Starting school can feel like a big step for little learners — this gentle, reassuring social story is designed to support Reception new starters as they prepare for their first days. “My New School” is a fully editable social story that helps children become familiar with their new environment, routines, and key adults in a calm and positive way. With simple, child-friendly language and a clear structure, it builds confidence and reduces anxiety before starting school. The resource includes dedicated spaces to add your own photos, allowing you to personalise the story with real images of your classroom, staff, and school setting. This makes the experience more meaningful and relatable for each child. Perfect for sharing with families before term starts or revisiting during the first weeks of school, this social story is an ideal transition tool for Reception teachers.

Happy new year! Welcome 2026 by encouraging your pupils to reflect on the past year, and decide on goals for the New Year. This foldable activity is a great way to start January with positivity and a good mindset. It’s also a fun alternative to a New year Worksheet! This resource contains the following: A PDF with 3 similar templates, with identical prompts. A PowerPoint file with 3 templates to write your own prompts for students. These can then be printed for students to complete and fold. A Google Slides link (in the PDF) with 3 blank templates to write your own prompts for pupils. As above, this can then be printed for pupils to use. A picture to help with folding The prompts on the pre-written template are: My best memory of 2025 My proudest moment of 2025 Someone who made me smile in 2025 This year, I’d like to learn more about… My 2026 goal at home is… My 2026 goal at school is… The month I’m most looking forward to in 2026 Something I can do for others in 2026 is… Pupils colour their template, write/draw their responses in the blank spaces, cut, and fold. US and UK spelling and paper size included.

Staff Training on the New Writing Framework 2025 Are you ready to transform your approach to teaching writing? Our comprehensive guide to the Department for Education’s New Writing Framework 2025 is just what you need! This resource is designed to provide a clear understanding of the revolutionary methods for teaching writing skills at all educational levels. Whether you’re a seasoned teacher or just starting out, our training package offers everything from engaging lesson ideas to innovative assessment techniques, ensuring you’re fully equipped to help your students excel. With a focus on creativity and critical thinking, the New Writing Framework encourages students to express themselves confidently and effectively. What sets our training apart? We provide hands-on workshops and interactive learning experiences tailored to your specific needs. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, share best practices, and discuss real-world challenges in the classroom. Our experienced trainers are dedicated to supporting you through this transition, offering ongoing advice and resources to make the integration of the New Writing Framework as seamless as possible. Join us in embracing this exciting new era of writing education! With our guide, you’ll not only enhance your own teaching skills but also empower your students to become more proficient writers. Don’t miss out—invest in your professional development and watch your classroom thrive with the New Writing Framework 2025!

This EYFS Action Plan (2025–2026) is a comprehensive and clearly structured document designed to support strategic leadership and continuous improvement within the Early Years. It outlines key priorities across the academic year, including staff development, high-quality teaching, phonics, literacy, assessment and outdoor provision. Each objective is supported by detailed actions, monitoring strategies, success criteria and intended outcomes, making it an effective tool for both planning and evaluation. The document demonstrates a clear focus on improving outcomes for all children, with particular attention to high-quality adult interactions, purposeful continuous provision, and strong progression in phonics and early writing. It also highlights the importance of staff CPD, consistent practice and parental engagement. Ideal for EYFS Leads and senior leaders, this resource provides strong evidence for Ofsted, clearly showing intent, implementation and impact across the provision.

A booklet filled with general conversation questions with sentence starters for the 2026 GCSE French new specification (AQA) including new topics such as celebrity culture. Simply download and print on an A4 booklet!

Pearson Edexcel New GCSE Spanish Translation Booklet with answers available in both PDF (.pdf) and editable Microsoft Word (.docx) format. Vocabulary selected from end of modules in Pearson text book. Four paragraph translations per module: 2 from Spanish-English, and 2 from English-Spanish. Modules 1-4 are foundation only vocab, modules 5-8 some higher vocab is also included. Answers included at the end (remove before distributing to students!).

