org)

Collated from various threads on the TES forums, this booklet gives 50 suggestions for activities to do when meeting your new class either on a transition day, or for the first day of term.

A combination of worksheets for students to complete in class using electricity kits to test the effect of using series and parallel circuits on both current and voltage

Simple set of cards showing a number of animals from each of the main vertebrate groups. For differentiation, it is possible to print a reverse to each card showing the main features of each animal to allow quick classification

Ideal for character study or reading response, this template allows students to enter a Twitter comment for a character in one of 14 sections, as well as providing a brief bio and other similar information. There are three versions of the form: an editable Word version, a printable PDF version, and a completed version based on the character of Tommo in Morpurgo’s “Private Peaceful”. Also, see the Facebook template at http://www.tes.co.uk/SEOHandler.ashx?storycode=6025698&pageType=ResourceDetailétitle=Facebook+template+page

Inspired by a suggestion from a TES user, this template comes in two forms, allowing students to construct a Facebook page for a character from a text or some other context. In Word format, the form is editable, while a PDF version allows prints for worksheets to be written on. The Inbox sign has been deliberately set to show one message, such that students might be invited to identify who the message might be from, and to outline its contents. See also my Twitter templates at http://www.tes.co.uk/SEOHandler.ashx?storycode=6025935&pageType=ResourceDetailétitle=Twitter+Template

Based on the Science tasks produced in East Sussex, these investigation starter sheets give an introduction to a topic for investigation, with levelled guidance for progressing the investigation and to allow self- and peer-assessment. Targetted at Y7, these may be suitable for several year groups in KS2/3 Please note that the levelling guide is a first draft and may change. There are currently six investigations: one based on positive & negative numbers, one on sequences, one on area/perimeter, one on polyominoes, one on handling data, and the sixth on probability. Any suggestions warmly welcomed at tafkam.tes@googlemail.com

A chapter-by-chapter powerpoint that includes questions and activities for students in KS3 linked to the story of Holes by Louis Sacher. The tasks address a mixture of assessment focuses and can be used to develop PEE responses and test technique as well as extending general reading skills.

A good extended structured problem-solving activity based on booking a holiday for a family of four. Includes a resource booklet containing flight, accommodation, car hire and passport prices, and a task sheet setting students task. Suitable for able KS2 pupils and above. Includes differentiation by increasing level of difficulty in the tasks set.

A chapter-by-chapter breakdown of questions that could be asked during the reading of The Giver by Lois Lowry, and more extended-response questions for written responses linked to the APP Assessment Focuses. PowerPoint has visual presentation of questions for each chapter.

A grid to analyse three examples of travel writing: a guide book, a travelogue and a family blog. Students identify purpose, audience & form, and then explain the features which demonstrate this, addressing Reading Assessment Focus 4 é 5

A single A4 sheet giving examples of around 30 different persuasive techniques used by advertisers in particular. Each comes with an example of how it can be used by students to analyse or create texts with the purpose to persuade. The devices are placed into four categories ranging from * to **** depending on their complexity - I used this to encourage students to incorporate some of the more complex devices into their own work. This can be done through goal-setting, i.e. suggest that able writers must include a total of 15 *s in their work, etc.

Just a short and simple list of example questions for each of the Reading Assessment Focuses (2-6). Drawn from examples from National Curriculum Test, gives approximately 10 examples of the type of question that might be asked for each focus. Useful for guiding teacher assessment and understanding.

A bank of ten different task sheets for independent work on particular writing skills. Based on the requirements of the Writing Assessment Focuses, each sheet addresses one aspect of improving writing

The first of these documents is a spreadsheet which cross-references 340 objectives from the 12 statutory KS3 National Curriculum subjects to the PLTS skills framework. There are three display options: By Subject; By Skill, and By Skill within Subjects. Each objective is matched to a PLTS strand. The second document is a subject-by-subject listing booklet, showing how each of the PLTS skills is addressed in that subject, using the NC objectives. (Note that Breadth of Study objectives are not included in either document)

Bank of 49 target statements to help teachers in target-setting for writing at Key Stages 2 and 3. Based on the broad Assessment Focuses, has targets in each of six categories: A - Appropriateness to Task C - Cohesion within Paragraphs P - Punctuation S - Sentence Structure T - Text Structure & Organisation V - Vocabulary

A Short Powerpoint looking at the effectiveness of logos and slogans. Gives some simple examples of advertising multi-media texts that children will know, then allows them to consider what makes them work well, before suggesting they design their own.

An extended poem telling the story of the events of 1066, from death of Edward the Confessor, to the crowning of William

Four simple crosswords, with answer sheets, to allow learning and revision of four key vocabulary groups: Days of the Week; Months of the Year; Numbers (1-12) and Colours

A simple design of a flag divided into 16 sections with some initial goals for introductory language learners. Originally design for Spanish-learners, it contains sections for students to colour when they can complete simple tasks, such as introduce themselves, say how they are feeling, or how old they are.