Puzzles on the topic of photosynthesis and layers of a leaf.

Complete ‘The Nitrogen Cycle’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Disciplinary literacy; Retrieval through-the-door questions; The nitrogen cycle.

Key Stage 3 Cell Topic Life Processes Lesson Includes: Retrieval starter; What is an organism; Life processes; Formative assessment; Objectives revisited throughout; Exit pass.

Key Stage 3 Cell Topic Animal Cells Lesson Includes: Retrieval starter; Cells; Animal Cell Structure; Formative assessment; Puzzle; Modelling activity; Objectives revisited throughout; Exit pass.

Complete ‘Evidence for Human Evolution’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology/ Combined Science. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions covering topic 1, 2 and 3 learning; Questioning throughout; Fossil record; Human ancestors; Ardi; Lucy; Homo habilis; Homo erectus; Homo sapiens; Skull evidence; Stone tools; Dating stone tools and fossils; Disciplinary literacy.

Complete ‘Ecosystems and Quadrats’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning; Ecosystems keywords; Using quadrats to measure abundance.

Complete ‘Abiotic Factors and Communities’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning; Abiotic factors - rainfall, temperature, light and pollutants; Quadrats - belt transect; Disciplinary literacy.

Complete ‘Biotic Factors and Communities’ lesson including Powerpoint for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Ecosystems keywords starter; Questioning throughout; Competition for resources; Predators, prey, scavengers; Case study - yellowstone national park; Predator-prey cycles.

Complete ‘Parasitism and Mutualism’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning throughout; Parasitism with examples; Mutualism with examples; Disciplinary literacy.

Complete ‘Biodiversity and Humans’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning throughout; Disciplinary literacy; Fish farming; Introducing non-indigenous species; Eutrophication.

Complete ‘Preserving Biodiversity’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning throughout; Disciplinary literacy; Reforestation; Conservation of species; Captivity.

Complete ‘Food Security’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning throughout; Disciplinary literacy; Food security; Data; Agricultural inputs; Climate change.

Complete ‘The Water Cycle’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Combined/ Biology. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; The water cycle.

Complete ‘Brain and Spinal Cord Problems’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology. Lesson content includes: ‘Our Learning Journey’ slide, which shows prior and future learning linked to the lesson; Questioning throughout; Brain and spinal cord problems; CT scans; PET Scans; Spinal cord damage; Brain tumours.

Complete ‘Selective Breeding’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology/ Combined Science. Lesson 1 content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions covering topic 1, 2 and 3 learning; Questioning throughout; What is selective breeding?; The process of selective breeding; Selectively bred cattle; Belgian blues; Selective breeding in plants; Risks of selective breeding.

Complete ‘The Immune System’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology/ Combined Science. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions; Questioning throughout; Disciplinary literacy; Role of the immune system; Antigens; Lymphocytes; How the immune system attacks a pathogen; The primary and secondary immune response; Vaccination/ Immunisation.

Disciplinary Literacy CPD Training Resource for Teaching Comprehension Skills Teaching Comprehension Skills in Your Subject Aims: Explicit teaching of tier 1-3 vocabulary, leading to greater understanding of text for all of our pupils, including those with very poor reading comprehension skills. Teach pupils to infer meaning from text, activating prior knowledge and making links with what they are reading.

Kindness assembly - approx 20 mins. Includes video link.

Aims: To highlight the aspects of high quality teaching that have the most significant impact on pupils with SEND…. SO THAT…. …they are able to make good progress across the curriculum.

Complete ‘Plant and Animal Cells’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology/ Combined Science. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions covering KS3 Science content and prior lesson learning; ‘Our Learning Journey’ slide, which shows prior and future learning linked to the lesson; Questioning throughout; Eukaryotic cells; Animal cells and their organelles; Estimating size using field of view; Estimating size using scale bars; Plant cells and their organelles; Modelling plant and animal cells; Comparing plant and animal cells. I teach Edexcel GCSE Biology/ Combined Science.

Complete ‘Specialised Cells’ lesson including Powerpoint and practice exam questions for GCSE Biology/ Combined Science. Lesson content includes: Retrieval through-the-door questions covering KS3 Science content and prior lesson learning; ‘Our Learning Journey’ slide, which shows prior and future learning linked to the lesson; Questioning throughout; Specialised cells for digestion; Specialised cells for reproduction; Questioning throughout.