New GCSE French (2024) Edexcel Writing and translation Booklet Using materials from the 2016/2024 materials, this booklet contains the mark schemes examples of 80-90 word tasks (2 examples from each theme) examples of 130-150 word tasks (2 examples from each theme) examples of translation tasks (English into French) (2 examples from each theme) revisions of the common tenses (present, perfect, conditional,imperfect and simple/near future) common verbs and complex structures a list of connectives,intensifiers and opinion phrases It covers the following themes: -my personal world -lifestyle and well being -my neighbourhood -studying and my future -travel and tourism -media and technology

A booklet of reading and translation tasks following the new AQA 8692 specification. The booklet follows the same order of topics as the OUP GCSE Spanish textbook, and would therefore make a great accompanying resource for GCSE students. The booklet is designed for year 11 students for homework or independent revision on the lead-up to GCSE examinations. Tasks include - translation into English, reading comprehension and translation into Spanish. Topics: Identity and Relationships Healthy Living and Lifestyle Education and Work Free Time Activities Customs, Festivals and Celebrations Celebrity Culture Travel and Tourism Media and Technology The Environment and Where People Live

Structured writing support material for GCSE French for first assessment in 2026 with step by step guidance to use variety and complexity of language with opinion phrases, qualifiers/ intensifiers and adjectives, time phrases colour coded for 5 tenses and matching colour coded verb table. 12 pages including space for deliberate practice and feedback. I use this in my mixed GCSE class as a reference resource to support both speaking and writing.

Lesson 1: Unseen Poetry 24-Mark Question – Table by Robert Hull (AQA, June 2025) Overview A fully guided lesson designed to help students confidently approach the 24-mark unseen poetry question in the AQA exam. Using the June 2025 set poem Table by Robert Hull, this lesson breaks down the process step by step, providing the perfect balance of support and challenge. Key Features Guided walk-through of how to approach the question. Scaffolded tasks to explore meaning, language, structure and effect. Clear modelling of how to plan and structure a 24-mark response. Strategies to build independence and exam technique. What’s included ✔ Complete PowerPoint lesson ✔ Structured activities with built-in scaffolding ✔ Exam-style question and writing guidance Why this resource? Saves planning time with a ready-to-use lesson. Builds confidence for a challenging exam question. Suitable for whole-class teaching, cover or focused revision. Engages students with a supportive, step-by-step approach. Lesson 2: Unseen Poetry 8-Mark Comparison – Table and Like a Beacon (AQA, June 2025) Overview This focused lesson supports students in tackling the shorter, 8-mark unseen poetry comparison. Using Table by Robert Hull and Like a Beacon by Grace Nichols from the June 2025 AQA exam, the lesson models a clear approach to comparing poems under timed conditions. Key Features Step-by-step guidance on how to compare ideas and methods. A model comparison paragraph for students to annotate and evaluate. Scaffolding to support students in crafting their own response. Practical exam strategies to maximise marks in limited time. What’s included ✔ Complete PowerPoint lesson ✔ High-quality model response for annotation ✔ Comparison activities with clear success criteria ✔ Exam-style practice question **Why this resource? Provides targeted preparation for the 8-mark question. Includes a model answer to help students understand exam expectations. Encourages active engagement through annotation tasks. Flexible for revision, homework, cover or classroom teaching.

An assembly on the importance of a new year and using it as a time for reflection and resolving to be better. The PowerPoint uses video and a 5-step framework to ensure that new year resolutions (or any personal targets) are likely to happen. Slide 1: Happy New Year 2025 Slide 2: New Years Eve around the world. Includes video Slide 3: What are New Year Resolutions? Slide 4: The importance of New Year as a point for reflection - key questions. Slide 5: Self-reflection = self-action Slide 6: What is your new year resolution video Slide 7: Do resolutions work? Slide 8: How to attain your new year resolution tip 1 Slide 9: How to attain your new year resolution tip 2 Slide 10: How to attain your new year resolution tip 3 Slide 11: How to attain your new year resolution tip 4 Slide 12: How to attain your new year resolution tip 5 Slide 13: A resolution for us all Slide 14: Possible school-based resolutions Slide 15: Final thought Slide 16:Over to you… Slide17: Form Time Activities Landing Screen Slide 18: Form Time Activities: New Year Colouring Slide 19-20: Form Time Activities: New Year Wordsearch Slide 21: Form Time Activities: Write a New Year Poem Slide 22-23: Form Time Activities: New Year Resolution Planning: Pupil Worksheet Slide 24-33: Form Time Activities: New Year Form Quiz (with answers) As reviewers have stated for previous resources shared: “I sat down to plan my assembly for next week and found this resource, and it’s perfect. The best £2 spent. Thank you. I can teach this straight from the slides.” “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

Tracker to monitor individual children against the Engagement Model strands: Exploration Realisation Anticipation Persistence Initiation Descriptors for each level and stage of development. Can be used for pupils working significantly below/ pre key stage.

Extremism and Fake News - Brand new for 2026. This two-hour lesson covers how we can check whether news posts on social media are real or fake, why its always important to check, especially before sharing, what can happen if we don’t, and how easily social media can lead us into extremist ways of thinking. Students will investigate a variety of news posts to assess whether they think they are real or fake, before checking them against verifiable sources, such as Full Fact, scientific research papers or official UK government data. All this information is included in an accessible, student-friendly way. The lesson covers six different forms of extremist thought, includes clips, creative tasks, information packs, literacy guides and much more. Best suited to KS4/KS5, but nothing unsuitable for KS3. Everything is editable too. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

Knowledge Organizer for Module 1: New GCSE Spanish (First Teaching 2024, First Assessment 2026) Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel Higher and Foundation included with a CANVA Template for you to EDIT This comprehensive double-page knowledge organizer is designed specifically for the inaugural unit of the newly structured GCSE Spanish curriculum by Pearson. It includes an exhaustive list of vocabulary encompassed within the unit, providing an essential resource for your students’ independent study. This organizer is crafted to support educators in delivering a structured overview of key terms and phrases, facilitating effective learning and retention. Ideal for integrating into lesson plans, it serves as an invaluable tool for enhancing linguistic proficiency and comprehension.

A booklet with 68 transactional role-plays divided under the 10 situational contexts needed for the New GCSE Pearson Edexcel Spanish. Also I have added a quizlet link and list of key role-play vocabulary in chunks/sentences. I hope it helps!

A power point presentation for MFL students and staff explaining the requirement for all 4 skills of the new Edexcel GCSE exam. It has been broken down into questions so that students can test their knowledge of key elements of the exam. Slides for translation, reading, speaking, writing and listening. Perfect for French, Spanish, German GCSE exams.

A set of condensed practise papers for AQA English Language Paper 1. Extracts by authors including John Steinbeck, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Neil Gaiman. Suggested timings for each question included.

Foundation and Higher marking sheets templates for the new Speaking GCSE (first exam in 2026) . They include mark schemes, recommended timings and space for teachers notes for the role play, reading aloud and follow up questions questions, photocard and follow up questions. This is designed for teachers to mark as student speak during mock speaking assessments and to provide feedback to students.

I made this to assess my year 5 pupils knowledge of 'new maths curriculum&' (angles and geometry) objectives at the end of a couple of weeks/unit. Some &';new curriculum objectives' included with questions, others just questions. It&'s focused mostly on angles with a couple of questions about accurately measuring lines and one about regular polygons. When pupils are asked to draw angles, I have allowed 3 degrees each way for accuracy but you might want to edit or change this according to how accurate you want to be. Sorry I haven&';t got degrees symbol on keyboard so this is written.

NEW KS3 Energy and power - based on Activate P2.7 This lesson contains some resources that have been adapted from other sources. Includes: Powerpoint - whole lesson - guided calculations and a kerboodle practical.

An assembly all about New Year’s Resolutions and how the turn of a new year is celebrated all across the globe. The assembly lasts between 15 - 20 minutes, including a short clip from YouTube and role play scenarios for the pupils to enjoy or participate in! The assembly is very easy to follow and is also editable. Enjoy! :-)